Columbia University Athletics

Prior to Columbia: First Honors for every semester … AP Scholar with Distinction … The Brother Cyril O’Neil, FSC Memorial Scholarship recipient … Spanish Honor Society … Brother Michael C. Dwyer Scholar … Outdoor (2025 Season): Meet of Champions, 1st Place … Non-Public A State Champion, 1st Place … Shore Conference Champion, 1st Place … Monmouth County Champion, 1st Place … Arcadia Invitational, 2nd Place … Indoor (2025 Season): Meet of Champions, 4th Place … Non-Public A State Championship, 2nd Place … Shore Conference Champion, 1st Place … Monmouth County Champion, 1st Place … Honors: Shore Track Coaches Association 2025 Field Athlete of the Year (Indoor) … Shore Track Coaches Association 2025 Thrower Athlete of the Year (Outdoor) … Shore Conference Championship meet record with 67’ 6.5” … Team MVP Monmouth County Championships (Outdoor) … Team MVP Monmouth County Championships (Indoor) … CBA Coaches’ MVP Award (Indoor Season) … CBA Digital Network’s Player of the Season for Indoor Track & Field, 2025 … Named First Team All State and finished my Senior outdoor career as the number 1 shot putter in New Jersey … Holds the Christian Brothers Academy indoor and outdoor shot put records with throws of 65-2.25 and 67-6.5 respectively … First CBA Thrower to win MOC since 1982 … U16 state champion sophomore year in rugby … Competed for Brothers Track Club.

Personal: Volunteered at Saint Michael's food pantry all four years … Also volunteered at Horizons, which is a summer camp for the less fortunate … A third generation Columbia student … Mother, Eva, is a Columbia College graduate ('98) and grandmother is a Barnard graduate ('69) … Great uncle was also a Professor of Social Work 60 years ago … Hobbies include surfing and playing the guitar … Favorite sports memory includes winning the indoor shore conference which also earned him the school record. His entire team and everyone still at the meet was watching and the entire stadium erupted into applause and cheering.  An Olympian commented on his post for it.