About Ricciardi: Highly-decorated two-sport athlete from nearby Croton, N.Y. ... will compete for playing time in Army linebacking corps.
High School: Rare five-time varsity letterwinner in football at Croton-Harmon High School ... also lettered four times in lacrosse ... four-time all-league performer at linebacker ... named all-section as a senior after honorable mention accolades as a junior ... earned first-team all-area honors from North County News in 2010 ... Journal News Class B All-State First Team pick in 2011 ... helped team to Class C state championship as a freshman ... squad captured 2010 Class B regional title ... played in 2011 Class B championship game ... named Defensive Most Valuable Player in both the state semifinals and finals as a senior ... member of "Golden Dozen" scholar-athlete team as chosen by the Westchester County chapter of the National Football Foundation ... started three years on the lacrosse field ... all-league player in 2011 ... team's defensive MVP that season ... helped team to conference championship in 2012.
Personal: Given name is Kyle Seamus Ricciardi ... parents' names are Frank and Luann Ricciardi ... both grandfathers served in U.S. Army ... major is undeclared.
