Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2020: Played all six games, starting five ... Three shots with one on goal ... Twelve ground balls and seven caused turnovers ... Fourth on team in ground balls and second in caused turnovers ... Multiple ground balls in four games with season-high four once (Babson) ... Two ground balls in two games ... 

2019: Played eight games ... Two shots with one on goal ... Three ground balls ... 

2018: Played four games ... Four ground balls and one caused turnover ... 

High School: Three years of varsity lacrosse, all as starter (defense) ... Captain for one ...  All-League and All-County in 2017 ... Curt Sweeney Award ... New York State Scholar Athlete three times ... One year of cross country ... AP Scholar twice ... AP + Project Lead the Way Student ... Honor Roll ... Bruce Matter Scholarship for Excellence in PLTW Engineering ... 

Personal: Civil Engineering major ... Concentration in Structural Engineering ... Psychology minor ... Dean's Honor List ... National Society of Leadership and Success ... American Society of Civil Engineers ... Rensselaer Leadership Award ... Research in civil engineering department ... Judlau Contracting intern (2020) ... Design Engineer intern at Bohler Engineering (2019) and RMS Engineering (2015-18) ... Active volunteer ... Son of Alice and Tony Abbate ... Sister, Jen, played soccer at Binghamton ... Sister, Kelly, ran cross country and track at Binghamton ... Sister, Kristi, played soccer at George Washington.

On attending Rensselaer: "It was the best combination of academics and lacrosse that I could attend. RPI has a long history of excellence being the first school in the country to offer civil engineering in 1835." - July 2019

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Most people are engineering majors so there are plenty of people, resources and alumni to reach out to for help. That being said, most people are also very motived and smart. Being around this environment is motivating which makes it easier to stay focused and driven." - July 2019