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Rongo, Olivia
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Jersey Number 19
Olivia Rongo
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Westhampton, N.Y.
- High School:
- Westhampton Beach
- Major:
- General Psychology
Bio
As a Junior (2025):
- Started in four of 19 game appearances
- Picked up 20 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers
- One assist against Old Dominion (March 22)
- One draw control against UConn (Feb. 15)
- Five games with multiple ground balls and three games with multiple caused turnovers
- President’s List (Fall 2024)
- Dean's List (Spring 2025)
- JMU Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024 as a Sophomore:
- Appeared in 13 games on defense
- Secured three ground balls and caused two turnovers on the season
- Collected two ground balls at Furman (Mar. 2)
- Caused two opponent turnovers against Vanderbilt (Apr. 20)
- Recorded a ground ball against Temple in the AAC Championship semifinals (May 2)
- Dean's List (Spring 2024)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2023 as a Freshman:
- Made five appearances for the Dukes
- Collected four total ground balls
- Had two ground balls in her first career action against Johns Hopkins (Mar. 11)
- Caused two turnovers at Vanderbilt (Apr. 8)
- Dean's List (Fall 2022)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2023)
High School:
- 2022 All-American
- Led her team to their first County Championship and Long Island Championship in 2022
- 2021 All-County Team
- 2019 and 2021 Under Armour All-American National Champion Team
- 2020 All-League Team
- 2019 Westhampton Beach High School Rookie of the Year
- 2019 USA U15 National Combine participant
- 2019 Women's Professional Lacrosse League Development Program Championship Team
- Played for Long Island Top Guns Black
- Three-sport athlete, was captain of the lacrosse, soccer, and basketball teams
Personal:
- Daughter of Tracie and John Rongo
- Has a sister, Lindsay, who plays lacrosse at Stony Brook
- Majoring in General Psychology
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