Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
2012- A team captain … Lindenwood’s starting quarterback for the first six games of the season before suffering an injury … was the MIAA’s top quarterback before the injury as he averaged 333.8 passing yards and threw 14 touchdowns through the first five weeks of the season … finished the season with seven appearances and six starts … threw for 1,891 yards and 15 touchdowns … completed 61.8 percent of his passes … had a 1.9 touchdown-to-interception ratio … rushed for one touchdown … despite missing several games, he still finished with the ninth-most single-season passing yards in Lindenwood history … had two of the top-five passing games in school history and tied the school career record with two 400-yard passing games … in his first game as a Lion, threw for 407 yards and five touchdowns against Lincoln … set a school record and had the third-best passing day in MIAA history with 480 passing yards against Nebraska-Kearney … tied a school and MIAA record in that Nebraska-Kearney game with six touchdown passes … completed 13-of-19 passes for 198 yards and one touchdown in shared duties in the Mineral Water Bowl against Winona State … threw for 166 yards in the fourth quarter against Glenville State, and directed three scoring drives in that quarter to lead Lindenwood’s comeback victory after being down 17 points … tied the contest against Central Missouri in the fourth quarter with his only rushing touchdown of the season … was a part of eight passing plays of 40 yards or more, including a season-long of 62 in the Nebraska-Kearney contest … half of his touchdown passes came on third and fourth down plays, and his rushing touchdown was on fourth down … was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Nebraska-Kearney … was the team’s Offensive Player of the Week for the Nebraska-Kearney contest and the team’s Hard Hat winner for the Lincoln contest.

Prior to Lindenwood:
Attended Saddleback College for two years ... named the California Community College Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 ... completed 268-of-451 passes for 3,651 yards and 33 touchdowns ... broke school records that were previously held by Colt Brennan in all of those categories ... averaged 331.9 passing yards a game ... rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns ... directed an offense that averaged over 40 points and 470 yards a game ... helped Saddleback go 8-3 and finish the season ranked No. 17 in the nation among junior colleges, and earned a berth to the Golden State Bowl ... ranked the No. 8 junior college pro style quarterback in the nation according to JCGridiron.com ... played in seven games in 2009 and completed all three passes he attempted for 128 yards and three touchdowns.

High School:
Team captain and team MVP at San Clemente ... primarily played wide receiver and strong safety during his senior season ... caught 17 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown ... defensively, had three interceptions, four pass breakups, and 37 tackles.

Personal:
The son of Barbara and Ruben Gomez ... has two siblings, Renee and Erin ... a marketing major.