Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Cristian Ognibene completed his three-year Rutgers-Camden soccer career during the fall season while earning his third berth on the all-conference academic team. A Dean’s List student who spent his first collegiate year at LaSalle University, Ognibene played in 59 games at Rutgers-Camden, notching seven goals and five assists for 19 points.
 
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 scholastic years; Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2017 Fall, 2018 Spring, 2018 Fall, 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters…Dean’s List student.
 
Soccer 2019: Appeared in 20 games, starting seven…Finished third on the team in goals (4) and points (10)…Notched two assists…Took 18 shots, 10 on goal for a .556 percentage…Scored a goal in his first start of the season, a 5-1 win over Mount St. Vincent (Aug. 31)…Collected an assist during a 5-3 win over Cabrini (Sept. 11)…Assisted on the game-winning goal by Patrick Grudnik during a 3-2 win over Rutgers-Newark (Oct. 12)…Notched an insurance goal in a 2-0 win over Rowan (Oct. 17)…Scored the Raptors’ lone goal in a 3-1 loss against Ramapo (Oct. 19)…Scored a goal during a 2-2 tie at William Paterson (Oct. 26)…Played the entire 110 minutes in a 2-2 tie at Kean (Sept. 28)…Had four shots – three on goal – in a pair of games, coming against Mount St. Vincent (Aug. 31) and William Paterson (Oct. 26).
 
Outdoor Track 2019: Competed in one outdoor meet, posting a time of 12.66 to finish 12th of 16 in the 100-meter dash at the Stockton Invitational (March 23).
 
Soccer 2018: Played in 21 games, starting two…Notched one goal (a game winner) and two assists for four points…Had seven shots…Made his first start at Cabrini (Sept. 12), playing 44 minutes in a 1-0 loss…Had an assist on Skyler Diggs’ game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory at Penn State-Abington (Oct. 4)…Scored the lone goal of the game at 39:46 to post a 1-0 win at Stockton (Oct. 24) and record his first career game-winning goal…Started and collected an assist in a 2-0 victory over Hood (Nov. 10) in the ECAC tournament, while playing his season high of 61 minutes.
 
Soccer 2017: Played in 18 games…Notched two goals and one assist for five points…Had seven shots, three on goal for a .429 percentage…Made his Rutgers-Camden debut in the Raptors’ season-opening 2-0 loss against Lycoming College (Sept. 1)…One day later, notched his first Raptor point, assisting a goal by Skyler Diggs during a 6-2 win over Keystone College (Sept. 2)…Scored two goals for four points in a 5-1 win over New Jersey City University (Oct. 7)…Played his season high of 39 minutes in a 2-1 win over Swarthmore College (Oct. 16).
 
Pre-Rutgers: Played two games at LaSalle University in 2016…Saw action against Rider (Sept. 2) and Manhattan (Sept. 11).
 
High School: Four-year varsity soccer letterman at Cherokee High School for Coach Glenn Thomson…Added two track letters for the Chiefs…Numerous soccer honors include First Team All-Olympic Conference…First Team Burlington County…Added Honorable Mention All-South Jersey and Honorable Mention All-State…Notched 20 goals and nine assists as a senior, earning team MVP honors…Honor roll student all four years…Graduated in 2016.
 
Club Team: Marlton GPS Premier
 
Personal: Born September 1, 1998…Last name pronounced “O-KNEE-ben-e”…Enjoys going to the beach, spending time with his family and helping out others…Health Sciences major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to attend graduate school to become a physician’s assistant…Cristian is the son of Anna Maria and Joseph Ognibene of Marlton.