- Class
- Weight
- High School/Other
- Hometown
- r-Freshman
- 174 lbs.
- Ponderosa
- Parker, Colo.
| Year | Overall | Dual | League | Major Dec. | Tech Fall | Fall | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
2011-12: Redshirted … Wrestling unattached, went 2-1 at the Hokie Open and then took second place at the Wolfpack Open with a 4-1 record … Went 5-2 at the Southern Scuffle to place seventh (unattached) … Went 4-2 at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial to place fourth … Competed at the National Collegiate Open.
High School: Lettered four times at Ponderosa High in wrestling … A three-time Colorado state champion who will be the second Coloradoan to take the mats for Tech, following in the footsteps of current heavyweight David Marone … A state champion as a senior … Won a state title at 160 pounds as a sophomore and the title at 171 pounds as a junior by going 44-1 … As a freshman, took third in the state at 135 pounds … Posted a high school record of 151-15 and was named 2010 Colorado first-team all-state for the 171-pound class … A two-time Reno All-American … A Junior National All-American … Named All-Colorado twice and all-conference three times … A 4A all-state honorable mention selection as an outside linebacker in football by The Denver Post … Named first-team all-conference … A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Austin Garrett Gabel was born February 27, 1993 in Greeley, CO … The son of Gary and Sandy Gabel … Has two younger siblings, Dylan and Maddie … Grandfather wrestled at Denver University and father wrestled and played football at Northern Colorado … Majoring in business.






