Slippery Rock University Athletics

Personal: Son of Natalie and Zane Gates … Majoring in healthcare administration.
 
High School: A three-sport athlete at Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, lettering three times in football and baseball and twice in basketball … A versatile athlete that garnered all-conference honors at wide receiver (2x), defensive back (2x), running back and return specialist during prep career … Named the 2024 Altoona Mirror Co-Player of the Year … Totaled 1,705 receiving yards in 2024 – the second highest total in Pennsylvania single-season history … Graduated as the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy career leader in receiving yards (2,436) … A team captain and three-year starter … Led Bishop Guilfoyle Academy to two state championships and three district titles in football as well as a district crown in baseball.