Jaisen Sanchez Signing Day Biography

HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, as well as first-team All-Interscholastic League and first-team Scoring Live accolades. He started the year out at safety and was moved to cornerback about halfway through, finishing the season with 52 tackles (35 solo, three for losses), with 16 passes broken up and three interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. As a junior, playing both corner and then safety, he racked up 70 tackles (50 solo, 10 for losses), with 12 deflections, an interception and a forced fumble. He played junior varsity as a sophomore but was called up late in the year and saw action in one game, making three tackles. As a freshman, he played slotback, his only time on offense as a prep, and primarily appeared in a reserve role. Top games as a senior included the state's All-Star game at the end of the year, when as a member of the East team, he had five passes broken up and an interception while not allowing a completion by the state's best receivers. In a 55-0 win over Baldwin, he had three deflections and returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown, and in a 45-24 win over Kahuku, he had three break-ups and an interception. Under coach Matt Wright, St. Louis was 6-3 his senior year and 5-5 his junior season; under coach John Hao, St. Louis was 6-4 his sophomore season. He also has lettered three times in track (sprints and relays); he owns a career-best of 11.2 in the 100-meter dash and 22.6 in the 200.

ACADEMICS?He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested in Sports Medicine. He made St. Louis School's Principal's List for the first time in the fall of his senior year as he owns a 3.2 cumulative grade point average.

PERSONAL?He was born July 4, 1996 in Honolulu, Hawai'i. His hobbies include going to the beach and playing basketball.
(First name is pronounced Jy-son, as in Tyson)

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