Naval Academy Athletics

•    At Navy: Enters the fall as the starter at right tackle after a solid spring ... part of a strong offensive line class of sophomores.

•    2024: Did not see any varsity action.

•    High School / Personal:  A 2023 graduate of Brookfield High School in Brookfield, Ohio, Heater attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2023-24 academic year ... attended Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Brookfield HS ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in baseball (3) and football (3) ... two-time (Jr, Sr) Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Div. VI All-Ohio, Div. I Northeast Inland All-District, All-County and All-Conference selection in football ... also served as a football team captain his junior and senior years ... led Brookfield HS to the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Championship his senior year ... guided Ursuline HS to the Steel Valley Conference Championship as a sophomore ... uncle, Eric Wolford, is a 1994 graduate of Kansas State where he was a four-year starter at offensive guard on the football team ... has been coaching in the college ranks since 1995 (Kansas State GA), including a five-year stint as head coach at Youngstown State (2010-14) ... after coaching at Alabama the last two seasons, he is now the offensive line coach at Kentucky ... uncle, Mark Wolford, is a graduate of Mount Union where he was a member of the football team ... son of Robert and Linda Heater ... majoring in political science.