Naval Academy Athletics

• Has appeared in 13 games (1 Fr // 7 So // 5 Jr) during his career

2024 // Junior Year
• Played in 5 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the Mids’ win at Boston U. ... amassed 5 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers and an assist prior to his injury
• He was part of a unit that was ranked 24th nationally and led the Patriot League in scoring defense (10.75) ... the Mids held 7 of their 16 opponents to single digits (Mount St. Mary’s, Hofstra, Boston U., Johns Hopkins, Holy Cross, Colgate, Lafayette)
• Navy’s defense held Boston U. scoreless for nearly 22 minutes between the 2nd (3:33) and 4th (11:44) quarters, while Navy went on a 5-0 run and built a 6-goal advantage (12-6) ... the Mids contained the high-powered offense that entered the game averaging 13.5 goals per game
• Recorded a career-best 2 caused turnovers against the Terriers
• Recorded the first point of his career in the win over Hofstra where he dealt out an assist to Xavier Arline ... also picked up a pair of ground balls

2023 // Sophomore Year
• Appeared in 7 games and recorded a pair of ground balls and a caused turnover
• Member of a defensive unit that closed out 2023 ranked 10.44 nationally and #2 in the Patriot League in scoring defense, holding opponents to 10.44 goals per game
• Navy’s defense is now 65-1 since 2003 (7-0 under Amplo) when holding an opponent to 5 or fewer goals after defeating Queens 19-5 ... the Mids held the Royals scoreless for the first 34 minutes of the contest before allowing a goal
• Part of a defensive unit that held Mount St. Mary’s to just 2 goals in the first half en route to a 13-7 victory in the opener
• Made his first appearance since last year’s opener against Mount St. Mary’s ... recorded a caused turnover in the win

2022 // Freshman Year
• Made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Mount St. Mary’s where he grabbed 3 ground balls and caused a turnover
• Suffered a season-ending knee injury following the opener

High School 
• 2020 graduate of St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, N.Y.
• Lacrosse letter winner who served as co-captain his freshman and sophomore years
• Helped lead St. Anthony’s to the 2019 New York Class CHSAA AAA Championship crown with a 14-13 win over Chaminade
• Member of St. Anthony’s National Honor Society

Personal
• Son of Bob and Denise Kittelberger
• His service assignment is Navy Pilot
• Majoring in Quantitative Economics
• Also considered Army, Delaware, Fairfield, Stony Brook and Sacred Heart
• Father, Bob, is a graduate of NYU and was a four-year member of the soccer team