Lafayette College Athletics

2024: Started 11 games at kicker…converted 38 PATs while making three field goals…made two field goal attempts against Columbia (9/21)...selected as one of 54 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels after achieving a 3.75 GPA.

2023: Played in all 12 games, serving as the team’s primary kicker…made 6-of-10 of his field goal attempts, while converting a career-long 40-yard try at Princeton (10/7)…went nearly perfect on PAT’s, making 46-47 of his attempts, including going 8-8 against Bucknell (9/30)…named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week twice for his performances against Columbia (9/16) with a 34-yard field goal and Lehigh (11/18) when he booted seven PATs…selected as one of 51 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction after achieving a 3.35 GPA.

AT WEST ORANGE: Earned Elite 100 Second-Team offensive honors…served as a team captain of a program that won back to back district titles…did not start playing football until the ninth grade after playing eight years of club soccer…played two years of varsity soccer, leading the team in assists while serving as a team captain…midfielder and team captain on the lacrosse team which claimed a district championship…participated in weightlifting, securing a third-place finish in the district competition…National Honor Society member who also participated on the school’s Leadership Council and the Golden Shield…volunteered for the FARA Energy Ball and Jason Beard Memorial Foundation…member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Son of Ed and Donna Simonetta…grandfather, Rocco Simonetta, wrestled and played soccer at Penn State and his aunt, Amy Simonetta, played tennis at Boston University…great grandfather, Russel Simonetta, immigrated from Italy to Easton, Pa…born 5/25/05.