Colgate University Athletics

Before Colgate
A 2026 graduate of Pittsford, Valenti was a six-year varsity member and a two-time captain…Won the Monroe County Championships (2026) and Section V Championship (2023)…became the first seventh grader to ever play varsity lacrosse in Pittsford history...a dual-sport athlete also playing basketball...academically, was a four-time honor roll member (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)...played club lacrosse with Sweetlax
Stats: Tallied 156 goals, 32 assists, 72 ground balls, and 22 caused turnovers in his career... as a senior he contributed  49 goals, 10 assists, 18 ground balls, and 5 caused turnovers. 
Honors: Dubbed a USA Lacrosse All-American (2026)...named Section V Offensive Player of the Year and Herb and Fitch Senior All-Star Offensive MVP (2026)...earned the Team MVP (2026) and Offensive MVP (2025)...named to the First Team All-Greater Rochester in 2026 and Second Team in 2025...a two-time All-Monroe County selection (2025, 2026), Second Team in 2024, and Honorable Mention in 2023... Named to the Sections V All-Tournament (2022)...with his club team, Valenti was the 2024 and 2022 Naptown Champions, in 2022, dubbed the Player of the Game...named to the All-Tournament Team New Balance All-America (2023)... Nike Offensive MVP Future Phenoms (2023)... two-time NFL Champions (2021, 2023).

Personal 
Born: Avery Joseph Valenti in New York, N.Y.
Family: Son of Carolyn and Michael Valenti...has one sister, Mairyn.
 
Valenti on why he chose Colgate: “Colgate was the perfect fit for the two things that were most important to me: high academics and Division I Lacrosse. I will never forget that Coach Karweck and the lacrosse staff recruited me from the very beginning; their approach was unlike any that I experienced. I also felt really at home and comfortable on campus and with the lacrosse team.”