Nicholas Capazzola

My background involves a multitude of different ventures, but my most recent one of playing college football at Stony Brook University was surprisingly one of the most challenging things I have ever experienced. Growing up as an athlete from Long Island, I had always wanted to wear the Stony Brook uniform. I received a walk-on opportunity with the team out of high school, and worked my way into a scholarship after my first year. I pride myself on that fact, that I, unlike many of my other teammates who were handed a full scholarship straight out of high school, had to work and prove my way into earning that scholarship. If you ask my former coaches and teammates, they will not say I was the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest, but what they will say is that I was a great teammate. At Stony Brook, I learned what it means to be a teammate, especially with a team filled with people of all different backgrounds and life experiences. If you could not work as a cohesive unit, you would get dismantled. The same goes for life, as are social creatures and need to work together to achieve a common goal. I do not subscribe to the theory that you can make it to your goals completely by yourself, as the people around you play a large part in who you are and who you will end up being. I believe these skills and lessons learned about becoming a great teammate carry over seamlessly into my career.

• Stony Brook University, Scholarship, 2021 - Earned a scholarship after coming to the school as a walk-on, just before sophomore season with the team
• MBA Fast Track Program - Admitted into the MBA Fast Track Program, allowing me to take MBA classes while simultaneously finishing my undergraduate degree
• Deputy Chief Raymond M. Downey Memorial Scholarship - Recipient of the scholarship awarded for consistent hard work and dedication to both studies in the classroom and performance on the field.
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll - Member every year at Stony Brook, exemplifying hard work and dedication to studies while being an active member of the football team.
• Eastport South Manor High School Captain - Captain of the high school football team, National Football Foundation, Prior member, where he was Player of the Week my last week of senior year showcasing my commitment to my studies as well as athletic success
• Principal's Honor Roll - Achieved Principal's Honor Roll, Recognized as All County, All Long Island, and All State as a senior in high school for football.