Monmouth University Athletics

Quickly: Talented athlete with a strong bat... Very good offensively... Good power potential... Will battle for a spot in the outfield... Working hard to improve defensively... Played for River Vale American Legion team that went undefeated and earned a New Jersey state title... State tournament wrestler at 189 lbs. at Pascak Valley.

2006: Played in 14 games, earning four starts... Missed final two weeks of season with hand injury... Hit .273 with two doubles... Made collegiate debut at Houston (2/25)... Collected first career hit, a double, in win over St. Francis (3/26)... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in win at Temple (3/29).

High School: Baseball and wrestling standout at Pascak Valley H.S... Team won consecutive NBIL championships in 2004 and 2005... Led team in home runs as a junior and senior... Hit .370 as a junior and .405 as a senior, while playing center field... Played in the New Jersey Senior All-Star Classic in 2005... Earned three varsity letters in wrestling... Grapplers won WBIL title and district championship in 2005, while also being named the Region 2 Team of the Year... Three-time district placewinner at 189 lbs... Region 2 runner-up in 2004... Won 'most pins' award at the 2004 Bergen County Tournament... Named Star Ledger first-team All-North Jersey Group II.

Personal: Son of Harry and Kathy Elia... Born June 28, 1986 in Westwood, New Jersey... Major is undecided.