Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Statistics: Career / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009

2012-13 Diving: Liberty League Championships: Fourth-place, 1-meter Diving (421.55) ... New York State Championships: Fifth-place, 1-meter Diving (468.15) ... Team was second in Liberty League Meet ... Team was fourth in New York State Meet ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2012 Soccer: Captain ... Started all 21 games ... Had two goals and one assist for five points ... Second on team in goals, assists and points ... Second on team in shots with 42 ... Tied for most shots on goal with 17 ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Team was 10-6-6 overall and 5-1-2 in Liberty League ... Team tied for first in Liberty League regular season ... Team won Liberty League Tournament ... Team played in Second Round of NCAA Tournament ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Capital One Academic All-District 3 First Team ... Capital One National Academic All-America Division III Second Team ...

2011-12 Diving: Did not compete due to study abroad in Singapore ...

2011 Soccer: Captain ... Started all 14 games played in ... Recorded one goal for two points ... Had 10 shots on goal ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Team was 7-6-4 overall and 2-3-3 in Liberty League ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Capital One Academic All-District 3 First Team ... 2011 Capital One National Academic All-America Men's Soccer Division III Third Team ...

2010-11 Diving: New York State Championships: Fifth-place, 1-meter diving (417.15) ... Team won Liberty League Meet ... Team was fifth in New York State Meet ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Capital One Academic All-District Men’s At-Large College Division Second Team ...

2010 Soccer: Started all 19 games ... Second on team in goals (3), assists (2) and points (8) ... First on team in shots (42) and shots on goal (21) ... Two game-winning goals ... Team was 9-5-5 overall and 4-1-2 in Liberty League ... Team played in Liberty League Tournament Finals ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2009-10 Diving: Liberty League Diver of the Week once ... Team was second in Liberty League Meet ... Team was fourth in New York State Meet ...

2009 Soccer: Played 10 games ... Recorded one goal for two points ... Had three shots, including one on goal ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Team was 14-3-2 overall and 5-1-1 in Liberty League ... Team played in Second Round of NCAA Tournament ...

Other: Rensselaer's Livingston W. Houston Citizenship Award, presented to the “first citizen of the college,” ranking high in character, leadership, scholarship, and athletic ability ... Summer Intern at engineering company Chromalloy Nevada for the summer 2010; Helped to make and repair turbine jet blades ... 2011 Summer Intern at Stress Engineering Services in Cincinnati Ohio; worked on client design projects ... 2012 Summer Intern at GE Energy in Schenectady; created a paint process improvement and implemented lean manufacturing concepts ... Spent Spring 2012 semester abroad in Singapore; Worked with a team of 4 students to design a portable medical infusion device ... Festival Chorus ... Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society ... Rensselaer Medal ... Rensselaer Founder’s Award of Excellence ... George Horton Scholarship ... 

High School: Played soccer all four years, including two as a starter ... Captain ... Sierra League Offensive Player of the Year twice ... Team's Most Valuable Player ... Two-time leading scorer and offensive player ... Team won the Sierra League Championship three times ... Member of the swim team for four years ... Captain ... Academic Letter all four years ... All-State Academic Team ... Valedictorian ...

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major ... Psychology minor ... Working toward MBA from RPI with May 2014 graduation expected ... Dean's List ... Eagle Scout ... Extensive volunteer hours with Boy Scouts of America ranging from cleaning rivers to food drives ... Multiple volunteer hours with the Methodist Church involving feeding and clothing the homeless, community service acts, and taking care of senior members of the church ... Volunteer soccer coaching and clean up community service with Tau Beta Pi ... Son of Diane and Kevin Updegrove ... Both parents attended Rensselaer and were members of the swim team ... Grandfather and Uncle graduated from RPI ... Both he and older brother, Alex G'12 are members of the Rensselaer swim team.