William & Mary Athletics

Honors & Awards
At Sacred Heart:
2025 MAAC Academic All-District
2x NEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
2x NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

Prior to W&M
Spent his first three years at Sacred Heart (2023-25) before transferring to Indiana (2026)... Did not see playing time in 2026… As a redshirt sophomore at Sacred Heart in 2025, played in 42 games with 29 starts… Compiled 22 hits and 23 runs scored… Walked 25 times with five hit-by-pitches… Had multi-hit games against Central Connecticut State (4/1) and Quinnipiac (5/15)... Recorded five multi-RBI contests… Had three RBIs in games against Georgetown (2/22), Manhattan (3/22) and Marist (5/23)... Hit his first career home run in a win over Mount St. Mary’s (3/9)... Threw out 18 potential base stealers… Missed the 2024 season due to injury… Played in 19 games with 10 starts as a freshman in 2023, recorded eight hits, three runs, two doubles, and eight RBI.

High School
Lettered four years at Colts Neck High School where he helped lead the team to its first ever state championship in 2021… Ranked the 79th-ranked player in the state of New Jersey in 2022 by Perfect Game… Two-time All-Conference and All-Division selection in 2021 and 2022… Also lettered in wrestling … Member of his school’s National Honor Society and President of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Club.

Personal
Born on Sep. 21, 2003 to parents Maryann and Joe Cilea… Has twin sisters, Brianna and Gina, and a brother Jack… Father, Joe, played basketball at Villanova and was part of a Big East Championship team… Intends to earn an investment management certificate at W&M.