Naval Academy Athletics

•    High School / Personal: A 2024 graduate of Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio, Purcell was a two-sport athlete, earning letters in football (4) and lacrosse (2) ... two-time (Jr, Sr) First-Team All-State (Ohio), First-Team All-Central District and First-Team All-Central Catholic League (CCL) football selection ... also named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-Central District Div. II Defensive Player of the Year ... earned First-Team All-Metro honors as a senior and was a Mr. Ohio Football finalist ... served as a football team captain his junior and senior years ... member of the Bishop Watterson HS football teams that won CCL Championships his junior and senior years, the region championship his senior year and played in the state championship game his senior year ... garnered Honorable Mention All-Region honors in lacrosse his freshman year and led Bishop Watterson HS to the region title ... member of the National Honor Society ... also received an offer from Army ... father, Drew, is a 1999 graduate of Miami University where he was a four-year member of the football team ... son of Drew and Katie Purcell.