Utah Tech University Athletics

High School: A four-year squad member at Bishop Tonnos Catholic High School in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada … helped the Titans win a city championship his junior season … named team MVP his junior and senior seasons … served as captain his senior season … also ran distance track, winning a gold medal.

Personal: Son of Dave and Linda Cinelli … played club soccer for Rush Canada League 2 (2025), North Mississauga U17 OPDL/U20 (2022-24) and Dixie Soccer Club (2019-21) … helped North Mississauga win the U17 premier league season and was named in the starting eleven team of the season … won the Ontario Cup Championship with Dixie Soccer Club, scoring the game-winning goal in 2021 … favorite team is Juventus FC and favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo … favorite movie is “Rocky,” favorite TV show is “Breaking Bad” and favorite actor is Adam Sandler … favorite author is Jeff Kinney … favorite food is pizza and pasta … long-time coach Shawn Faria is his biggest influence as an athlete … also recruited by Wofford, George Mason and Southern University.

Why he chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech University because it has a combination of what I am looking for in a post-secondary education. I will be able to focus on a specialized program of exercise science while playing at a high level of competitive soccer.”