Alfred University Athletics

Empire 8 Honors:	- 2024 All-Empire 8 Second Team - 2023 All-Empire Third Team - 2021 All-Empire 8 Third Team
Empire 8 Weekly Honors:	- Defensive Player of the Week (09.30.24)
Saxon Honors:	- Saxon of the Week (09.30.24) - 2025 SAAC Alfy Award (05.05.25)
Team Honors:	- 2021, 2022 & 2023 Pete DeRose Award - 2024 Alex Yunevich Award - Team Captain (2024)
Academic Honors:	- Saxon Scholar Athlete: Spring '22, Spring '23, Fall '24

 

Solo Tackles	9	- vs. Ithaca 09.16.23 - at Catholic 09.23.23 - vs. St. John Fisher 11.02.24
Assisted Tackles	6	- vs. Cortland 10.29.22
Total Tackles	13	- vs. Cortland 10.29.22
Tackles for Loss	1.5	- at Brockport 11.12.21
TFL Yards	4	- at Brockport 11.12.21 - at Morrisville 10.12.24
Forced Fumbles	1	- vs. Ithaca 09.16.23
Fumble Recoveries	1	- at Cortland 10.30.21
Interceptions	2	- vs. Catholic 09.28.24
Int. Yards	82	- vs. Catholic 09.28.24
Pass Break-Ups	3	- vs. Ithaca 09.16.23
Blocked Kicks	1	- at Utica 10.26.24

Before AU: Three-sport athlete for the Tigers of Akron High School, playing football, basketball and baseball...helped his football team go 6-1 in2021...3-year varsity starter for football...two-year captain...two-time First-Team All-League Class C North Quarterback...two-time All-WNY Honorable Mention Quarterback...three-time Connolly Cup nominee...two-time Offensive Most Valuable Player...senior year Overall Most Valuable Player...holds team record for average yards per carry...four-year varsity starter for basketball and two-time captain...four-year team MVP...First Team Niagara-Orleans All-League junior and senior years...Second Team All-Niagara-Orleans sophomore year...Honorable Mention Niagara-Orleans freshman year...four-year varsity starter for baseball and captain in senior year...First Team All-Niagara-Orleans Center Field...also played soccer for Akron,earning Team MVP and Honorable Mention Niagara-Orleans as a defensive midfielder...All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete...Regents Diploma...Honor Roll all four years. 

Personal: Parents are David and Laura Mietz...brother, Austin plays football at Edinboro University while sister, Ashley plays women’s soccer at Erie Community College