Hobbies: I love spending time with friends and family, working out, hiking, swimming and working at my family's meat market.
High School Achievements:Â League Champions, Defensive Player of the Year (2018); 1st Team All-Conference (2018, 2019); Offensive Player of the Year (2019); 4x Scholar Athlete
Reason You Chose Whittier:Â I chose Whittier because it checked a lot of my boxes academically and I love the community feeling of the small school coming from a small town myself. The small class sizes and ability to create relationships with my professors and other mentors on campus was super important to me and has allowed me to be on a strong path for succes.
College Athletics Honors, Awards and Achievements:Â Iron Poet 2022; Purple Heart Award (2022)
Academic Honors, Awards and Achievements:Â Charlie Wedemeyer and Alexis Briski Scholarship Award winner, Dean's List (Los Gatos HS); Dean's List, NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete (Whittier, 2022)
Parents: Jennifer and Brian Chiala
Siblings: Lynsey and Jeremy