Naval Academy Athletics

2024-25 // Junior Year
Bumped up to 149 pounds and finished with a 2-4 record … Earned his first collegiate major decision victory at the Franklin & Marshall Open against Kent State’s Cael Andrews. 
 
2023-24 // Sophomore Year
Bumped up to 141 pounds for sophomore campaign and finished with a record of 2-6 … Posted a 2-2 record to place sixth at the National Collegiate Open … Also wrestled in the Shorty Hitchcock Classic and Patriots Open. 
 
2022-23 // Freshman Year
Wrestled at 133 pounds and recorded a record of 4-12 during freshman season … Made appearances in the Clarion Open, Navy Classic, Mat Town College Open I, GMU Patriots Open, Franklin & Marshall Open and Mat Town College Open II … Earned first collegiate victory over Brayton Killiri of The Citadel by fall (1:19).
 
High School
A 2022 graduate of Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla … Earned four varsity letters in wrestling and competed in climbing … Three-time state qualifier (Fla.) in wrestling … Placed seventh at state senior year and was regional runner-up junior and senior years … Helped Buchholz High School win district championship in wrestling junior year … Earned all-district honors sophomore, junior and senior years … Served as team captain of wrestling team junior and senior years … Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … Served as National Technical Honor Society president … Won a district championship in accounting for FBLA … Graduated as an AP Scholar with Distinction … Earned a Meldon Law Scholar-Athlete Award … Member of Alachua County Fire Cadets that finished as state runner up in victim rescue event.
 
Personal
Son of Max Mirel and Deva America … Father, Max, works as a VA nurse … Mom, Deva, works as a deputy sheriff … Majoring in mathematics, he owns a 3.59 GPA … Has earned USNA academic honors in four semesters.