Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors:
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
Division I-A National Championship Game MVP (2023)
2024 First-Team All-Rugby East 
2023 First-Team All-Rugby East 
2022 Rugby East Honorable Mention
 
2024-25 // Senior Year
Fall Season: Appeared in 10 matches making nine starts to help Navy win its third-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Garnered First-Team All-Rugby East recognition … Tied for third on the team in tries with five … Ran in a season-best two tries in the 62-14 victory over Maryland … Scored a try to help the Mids secure their second-straight Star in the 32-5 victory over Army. 
Spring Season: Made his only appearance in the 27-3 victory over No. 4 California … Named 2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-America for the first time in his career.

2023-24 // Junior Year
Fall Season: Started nine matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Finished tied for second on the team in tries scored (seven) … Scored the third-most points for the Mids during the fall (35) … Garnered First-Team All-Rugby East accolades … Ranked third in the Rugby East in tires scored with six … Scored a season-high 10 points on two tries in Navy’s, 50-19, win over Notre Dame College … Found the try zone to help the Mids defeat Army in the inaugural Star Match, 23-21.
Spring Season: Appeared in three matches with two starts before suffering a season-ending injury … Scored two tries in Navy’s, 32-20, victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Finished fourth on the team in tries scored with nine and fifth in scoring with 45 points during junior campaign.
 
2022-23 // Sophomore Year
Fall Season: Started nine matches to help Navy post an 11-0 record during the fall and claim the Rugby East Conference Championship Scored three tries to finish the season with 15 points … Earned Rugby East Honorable-Mention accolades … Finished with a season-high 10 points on two tries in Navy’s, 75-0, win over Southern Virginia.
Spring season: Started six matches to help Navy finish the season with an 18-0 record and win the Division I-A National Championship in its inaugural varsity season … Named MVP of the Division I-A National Championship Game … Scored one try in Navy’s, 39-0, victory over Western Ontario.
 
High School
A 2020 graduate of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Mont. … Earned varsity letters in wrestling (4)  football (3) and track and field (1) … Also played rugby for Flathead High School … Earned all-state accolades in football junior and senior year … Placed all four years at state as a wrestler, fifth freshman year, fourth sophomore year and second junior and senior year … Helped wrestling team win state tournament freshman and sophomore year … Finished sixth in the state as a javelin thrower junior year … Salutatorian of graduating class … Member of the Ignite mentorship program, which provides students in schools around the world to provide one-on-one mentorship and personal support to their younger peers.
 
Personal
Son of Ron and Jen Russell … Father, Ron, is a retired Marine … Attended Northwestern Preparatory School during the 2020-21 academic year … Majoring in history … Has earned USNA academic honors in four semesters.