Gavin Fernandez

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

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Photo by Owen Main 9/21/25

Height:
5-9
Weight:
149
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Danville, CA
High School:
De La Salle HS

Record entering 2025-26 season: Overall: 12-11; Duals: 0-3

2023-24 -- In his first season at Cal Poly, posted a 6-3 record at 157 pounds ... placed third at the Menlo Open with a 4-1 record ... won three matches by decision, one by technical and one by major decision.

Prep -- Three-time team captain and MVP while wrestling for De La Salle High School (Concord, Calif.) ... placed at CIF state championships twice at 152 pounds, finishing fourth as a junior in 2022 and fifth as a senior in 2023 ... in 2021 at 152 pounds, captured fifth at NHSCA Nationals and Folkstyle Nationals and seventh at Fargo Nationals ... won the 132-pound East Bay Athletic League and North Coast Section titles in 2020.

Personal -- Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... son of Greg Fernandez and Miljoy Linsao ... has one sister named Mirabella ... majoring in business administration with hopes of becoming a corporate lawyer ... chose Cal Poly because of "the great education and the success of the wrestling program along with the beautiful town" ... says parents have had biggest impact on athletic career because "I am always motivated and inspired to work hard and get better from everything they do. They are my biggest supporters and they always push me to improve myself."