Senior (2024)
Named an honorable mention to the All-PAC team following his senior year, the third consecutive year he has earned all-conference acclaim… Started all 10 games at strong safety for the Spartans… Finished the year with 45 tackles (21 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, and two pass breakups… Matched his career-high with 12 tackles (three solo) against Grove City on November 9, adding a pass breakup in the game… Had eight tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, against Westminster on October 26… Selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team for the third time in his career… Named to the PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Finished his Spartan career with 174 tackles (96 solo), 13.5 tackles for loss, and seven pass breakups.
Junior (2023)
Named an honorable mention to the All-PAC Team… Started all eight games he played in at strong safety during his junior season… Finished the year ninth among Spartan players with 40 tackles (26 solo)… Added one tackle for loss and three pass breakups during the campaign… Had a season-high 10 tackles (six solo), including one for loss, against Carnegie Mellon on November 11… Recorded seven tackles (five solo) against Washington & Jefferson on October 28… Received CSC Academic All-District honors following the season.
Sophomore (2022)
Earned All-PAC honors for the first time in his career, earning a spot on the second team… Started all 10 games during the year… Saw the majority of his playing time at safety, while also making starts at outside linebacker… Finished his season with 42 total tackles (25 solo) including 3.5 tackles for loss… Added a fumble recovery, an interception, and a pass breakup during the year… Recorded a season-high eight tackles against Westminster, including a tackle for loss, and an interception… Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for his academic and athletic achievements.
First-year (2021)
Started the first seven games of the season at outside linebacker, before missing the final three games due to injury… Was among the team’s leaders in tackles before suffering the injury, and finished the campaign with 47 total tackles (24 solo) including 5.5 for a loss and a sack… Added a forced fumble, two quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a blocked kick during the year… The blocked kick came on a punt against St. Vincent, that Cikalo returned for a touchdown… Notched double-digit tackle totals in three of the Spartans’ first four games of the season, with 11 against Rochester and 12 apiece against Waynesburg and Washington & Jefferson… Also had 2.5 tackles for a loss and a sack against Waynesburg, both season highs.
Personal
Was a four-year member of the Avon Lake High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Matt Kostelnik... Earned all-state second-team honors as a senior... Was a two-time team Most Valuable Player and an All-District Northeast Ohio honoree... Recorded 132 tackles, including 16 for a loss, with seven interceptions and eight touchdowns over his junior and senior seasons... Helped lead his team to back-to-back regional playoff finals in 2019 and 2020... Named to the Academic All-State team and graduated summa cum laude... Also competed in track & field in high school... Born August 3... Son of Bill and Sara.