JUNIOR COLLEGE: Second-Team All-Western State Conference Mountain Division as a sophomore...had three sacks and five tackles for losses...finished with 22 tackles, 12 solos...team was 12-1 in 2007...won Western State Conference Mountain Division championship...lost 47-42 to Mt. SAC in Southern California Championship Game...Gades appeared in two straight Southern California title games...coach was Jeff Chudy.
 

HIGH SCHOOL: East Yosemite League MVP as a lineman senior year...Marauders posted 10-3 mark reaching the Division II state semifinals in 2005...third on the team with 81 total tackles, including 49 solo stops...played in all 13 games...had double figures in tackles four times...had two fumble recoveries...posted seven solo tackles twice...named team defensive MVP...also participated in track and field...as a junior had 74 tackles in nine games...had three double-figure tackle outings...coach was Chris Likewise.
 

PERSONAL: Parents are Joanna Torez and John Teren...has two brothers and a sister...born May 1, 1988...academic interest is business administration.