2024: Appeared in all 12 games as the place-kicker ... Went 2-for-2 on field goals in the opener at South Carolina with a 40 and 33-yarder ... Kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal in the 30-27 win at Bowling Green ... Only miss of the season was a 58-yard attempt at Bowling Green.
2023: Played in all 13 games as ODU's primary kicker, handling kickoffs, extra points and field goals ... For the second-straight year did not miss an extra point, going 36-for-36 ... Was 14-for-21 on field goals with a career long of 49 ... In the opener at Virginia Tech, kicked a 28-yard field goal ... In the win over Louisiana, drilled a 39-yard field goal and was 5-for-5 on extra points ... Went 1-for-3 on field goals against Wake Forest with a career-long 49-yarder ... At Marshall, missed a 50-yard field goal but was 5-for-5 on extra points ... Delivered his first career touchback ... Kicked a 31-yard field goal in the win at Southern Miss ... Was 2-for-2 on field goals in back-to-back weeks against App State and James Madison ... Knocked in a 47-yarder in the win over App State ... Kicked 38-yard field goals against Coastal Carolina and Liberty ... Went 2-for-3 on field goals with a 47-yarder and also the game-winning 23-yarder on the final play of the game in the win over Georgia Southern ... Kicked a 37-yarder in the win over Georgia State ... Finished the year with 16 touchbacks.
2022: Played in 11 games as the kicker for field goals and extra points ... A perfect 28-for-28 on extra points and 10-for-13 on field goal attempts ... Led the team in scoring with 58 points ... Went 2-for-2 on field goal attempts from 29 and 20 yards in the season-opening win over Virginia Tech ... Made a 34-yarder against Liberty ... Connected on 3-of-5 field goal attempts against Georgia Southern, including a season-long 44-yarder ... Made a 40-yarder at Georgia State ... Kicked a 29-yard field goal against JMU ... 2-for-2 from 33 and 18 yards in the season finale at South Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was 32-for-32 on extra points as a senior at North Paulding High School … As well as a long field goal of 47 yards … Selected to play in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl … Selected to first-team all-county and first-team all-region … The No. 2 ranked kicker in the country and ranked a six-star kicking prospect by Chris Sailer Kicking … Played for coach Don Stark at North Paulding.
PERSONAL: Son of Jose and Aly Sanchez ... Two brothers, Jonathan and Nathaniel ... Majoring in biomedical sciences.
ETHAN SANCHEZ CAREER STATS
| Year | Games | PAT | FG | Long | TB |
| 2022 | 11 | 28-28 | 10-13 | 44 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 36-36 | 14-21 | 49 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 37-42 | 11-12 | 53 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 36 | 101-106 | 35-46 | 53 | 21 |