Texas A&M Mourns Tragic Death of Freshman Athlete

 

COLLEGE STATION, TX –– Texas A&M community is mourning the loss of one of their student athletes after a fatal crash claimed the life of 18-year-old Chance Gibson.

On Saturday morning, Gibson was on his way home to The Woodlands for the holiday break when he was involved in a motor vehicle crash.

The freshman cross country and track & field student-athlete has just completed his first semester at Texas A&M.

"Words cannot express the loss of Chance," said head coach Pat Henry. "Chance was a great young person with a bright future. He will be missed by everyone that came in contact with him. It is a sad day for Texas A&M, and our hearts are broken for his family and friends."

According to the university, Gibson was a three-year letter winner in cross country and track and field while attending The Woodlands High School.

"Our hearts are broken. Chance was a bright, funny and determined young man. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Gibson family," said Distance and cross country coach Wendel McRaven. "As a coach and a parent this is really tough. It is going to take us all a while to wrap our heads around this tragedy."

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