Alfred University Athletics

Pieri was a four-year player for the Saxon football team and one of only a few football players in AU history to earn All-Empire 8 honors all four years.
 
He earned All-E8 Second Team in 2006, 2009, and 2010 and was an All-E8 First Team selection in 2007. Although not playing in 2008, Pieri was a captain of the Saxons in 2008, 2009, and 2010 and was the Saxons’ Defensive Most Valuable Player in his junior and senior years.
 
Pieri joins the ranks of current Hall of Fame football members such as Don Miller and Nick Clark as some of the only players to earn All-Empire 8 in each of their four years as Saxons.
 
Together with fellow 2023 Hall of Fame inductee Vinson Hendrix, Pieri helped Alfred University become back-to-back ECAC Champions in 2006 and 2007, defeating University of Rochester in both occurrences.
 
He then helped the Saxons become back-to-back Empire 8 Champions in 2009 (Co-Champions) and 2010, making the NCAA Tournament in both years with the Saxons advancing to the Elite 8 at Mount Union.
 
At the time of his graduation, Pieri ranked in the Top-10 in Alfred University history for tackles, tackles for a loss and forced fumbles.
 
Pieri graduated with a degree in childhood education in 2010 and then returned to AU to earn his Master’s in Literacy in 2011.