2003-04: Won the 200 and 500 free and finished second in the 1650 free at the MVC Invitational, scoring a team-high 57 points ... his MVC Invitational times in the 200 (1:39.81), 500 (4:29.14) and 1650 free (15:47.59) were all career bests ... his 200 free swim was just his second of the season ... was a member of the winning 800 free relay team at the MVC Invitational ... named all-MVC Invitational in the 200, 500 and 1650 free and the 800 free relay ... won the 1000 free with a personal best time of 9:32.97 against W. Kentucky ... also won the 1000 free versus SMS ... won the 200 free both times he swam the event (also vs. Evansville) ... finished third against SMS with a season best 1:55.30 in the 200 fly ... finished seventh at the Purdue Invite in the 400 IM (4:08.00), swimming a 4:05.97 in the prelims ... was the second fastest swimmer in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free, third in the 200 fly and 400 IM for the season ... swam a 2:00.53 in the 200 IM and a 54.03 in the 100 fly versus Lincoln Land College ... added a 55.04 in the 100 back against Evansville.

2002-03: Finished second in the 1650 free (15:54.33) at the MVC Championships, earning all-MVC honors ... also finished fourth in the 500 free (4:34.73) and fifth in the 200 Fly (1:53.07) ... scored 46 points at the MVC Meet, fourth most on the team ... set new career marks in the 500 free (4:34.65) at the Northwestern Invitational and in the 1000 free (9:34.51) at Louisiana-Monroe ... has the top time in the 1650 free and top four times in the 500 and 1000 free, 200 fly and 400 IM ... swam the lead leg of SIU's top 800 free relay, which finished second at the MVC Championships.

2001-02: Earned all-MVC honors with a second place finish in the 1650 free (15:49.56) ... added a fifth place finish in the 400 IM (4:04.73) and a sixth place finish in the 500 free (4:38.36) at the MVC Championships ... all three times were career-bests ... scored 44 points at the MVC meet ... his 1650 time was the best of the year ... finished in the top five in the 500 and 100 free, the 200 fly and the 400 IM ... set personal best times in the 1000 free (9:57.26) at Western Kentucky and 200 fly (1:54.29) at the Northwestern Invite ... made the Dean's List spring semester.

Mission Viejo: Mexican National Team member since 1995 in 400 and 1500 free ... placed third in the 200 fly, fourth in the 400 IM, seventh in the 1500 free and eighth in the 400 free at the 2001 Carribean Championships ... eighth in the 200 fly at the 2000 Junior Nationals ... ninth in the 200 fly at the 2000 Junior Nationals ... 18th in the 400 IM and 1500 free at the 1998 World Youth Games ... second in the 400 IM and third in the 1500 free at the 1999 Carribean Championships ... MVP of the 1999 Mexican Nationals ... set the 1500 free national record for the 15-17 age group and the 200 back and 1500 free national record for the 13-14 age group ... member of Mexican national team that set the Carribean Championships 400 medley relay record in 1997.

Personal: Majoring in finance ... has a brother, Igor, who is a freshman on the Saluki swim team ... son of David Sanchez and Marta Portillo ... born on April 7, 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico.