- 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten
- Team co-captain in 2023-24
- Transferred to Ohio State after three years at Western Michigan
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2023 and '24 and a 2024 Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Skated in 136 collegiate games, with 50 points on 19 goals and 31 assists, along with 168 shot blocks; appeared in 77 games for the Buckeyes, posting 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points, with 107 shot blocks
- Three-time B1G Star of the Week
- Scored 13 goals in 2023-24, the first Buckeye defenseman with 10+ goals since Ryan Root scored 11 in 1997-98; 13 goals rank eighth in program history for single-season goals by a defenseman and were the most since Sean Hartnell had 16 in 1991
- Played in 100th collegiate game Oct. 7, 2023 at Mercyhurst
- Signed ATO for remainder of 2023-24 and a contract for 2024-25 with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton following the Buckeye season
- Skated in eight games, with an assist, to close out 2023-24 regular season and then appeared in one playoff game
2023-24 (Fifth Year)
- Second Team All-Big Ten selection
- Voted a team co-captain
- Team-best 13 goals, adding 13 assists for 26 points; all were career highs; three goals were gamewinners and six were on the power play
- Third nationally and first in the B1G in goals among defensemen
- Ended year tied for second on squad in points
- 50 shot blocks on the year to rank second on the team
- Named B1G Third Star of the Week Jan. 10 after three goals, four points and +4 rating in sweep of Bowling Green; score twice in game one and had a goal and an assist in game two
- B1G Second Star of the Week after four points, with two assists in each game, in sweep of then-No. 4 Wisconsin
- Five-game point streak Feb. 23-March 1, with goals in three straight games to open the stretch
- Notched gamewinner in game three of B1G quarterfinal series at Wisconsin
- Scored twice against Michigan State Nov. 4
- Two assists in each game vs. Wisconsin Feb. 16-17
- Three-point night, with a goal and two assists, vs. Princeton Nov. 24; had two helpers in game two vs. the Tigers
- Tallied on the power play in season opener at Mercyhurst Oct. 7 and also had a score vs. Lindenwood Â
- Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honors
2022-23 (Senior Season)
- Played in all 40 games, recording career-best three goals, 11 assists and 14 points
- Tied for team lead with 57 shot blocks; nine games with three or more blocks
- Second on squad with +10 mark, ranking first among defensemen
- B1G Second Star of the Week after four points – with a goal and an assist in each game – vs. Bowling Green Dec. 16-17; +6 in the series, with +4 mark in game two; career-high five shot blocks in game two
- Goals at BG were the first of his Buckeye career
- Two assists vs. Wisconsin Oct. 8 for first points as a Buckeye
- Also notched two assists against Bentley Oct. 20, with +4 mark
- Tallied gamewinning goal in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Penn State March 5
- Assist at Michigan Jan. 13 and vs. the Wolverines Feb. 16; also had a helper at Notre Dame Feb. 11
- Four shot blocks Oct. 28 vs. Minnesota and Feb. 18 vs. Michigan
- +3 in NCAA Tournament opening-round win vs. Harvard March 24, with +1 mark against Quinnipiac in regional final
- Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Prior to Ohio State
At Western Michigan
- Played in 59 games over three years at Western Michigan, with three goals and seven assists for 10 points
- Limited to 10 games in 2021-22, scoring a goal
- Three assists in 24 games in 2019-20 and had a 2-4-6 line in 25 games in 2020-21
- Earned NCHC Scholar-Athlete honors in 2021 and 2022 and named to Dean’s List
Junior Hockey
- Played three full seasons in the USHL, totaling 171 games with 17 goals and 50 assists; started career with 10 USHL games with Muskegon in 2015-16 before joining the league full-time in 2016-17
- Skated in 33 games with the Lumberjacks in 2016-17 and was then traded to Des Moines; totaled 56 games played, with seven goals and 14 assists, on the year
- Saw action in 53 games with the Buccaneers in 20178-18, with 15 assists and 17 points and appeared in 62 games the next year, with 29 points on eight goals and 21 assists, while serving as an alternate captain
- Participated in USA NHL Top Prospects game
- Played for Little Caesars and Compuware AAA programs
- Graduated from Port Huron Northern in 2017
- Also played golf, winning junior tournaments
Personal
- Parents are Scott and Paige; Father won a men’s hockey national championship at North Dakota and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues
- Sister Sydney played golf at Northern Illinois
- Family and consumer financial services major
- Wears No. 8 at Ohio State because John Larkin took his usual number 4, so doubled it to 8
- Started playing hockey at age 2, with father and grandfather Ron getting him into the sport
