Northern State University Athletics

2024: Appeared in nine games… Tallied 19 tackles, including ten solo stops and nine assisted tackles… Notched 5.0 tackles for a loss of 21 yards and five sacks…

2023: Appeared in three games… Recorded two tackles, including 0.5 sack… Added one fumble recovery…

Prep: Gabe Gutierrez is a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker out of Lincoln High School. He was a 4-year starter and 2-year team captain for the Patriots under the direction of head coach Jared Fredenburg. Gutierrez tallied 199 tackles, including 25 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and seven forced fumbles in his prep career. He is a 2-time all-conference honoree, all-metro selection, and all-state recipient. In 2021, Gutierrez was honored with the Gerald Tschetter Most Valuable Player award. In addition, he was named to the Argus Leader Elite45 Team in both 2021 and 2022. Lincoln advanced to the South Dakota State semifinal round in his last two seasons. He is the son of Terri Lovaas and Emmanuel Gutierrez.