Christopher Newport University

2024 - 5th-Year Senior Season - Concluded his career as one of the top defensive midfielders in program history ... Saw action in all 22 games as a short-stick specialist ... Named a second-team Preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse and lived up to his reputation while collecting 16 caused turnovers during the year ... Had two takeaways in a pair of battles with nationally-ranked competition after starring against No. 13 Lynchburg on March 23 and No. 1 Salisbury on April 6 ... Also had two strips and four ground balls in an early-season bout with Ohio Wesleyan on February 25 ... Forced a turnover in three straight games with top-10 opponents after tormenting No. 3 Tufts on March 6, No. 4 Dickinson on March 15, and No. 10 St. Lawrence on March 16 ... Continued his domination against top-flight foes with another takeaway in a win over No. 10 Washington & Lee on April 27 ... Capped off the year with a strip and ground ball in the national quarterfinals at No. 2 RIT on May 18 ... Collected 23 ground balls during the season ... Had at least one roller in 15 of his appearances, including three against Colorado College on April 21 ... Notched multiple ground balls in four straight games from February 24 - March 6 ... Grabbed one in the league championship at No. 1 Salisbury on May 5 ... Also chipped in on the offensive end with a goal at Montclair State on March 30 ... Played a crucial role in the transition game and helped the Captains rank second in the nation in clearing percentage with a .901 success rate ... Excelled in the classroom and secured an Academic All-District citation ... Ranked second in school history with 85 career appearances ... Made the most of his time on the field with 54 caused turnovers, which marked the second-highest total by a short-stick specialist in program history.

2023 - Senior Season - Helped anchor the defensive midfield unit while serving as one of the league's top short-stick specialists ... Secured second-team All-Conference accolades for his work during the year ... Ranked fifth on the team - and led all short-stick midfielders - with 12 caused turnovers ... Forced a pair of miscues in nationally-ranked showdowns against No. 7 Dickinson on March 18 and No. 4 Salisbury on April 8 ... Also added a goal in transition during the league battle against the fourth-ranked Sea Gulls ... Had two strips and his first strike of the season in a conference win over Montclair State on March 11 ... Scored on both of his shots during the year ... Continued his disruption on the defensive end in the playoffs with a takeaway in wins over No. 7 Gettysburg on May 13 and No. 6 Dickinson on May 20 ... His caused turnover against the Red Devils came with 35 seconds left in regulation and set up the game-tying goal, which led to a thrilling 12-11 overtime victory in the National Quarterfinals ... Hauled in 22 ground balls during the year, including a pair against No. 2 Salisbury in the NCAA Final Four on May 21 ... Grabbed a roller in 15 of his 20 appearances and collected two or more on seven occasions ... Also picked up CSC Academic All-District nods and was celebrated as a USILA Scholar All-American for his work in the classroom.

2022 - Junior Season - Remained one of the team’s top defensive midfielders during his third year with the Captains … Saw action in all 20 games while starring on the back end … Collected 12 caused turnovers, including three in the season opener against Roanoke on February 12 … Also had two in victories over No. 20 Hampden-Sydney on February 26 and No. 1 Salisbury on April 16 … Continued his starring performance in the postseason with takeaways against the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Championship on May 7 and Sewanee in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament on May 14 … Posted a takeaway in back-to-back wins over Washington & Lee on March 23 and Whittier on March 27 … Added another strip against Illinois Wesleyan on March 13 … Also secured 17 ground balls during the year … Scooped up three rollers at Southern Virginia on April 6 … That kicked off a run of four straight appearances with at least one ground ball, including a pair against Colorado College on April 24 … Secured his final ground ball in the NCAA Elite Eight against No. 6 York (Pa.) on May 21 … Came through with the first multi-goal effort of his career after depositing a pair of strikes against No. 7 Lynchburg on March 19 … Finished the season with six total shots while putting four on target.

2021 - Sophomore Season - Came through with a breakout campaign as a short-stick specialist during his second year in Newport News … Saw action in all 19 games and made key contributions on both ends of the field … Finished the year with 13 caused turnovers, including three in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at No. 12 Stevenson on May 16 … Continued his outstanding postseason run with two more takeaways in the Final Four at No. 2 Salisbury on May 23 … Also had two caused turnovers in battles with Colorado College on April 4 and Southern Virginia on May 5 … Established a season-high with three ground balls at Washington (Md.) on March 13 and had at least two rollers in all three games during the national playoffs … Wrapped up the year with 21 ground balls … Also added six points on the offensive end, including a goal at Randolph-Macon on March 17 … Dished out five assists, including one against Southern Virginia in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Semifinals … Registered his first career point with a helper against Southern Virginia on March 3 before coming back with another assist just three days later at Roanoke on March 6 … Assisted on goals in league bouts against Mary Washington on April 10 and St. Mary’s (Md.) on May 1 as well … Also served an important role in the transition game, including two momentum-turning plays during a pair of overtime battles … Completed successful clears to set-up game-winning goals against Washington & Lee on April 20 and No. 4 Lynchburg in the NCAA Quarterfinals on May 22.

2020 - Freshman Season - Made his collegiate debut in the season opener at Washington (Md.) on February 15 … Grabbed a ground ball during a win over Eastern on March 4 … Also unloaded a shot during a victory at Roanoke on February 19.

At Deep Run - Was a decorated midfielder for four years with the Wildcats … Secured All-State accolades during each of his last two seasons, including first-team nods as a senior … Also was a two-time first-team All-Region honoree and a perennial All-Conference selection … Picked up second-team All-Metro accolades in 2018 as well … Served as a team captain in 2019 and helped lead the squad to the state semifinals for the first time in school history … Also saw action as a quarterback on the football team and picked up All-Metro plaudits in 2017 and 2018.
 
Personal - Aidan Michael Wheeler is the son of Daniel and Lisa Wheeler … Has an older brother, Anders … Carson Wentz is his favorite athlete, and Martin Luther King, Jr. is the person in history he’d most like to meet … His dream vacation would be a trip to Sweden or Denmark … “The Warriors” is his favorite movie, while “The Big Bang Theory” and “Ridiculousness” are his favorite TV shows … J. Cole is his favorite musician … Majoring in finance.