Bio

MAJOR AWARDS: 2014 NEAC First Team All-Conference...3x NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week recipient (02/11/13, 03/04/13, 02/24/14)...2013 Express Award Recipient...2013, 2015 NEAC Scholar-Athlete...Bard Raptors Invitational Most Outstanding Player (2013)...Team Captain (2015).

2015: Finished second on the squad with 217 kills to his credit, posting 22 service aces and falling one dig shy of 200 for the season...Posted 44 total blocks (4-40=44)...Posted 13 digs against D'Youville on Jan. 24...Registered 13 kills against Penn St.-Behrend on Jan. 31...Picked up a season-best 19 kills against Hilbert on Feb. 13, recording a double-double with 12 digs defensively...Recorded at least 10 kills in back-to-back NEAC fixtures on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, respectively, as his team defeated both Keuka and Lancaster Bible...Secured a double-double against Cairn on Mar. 7, reaching 14 kills and 11 digs defensively...Posted a perfect reception percentage against D'Youville on Mar. 14, not committing a single error on a season-high 47 reception attempts...Finished his junior campaign with zero reception errors in 62 chances.

2014: Led the Express with 211 kills as a sophomore, posting a team-leading 2.57 kills per set...Notched a team-best 49 service aces and 147 digs...Finished third amongst all NCAA Division III men's volleyball players with .60 service aces per set as his team was the nationwide leader in team service aces per set (2.20)...Concluded season as the program's all-time leader in kills (352)...Posted 17 kills against Keuka on Feb. 15, the second-most in any single match for the Express...His 61 attack attempts against Penn St.-Altoona on Mar. 8 are the most by any individual...Hit .500 against Cazenovia on Mar. 1, racking up 12 kills on 20 swings with only two errors to set the single match record for hitting percentage...His nine service aces against Cazenovia on Feb. 11 is the second-most in team history...Registered double-digit kill totals on 10 separate occasions.

2013: Made appearances in 85 sets for the Express as a freshman, posting a team-best 39 service aces in 2013...Averaged 1.66 kills per set after posting 141 kills in 444 total attacks (.117 hitting pct.)...Contributed defensively with 146 digs, ranking second on the team in that category...Notched a team-best 12 solo blocks with 38 total blocks to his credit...Recorded at least one block in his first seven collegiate appearances...Made his collegiate debut against Sage on Jan. 25...Exploded for 10 kills on Feb. 9 against Sarah Lawrence alongside only six errors...Converted six service aces against Cazenovia on Feb. 22 while adding 12 digs defensively...Chipped in 11 kills and only two errors against Cazenovia on Mar. 2...Posted at least seven digs in his final six matches.

PRIOR TO WELLS: 2012 graduate of Mt. Markham HS...Played golf, volleyball and football for the Mustangs under coaches Darin Lynch, Steve Gates and Mike Johnson...Was a member of the National Honor Society and received the Clark Scholarship...Was a Center State Conference All-Star...Was All-Conference twice...Earned All-Conference Most Valuable Player in 2012...Was a member of the National Honor Society...Earned Honor Roll for four-straight years.

PERSONAL: Son of John Farruggia and Karen Infusino...Brother of Kaitlyn and Jeana...Kaitlyn played women's volleyball at Utica College...Jeana played women's volleyball at Neuman University...Environmental Science major...Mathematics minor...Enjoys snowboarding, hiking, woodworking and hunting...Aspires to own his own business.