2014 – SENIOR SEASON: Named Second Team All-Conference USA … appeared in and started 17 games at left back for UNM and logged 1,473 minutes … earned assists vs. No. 1 UCLA on Sept. 7 and vs. West Virginia on Oct. 1 … helped the Lobos post eight shutouts and a 0.88 GAA … finished his career tied for fourth all-time at UNM with 79 starts … played 7,058 minutes in his career, fifth most ever at UNM … part of a senior class that recorded 60 career wins, one shy of the school record … named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2013 – JUNIOR SEASON NSCAA All-Region Third Team selection… Second Team All-Conference USA… Recorded both of his assists for the season within a three-game stretch in conference play… Assisted on Riley McGovern’s goal against Florida Atlantic (10-19-13) and on Ben McKendry’s second-half goal versus UAB (10-30-13)… Helped the Lobos record eleven shutouts from his left back position… Registered a third straight season of at least 1,800 minutes played.

2012 – SOPHOMORE SEASON All-MPSF Honorable Mention… Started in all 21 games that he played… Scored New Mexico’s only goal at Tulsa (8-31-12)… Member of 2012 Nike Lobo Invitational All-Tournament Team… His 1,871 minutes played was the second most on the team… Part of a New Mexico backline that recorded eleven shutouts, which included seven straight to end the regular season and open conference tournament play.

2011 – FRESHMAN SEASON Started in all 22 games for the Lobos… Played a total of 1969 minutes on the season at the left-back position… Proved himself to be a valuable asset from day one as a Lobo… Logged one goal on the season against Denver on Oct. 7 and one assist on Oct. 28 against Sacramento state… Was named to the University of Akron All-Tournament team… Named to the MPSF All-Tournament team… Earned a spot on the Third Team All-MPSF… Scored his penalty kick in the Lobos’ sudden-death shootout against USF in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

CLUB/DEVELOPMENTAL Was a member of the New Zealand National Team and participated in the 2009 U-17 World Cup against new teammate Adrian Mora Delgado… Advanced to the second round of the tournament… Tied Costa Rica (Delgado’s team) 1-1 in game one of pool play of the tournament… Also tied Turkey 1-1 and Burkina Faso 0-0 before losing to host-team Nigeria in the second round of the tournament, 5-0.

HIGH SCHOOL Played four years at Hamilton Boys High School (HBHS) in Hamilton, New Zealand… Had four goals and six assists his senior year en route to a 10-1-4 record… Contributed three goals and seven assists his junior year helping his team to a 12-3-3 record… Tallied 31 goals and 31 assists over the course of his high school career.

PERSONAL Born April 29, 1992 in Rotorua, New Zealand to Margaret and Michael Gibbons… Father played professional rugby for the New Zealand Colts and the New Zealand Maori’s… Intends to major in physical education or marketing and management… has one brother, Bradley Gibbons (21).

Fish Off the Pitch | Episode 11