Naval Academy Athletics

2023-24 // Junior Year
Competed at 157 pounds during junior campaign … Did not see any varsity action.
 
2022-23 // Sophomore Year
Wrestled at 157 pounds and recorded a record of 1-5 during sophomore season … Made appearances in the Navy Classic, Mat Town College Open I and GMU Patriots Open.
 
2021-22 // Freshman Year
Competed at 165 pounds during freshman campaign … Made appearances in the GMU Patriots Open and Mat-Town College II Open, finishing with a record of 1-4 … Earned first collegiate victory over Matt Kidwell of Bucknell.
 
High School
A 2020 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in Rumson, N.J. … Four-year wrestling letter winner and team captain … Garnered All-Shore Conference honors as a junior … In 2019-20, helped lead Rumson-Fair Haven Regional to its first division title since 2003 and the team reached an NJSIAA sectional final for the first time in program history.

Personal
Son of Albert and Bonnie Ponenti … Majoring in political science … Has earned USNA academic honors in one semester … Attended The Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. during the 2020-21 academic year … Father, Albert, is a graduate of St. Francis where he was a member of the baseball team … High school teammate of Lehigh junior Max Brignola and Stanford’s Nick Addison.