Columbia University Athletics

High School: Eight-time letterwinner in Rowing and Ice Hockey at The Kent School in Kent, Connecticut ... Was the 2020 team rowing captain ... Three-time NEIRA Gold Medalist (2017-19) ... 2019 Boys Ice Hockey Earl Martin NEPSAC Champion ... Ice Hockey Team Captain.

Personal: Born, Jonas Alexander Passante, on Jan. 6, 2001, in New York, New York ... Son of Pia and Italo Passante ... Has one sibling, Sofia ... Spent time working in community service during the COVID-19 pandemic ... Received recruiting attention from fellow Ivy League programs Cornell and Penn, along with Boston, Bowdoin and Amherst ... Went with Columbia because "it is close to home and it provides a fantastic education and first class athletics" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Business/Finance.