Naval Academy Athletics

Fall 2004:
Owned the team[apos]s second-best stroke average in the fall with a 76.00 among the four tournaments in which he participated ... earned two top-15 finishes, including a 14th-place finish at the Navy Fall Invitational in which he was 6-over ... teamed up with Mike Pierce to record a 1-up triumph over Army foes Austin Luher and Patrick Beverly in the annual Star Match.

Fall 2003 - Spring 2004:
Turned in a 78.37 stroke average in a combined 11 tournaments between the fall and spring ... played in all six competitions, finishing the fall with a 78.09 stroke average ... earned all-tournament honors at the Service Academy Classic by finishing 10th with an 8-over par 224 ... opened the year with a 55th-place finish at the Navy Fall Invitational with a 14-over par 156 ... followed up with a 21-over par 163 at the highly-competitive Mason Rudolph Collegiate ... helped the Mids claim a 6.5-4.5 victory over arch rival Army ... teamed up with team captain Billy Hurley to win the doubles point, 3&2 ... placed 74th at the Mission Inn Collegiate Classic with a 25-over par 238 ... finished the season at the weather-shortened Georgetown Hoya Invitational with a 6-over par 78 ... owned a 78.56 stroke average in the spring ... competed in six tournaments, including the Patriot League Championship in which he placed 32nd with a 33-over par 249 ... turned in his best finish at the Navy Spring Invitational in which he posted a 10-over par 152 ... was also 10-over par at the Palmetto Intercollegiate in which he tied for 33rd.

Fall 2002 - Spring 2003:
: Competed in the opening-two tournament, finishing tied for 30th at the Navy Fall Invitational with an 8-over par 154 ... shot a low round for the fall in the opening round on his home course with a 3-over par 74 ... along with team captain Brian Crum, the duo won the doubles point in the Army-Navy Star Match, 6&5... produced a 79.83 spring stroke average, playing in five of the eight tournaments ... earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA West Regional where he tied for 128th with a 28-over par 244 ... turned in his best finish of the spring at the Rehoboth Beach Spring Invitational with a two-day 165 (+21) to place tied for 42nd ... just 13-over par in his 44th-place finish at the Navy Spring Invitational with a score of 153 ... also 13-over par at the Treasure Coast Classic with a two-round 157.

Fall 2001 - Spring 2002:
Played in three meets, including an eighth-place finish at Army to help lead the Mids to their fourth-straight Star Meet victory ... shot a 9-over par 151 at the Navy Fall Invitational to place 52nd ... played two rounds of the Service Academy Classic (77-75) before being disqualified ... led the Navy 'Gold' squad with a sixth-place 153 (+11) at the Navy Spring Invitational ... played on the six-player squad at the Patriot League Championship ... turned in a 28th-place finish (234, +24) ... shot a 3-over par 73 in the first round of the league championship ... concluded his rookie campaign with a 20th-place finish (154, +12) at the Scotty Duncan Memorial ... owned a 77.4 stroke average for the year.

Personal:
A 2001 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J. ... four-year letterwinner in golf ... earned all-conference and all-county accolades his sophomore through senior years ... garnered all-state recognition as a senior ... named Shore Conference MVP, as well as Christian Brothers Academy MVP his senior campaign ... served as captain his senior season and co-captain as a junior ... led his prep team to three-consecutive Shore Conference and state championships (1997-99) with a combined record of 55-1 ... it also won four-straight Monmouth County Championships (1997-00) ... majoring in political science ... has service selected Navy pilot ... son of Rocco and Jane Novellino ... born Feb. 13, 1982.