Naval Academy Athletics

•    High School / Personal: A 2023 graduate of Springboro High School in Springboro, Ohio, Appel attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2023-24 academic year ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in football (3) and wrestling ... two-time (Jr, Sr) First-Team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference (GWOC) selection in football, who was an Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Southwest All-District Div. I selection as a senior ... served as football team captain his senior year ... helped lead Springboro to the Ohio High School Athletic Assocation State Football Playoffs 3 times (So, Jr, Sr) ... father, Michael Sr., is a 1997 graduate of Morehead State where he was an offensive lineman on the football team (1993-96) ... a 1995 Honorable Mention All-Ohio Valley Conference performer who was a two-time (1996, ‘97) First-Team D-I GTE Academic All-American and served as team captain in 1996 ... brother, Michael Jr., is a redshirt junior quarterback at Valparaiso ... he played and started in 5 games (73-141 passing, 770 yds, 6 TDs) last fall before suffering a season-ending injury ... uncle, James Appel, is a 1992 graduate of Morehead State where he was an offensive lineman on the football team (1988-91) ... he was a two-time (1990, ‘91) First-Team College Sports Communicators Academic All-American and a 1991 Second-Team All-OVC selection ... Morehead State’s football academic award is named the Appel Academic Award in honor of the Appel brothers ... son of Michael Sr. and Melanie Appel.