Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors:
2024-25 CRAA DI-A First Team All-American
2023-24 CRAA DI-A First Team All-American
 
2024-25 // Sophomore Year
Fall Season: Played in all 11 matches with 10 starts during the fall season … Ran in two tries, one against Maryland and one against Kutztown. 
Spring Season:  Played in five matches and made four starts … Scored one try during the spring in the 29-26 victory over 14th-ranked Penn State … Earned his second CRAA DI-A All-America nod. 
 
2023-24 // Freshman Year
Fall Season: Appeared in five matches with three starts to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Scored 32 points to finish fifth on the team in scoring … Nailed 11 conversion kicks, which ranked second on the team … Also found the try zone twice in his five matches … Tied a program record with nine made conversion kicks and scored a try to end with a season-high 23 points in Navy’s, 117-0, victory over Delaware. 
Spring Season: Appeared in eight matches with seven starts to Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second-straight season … Scored three tries and finished with 15 points during the spring season … Scored a try in Navy’s playoff victories over Mary Washington and Life … Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 47 points and second in made conversion kicks with 11 during freshman campaign … One of three mids to garner CRAA DI-A First-Team All-America accolades. 
 
High School
A 2023 graduate of Belmont High School in Belmont, Mass. … Also attended King George V School in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong … Earned varsity letters in rugby (3) and football (2) … Named a U.S. U18 All-American junior year … Helped Belmont win Massachusetts DI State Championship junior and senior seasons … Named Belmont Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023 … Earned all-scholastic honors junior and senior years … Served as Hong Kong U16 National Age Grade captain during sophomore season.
 
Personal
Son of Scott and Jennifer Cornelius … Father, Scott, works as a pilot and played basketball at St. Olaf College … Mother, Jennifer, works as a physician … Majoring in quantitative economics … Has earned USNA academic honors in one semester.