Biography
Junior (2024):
UAC Second Team All-Conference … Phil Steele FCS 2024 UAC Second Team All-Conference … Academic All-WAC … Led the Texans to a 9-3 overall record as the starting quarterback, 6-2 in UAC play … Completed 193-of-309 (.625) for 2,883 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 12 games, averaging 240.3 passing yards per game … Also scored a rushing touchdown and added 53 yards on the ground … Set career-bests in pass yards, pass touchdowns, and increased his completion percentage by eight percent … Threw a season-high four touchdowns twice, including in the second round of the playoffs at No. 4 ranked South Dakota, where he also had a season-high 379 passing yards … Had six multi-TD games on the year, including four games with three or more touchdowns … Conference-wise, was second in pass yards per game, second in pass TD and second in total pass yards … Nationally, was third in pass yards per completion (14.9), sixth in pass yards per attempt (9.3), 11th in pass yards, 18th in pass yards per game and 18th in pass TD.
Sophomore (2023):
Started all 11 games at quarterback for the Texans as a sophomore, finishing with 18 passing touchdowns and 2,492 yards on 164-of-301 (.550) passing … Also had two rushing touchdowns … Earned UAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after his performance against SFA, passing for four touchdowns and 389 yards on 15-of-19 passing, plus rushing in a touchdown for a five-TD night … Had four games with 3+ passing touchdowns, including his first two games where he combined for seven passing touchdowns against McNeese and North Alabama … Had two 300+ passing yard games, with a season-high 389 yards against SFA … Opened with 344 yards and three touchdowns at McNeese.
Utah Tech:
Played one season with the Trailblazers in 2022 … Played in all 11 games, starting five, including the final four of the season ... Led the team with 1,948 passing yards on 258 attempts, throwing for 17 touchdowns ... Had the most passing TD by a Trailblazer QB since 2019 and the most passing yards since 2018 … Finished third in the WAC in pass TD and fourth in pass yards … Had back-to-back five-touchdown performances at Stephen F. Austin (23-35, 377 yards) on Oct. 29 and vs. Southern Utah (24-36, 463 yards) on Nov. 5 … His 463 passing yards were the fourth highest single-game total in program history … Had three games with 300+ passing yards … Defeated Tarleton State in the second-to-last game of the year on Nov. 12, finishing 22-of-36 for 272 yards and two touchdowns … Threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns at BYU in the season finale, which included a season-long completion of 80 yards that went the distance to put Utah Tech up 13-7.
Washington State:
Played two seasons with the Cougars in 2020-21 … Played in three games in 2021, completing 17-of-36 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns … Started the second half of the Sun Bowl against Central Michigan on Dec. 31, 2021, finishing 11-of-23 for 180 yards and two touchdowns … Had a season-long completion that went for 56 yards in that game … WSU was down 21 points when he entered in second half and rallied Cougars to within three … Made collegiate debut against Portland State on Sept. 11, 2021 … Also played against USC on Sept. 18, 2021.
Archbishop Murphy High School:
Was a four-year varsity letter winner in football … Earned All-Northwest 2A Second Team honors during his senior season after he rushed for eight touchdowns and led AMHS to a state quarterfinal appearance … Played in seven games as a junior and completed 59-of-120 passes for 714 yards and nine TD, rushing for two TD … Completed 73-of-152 passes for 1,665 yards and 20 touchdowns, with just four interceptions, during his sophomore campaign … Also played four years of varsity baseball.
Personal:
Is a 2020 graduate of Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett, Washington … Full name is Victor Xavier Gabalis … Hometown is Duvall, Washington … Son of Leo and Colleen … Has one brother, Henry, and three sisters, Rose, Marie and Claire … Majoring in business … Born Oct. 5.
