Indiana University Athletics
Gabriela Garayo Aranceta Signs with Indiana Field Hockey
6/2/2026 9:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Field Hockey coach Kayla Bashore announced the signing of Gabriela Garayo Aranceta on Tuesday (June 2) morning.
Garayo Aranceta is the fifth signee of the program's 2026 class alongside Elle Obenour, Helen Grahe, Jessie Mauro and Elise Eves. She will arrive in Bloomington in August.
Garayo Aranceta is from Santander, Spain and attended Colegio de Fomento Torrevelo-Peñalabra in Cantabria, Spain.
She played club for Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena and coach Tomás Gonzalez. Garayo Aranceta is a midfielder.
As part of her club, she was a two-time youth cup champion, and her team took first and third place in the Spanish Youth Championship. With the Spanish U18 National Team, she was part of a first and second place finish in the Six Nations Tournament.
They also got third place in the U18 Regional Championship and second place in the U16 Regional Championship.
She is undecided on her major at this time.
She is the daughter of Manuel and Rocio and has a sister named Ángela.
Why She Picked IU: "The great team environment and the high academic level of the university."
Garayo Aranceta is the fifth signee of the program's 2026 class alongside Elle Obenour, Helen Grahe, Jessie Mauro and Elise Eves. She will arrive in Bloomington in August.
Garayo Aranceta is from Santander, Spain and attended Colegio de Fomento Torrevelo-Peñalabra in Cantabria, Spain.
She played club for Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena and coach Tomás Gonzalez. Garayo Aranceta is a midfielder.
As part of her club, she was a two-time youth cup champion, and her team took first and third place in the Spanish Youth Championship. With the Spanish U18 National Team, she was part of a first and second place finish in the Six Nations Tournament.
They also got third place in the U18 Regional Championship and second place in the U16 Regional Championship.
She is undecided on her major at this time.
She is the daughter of Manuel and Rocio and has a sister named Ángela.
Why She Picked IU: "The great team environment and the high academic level of the university."
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