Naval Academy Athletics

High School / Personal: Lettered in cross country (4 years), indoor track (4), and outdoor track (4) at Marine Academy of Science and Technology in Sandy Hook, N.J. … Earned All-State accolades in track for the 400m hurdles (2025 – senior team, second team), 800m (2025 – senior team, second team), and 400m (2025 – honorable mention), while also claiming All-Conference (2025 – second team) and All-County (2025 – first team) in the 400m hurdles … Additionally, named All-County (2025) in cross country … Set seven total school records in track (4 indoor; 3 outdoor) … Won the N.J. Sectional Championship (2025) and the Shore Conference Championship (2025) in the 400m hurdles … Qualified for the New Jersey Track Meet of Champions (2023, ‘25) and Nationals (5x – 2023-24) … Track Nationals Medal Recipient (2024, ‘25) … Spent over 100 hours crocheting wheelchair blankets for disabled veterans to donate to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in East Orange, N.J. (2025) … Studied harbor seals off the coast of Sandy Hook, N.J., collaborating with NOAA and researchers, ultimately receiving two awards: Outstanding Achievement Award in Marine Research I (2024) and Best Field Research Practices Award in Marine Research II (2025) … Class President (2025) … Prepped at the Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) during the 2025-26 school year … Daughter of Nancy and Michael Palutis … Father, Michael, was a Captain in the Army
 
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