Naval Academy Athletics

At Navy: Enters the fall as Navy[apos]s starting kicker ... will have to battle classmate Brynmor Hughes and several plebes in fall camp to maintain his spot ... had a solid spring ... has a strong leg.

2011: Did not see any varsity action.

2010: Did not see any varsity action.

High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Moorpark High School, Picchini was a two-sport standout who earned letters in baseball (1) and football (3) ... football team was a CIF-SS Northern Division Finalist in 2008 and `09 with matching 12-2 records ... a two-time All-Marmonte First Team selection who was named All-CIF First Team as a junior ... a Second-Team All-State (Calif.) selection by Scout.com his junior year ... member of the National Honor Society ... father, Ted, is a 1983 graduate of the Naval Academy who was a member of the Mids[apos] sprint football team ... uncle, Renny Picchini, is a 1979 Naval Academy graduate ... son of Ted and Carol Picchini ... majoring in systems engineering ... has a stellar 3.57 grade-point average.