SENIOR YEAR (2017)
Team captain … Honored with the team’s John A. Stewart Winter Warrior Award, which is given annually to the player, or players, who best exemplify the qualities of dedication, effort and achievement that defined Stewart's career at W&M … Started all 11 games … Ranked second on the team in sacks (5.5) and tied for second in TFL (8.0) … Totaled 43 tackles, which led the team among defensive linemen … Matched a career high with six tackles to go with 1.5 sacks against No. 1 James Madison … Recorded five tackles and 1.5 sacks in the win at Norfolk State … Posted three stops with 1.5 TFL and a half sack at Virginia … Registered a sack in the win versus Bucknell … Tallied six stops in road games at Delaware and Richmond … Totaled a TFL and a half sack at No. 18/23 Elon … Posted five tackles and 0.5 TFL versus No. 21/19 New Hampshire … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …
JUNIOR YEAR (2016)
Earned starts in all 11 games … Ranked second on the team in tackles among defensive linemen (32) … Also totaled a sack and 1.5 TFL … Recorded a sack in the win against Norfolk State … Posted a season-high five tackles at New Hampshire … Tallied four stops in consecutive games late in the season at No. 25 Stony Brook and Towson … Registered 0.5 TFL in the win against No. 7 Richmond …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015)
Saw action in all 13 games and earned 11 starts … Finished the season with 26 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a PBU … Recorded a sack and a forced fumble in his first career start in the shutout victory against Stony Brook … Posted his first career interception and returned it 26 yards in the win versus Hampton … Registered a sack in the triumph against No. 19/20 New Hampshire … Tallied a TFL at Virginia … Totaled a career-high six tackles in the victory against Towson …
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2014)
Appeared in two games and recorded a tackle in the season opener at Virginia Tech …
FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
Scout team defensive end ...
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner as a defensive end for head coach John Biddison at West Springfield High School … Earned all-district honors during his final two seasons … Totaled 22.5 sacks during his final three seasons, including 10.5 sacks as a senior … Two-year letterwinner as a power forward on the basketball team … Chosen to the Top 40 Basketball All-Star Game (Northern Region) … Member of the National Honor Society and Church Leadership …
PERSONAL
Son of Michael and Denise Ahola … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in health sciences ... Enjoys lifting weights, video games and spending time with friends.
