Football Experience & Versatility
- 4-year varsity starter at the largest school division, playing all offensive line positions, long snapper, nose guard, and defensive tackle.
- Long Snapping Achievements:
- Ranked 4.5-star Kohl’s long snapper, 33rd in the country and 3rd in Ohio at one point.
Awards & Recognition
- First Team All-State.
- Special Teams MVP.
- All-Conference First Team (3x).
- All-Southwest Ohio (2x).
· Active Leader & Volunteer
- Received 2020 USA Today/Cincinnati.com “I am Sport” award recognizing student-athletes for their community service work.
- Servant leader, student-athlete, 4-year band member, and Eagle Scout.
- Actively volunteers through Boy Scouts of America and other community activities.
- Participates in multiple sports: football, wrestling, basketball, baseball, and track (shot put & discus).
- Eagle Scout: Earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout.
- Merit Badges: Completed all 138 merit badges available.
Historical Achievement
- First Scout in the Cincinnati area to earn all merit badges.
- 8th Scout in Ohio and about the 253rd Scout in the history of Scouting to achieve this feat.
Eagle Scout Project
- o Raised over $10,000 and coordinated 44 volunteers (200+ hours) to install ADA-compliant bleachers at Evanston Park.
Senior Patrol Leader
- Serving since 2013 as Senior Patrol Leader of his Troop.
- Led 5 Eagle Scout projects with 140 volunteers contributing 1,502 hours and $12,000 worth of materials to the community.
Community Projects
- Projects include:
- Food pantry supplies collection.
- Building a gaga pit at a local school.
- Constructing garden boxes for a school.
- Installing 1,000 smoke alarms in low-income areas with the Red Cross.
- Raising $14,000 for an outdoor basketball court at a school.
Order of the Arrow (OA)
- Elected to OA, Scouting’s National Honor Society, for leadership potential and commitment to service.
- Advanced from Ordeal to Brotherhood member.
- Volunteered as an Elangomat, mentoring and leading service projects.
Community Service Hours
- Volunteered over 900 hours to organizations such as Matthew 25, ushering at Ohio State University football games, community clean-ups, and water station work at the Flying Pig Marathon.
Grand Canyon & Philmont Adventures
- Hiked rim-to-rim at the Grand Canyon twice, teaching Leave No Trace principles and enduring extreme heat (130°F).
- Led a 90-mile trek at Philmont Scout Ranch with family, overcoming high elevations, storms, and participating in conservation efforts.
Additional Acts of Kindness
- Helped a family drive down Pikes Peak and assisted an elderly driver at McDonald's by lifting their car off a parking block.