Wheaton College (MA)

2024 SEASON: Member of the inaugural season for Wheaton College Lyons Men's Water Polo ... Also a member of the Wheaton College Lyons Men's Swimming and Diving Team ... Selected to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Water Polo Delfina All-MPSF East Honorable Mention team ... Appeared in all 19 matches ... Placed second on the team with 45 points ... Scored 28 goals with 17 assists ... Ranked third on the team with 92 shot attempts ... Placed second on the team and was ranked in a tie for third in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with 45 steals ... Led the team with 10 field blocks ... Recorded 10 multi goal games ... Posted three matches with at least a hat trick ... Opened the season scoring a career-high six points with a personal-best four goals with two assists in the first match in program history against Austin College on September 8 ... Tallied a hat trick each against Connecticut College on October 23 and Washington & Jefferson College in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Tournament on November 22 ... Tallied a career-high six steals against Gannon University on September 23 ... Registered a career-best four field blocks against Washington & Jefferson College on November 10.

BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from Hamden High School in 2024 ... Played water polo for the New Haven Hydras ... Four-year letterwinner in swimming for HHS ... Named All-Southern Connecticut Conference in swimming for the Green Dragons following both his junior and senior campaigns ... Helped Hamden High School swimming post an undefeated season as a first year ... Served as a Chef for a homeless shelter.

PERSONAL: Born September 5, 2006 ... Majoring in Biochemistry at Wheaton and would like to pursue a career in Drug Development ... Son of Sara and Chris Ruggiero ... Has one sibling, Marcus ... His Father, Chris, played both baseball and football for University of Connecticut ... Chose to compete at Wheaton because of the opportunity to be a dual-sport athlete in water polo and swimming and helping to launch the inaugural year of the men’s water polo team.