Holy Cross Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
All-New England (2022)
First Team All-Patriot League (2021, 2022)
Second Team All-Patriot League (2020)
Phil Steele’s First Team All-Patriot League (2021, 2022)
Phil Steele’s Second Team All-Patriot League (2019)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Coaches Award (2021)
Davitt Award (2022)
Rick Carter Memorial Award (2022)

AS A FIFTH YEAR SENIOR IN 2022: 

• All-New England selection.
• Named to All-Patriot League first team.
• Team captain.
• Phil Steele’s First Team All-Patriot League selection. 
• Started all 13 games at defensive end. 
• Tallied 35 tackles, including 21 solo tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss of 44 yards, and five sacks.
• Had three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup.
• Recorded three tackles, a 7-yard sack, and a fumble recovery at Georgetown (11/19).
• Had two tackles, a 7-yard sack, and a quarterback hurry in FCS playoff contest against New Hampshire (12/3).
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
• Won the Davitt Award as the team’s top defensive lineman.
• Won team's Rick Carter Memorial Award.

AS A SENIOR IN 2021: 

• Named to All-Patriot League first team.
• Earned team’s Coaches Award.
• Selected to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League first team.
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection. 
• Team captain.
• Started all 13 games at defensive end. 
• Totaled 33 tackles, with seven tackles for a loss of 44 yards and 6.5 sacks. 
• Had five quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. 
• Hurried the quarterback twice in win over UConn (9/4). 
• Recorded two sacks against Lehigh for a loss of 17 yards (10/30). 
• Made a season-high five tackles with a sack for a loss of 12 yards at Bucknell (11/20). 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020: 

• Named to All-Patriot League second team.
• Started all four contests at defensive end. 
• Totaled 14 tackles, two sacks and a quarterback hurry on the year.
• Had seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and two sacks against Lehigh (3/13). 
• Recorded five tackles in Patriot League Championship Game against Bucknell (4/17). 
• Had a quarterback hurry in FCS first round game at South Dakota State (4/24).
• Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019:

• Started all 13 games at defensive end.
• Named to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League second team.
• Led all Holy Cross defensive linemen with 38 tackles on the year, including six quarterback sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
• Ranked eighth in the Patriot League in sacks and 10th in tackles for loss.
• Recorded a season-high six tackles with a sack and two tackles for loss at Yale.
• Posted two quarterback sacks during the victory at Lehigh.
• Had five tackles and three quarterback hurries in the win at Bucknell.
• Totaled four tackles and a sack during the victory over Georgetown.
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018:

• Saw action in nine games at tight end.
• Earned two starts on the season, against Bucknell and Fordham.
• Key blocker who helped Holy Cross rank second in the Patriot League in total offense (327.3 yards per game), rushing (132.5 yards per game) and scoring (24.4 points per game).
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Played for head coach John Steinmetz at La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pa.
• Served as team captain during his senior season.
• Earned All-Catholic, All-City and All-Southeastern Pennsylvania honors as a senior.
• Helped lead team to the conference championship in 2015.
• Led the Philadelphia Catholic League in sacks as a senior.

PERSONAL:

• Son of Alex and Lena Kuznetsov.
• Has one sister (Gabriella).
• Majoring in economics.