EOU Awards & Honors:
- 2024 All-CCC Honorable Mention
- 2025 All-CCC 2nd Team
- 2025 CCC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2025 CCC Academic All-ConferenceÂ
- 2025 Daktronic Scholar Athlete
- CSC Academic All-District
- 2025 Academic All-AmericanÂ
2025- Sophomore: Played and started 19 games... Totaled 1682 minutes played... Received CCC Academic All-Conference, Daktronic Scholar Athlete, and All- CCC 2nd Team honors... Also earning Defensive Player of the Week... He was also apart of the team that earned Cascade Conference Regular Season Champion Honors and back to back NAIA National Tournament appearances.
2024- Freshman: Played in 17 games as a freshman, making 15 starts… Had 3 shots and totaled over 1,300 minutes… Helped guide the team to the CCC Tournament Championship, its farthest NAIA National Tournament run, and its most successful season as a program… Named All-Conference Honorable Mention.
High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at East Valley HS… Four-time CWAC First Team All-Conference and Defensive MVP for his team… Two-time CWAC Defensive Player of the Year and WIAA Athlete of the Week... Helped his team to three-straight league championships, district championships, and state final fours… Was Valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA.
Personal: Parents are Andrew Russell and Mikal Heintz... Studying History and Secondary Education... Enjoys reading, fishing, and camping in his free time.
Sports Hero: Paolo Maldini
Favorite Foods: Tacos and sushi
Favorite Music: RnB and Jazz
