The College of New Jersey Athletics

BEFORE TCNJ: Football and wrestling standout at Cranford High School, where he also played lacrosse and was on the track team ... First team all-conference and all-county selection as a senior, when he set the Cranford High record for tackles in a season with 139 ... Two-time district champion and one-time county champion in wrestling ... Helped lead Cougars to four county titles and two sectional championships ... Also placed second in county championship as a senior and third as a junior ... Three-time all-county and three-time all-conference performer ... Holds CHS single-season pins record, which he set as a junior and broke as a senior ... Four-year Honor Roll student ... Member of German Club

WHY TCNJ? Friends I know told me things about the school I never would have expected so after I looked deeper into coming here I loved it

PERSONAL: Birthday is January 7 ... Parents are Joseph and Cheryl Acinapura ... Has one sibling, Jared ... Biggest athletic thrill has been setting his high school's tackles record ... Likes canoe racing ... Hobbies include going on hikesm traveling, and trying new food ... Likes eggs and fruit before a game and whatever his mom makes after ... Really into strategy board games and can play them for hours