University of Chicago

Awards:

* Academic All-UAA in 2025

Team:

* Member of the first NCAA Tournament team in program history in 2025
* Team reached the Regional Finals before falling to UW-Oshkosh in a winner-take-all Regional Final

2025:

* Appeared in 1 game as a sophomore
* Made his first career pitching appearance with 0.1 innings in the 11-6 win over SUNY-Oneonta on February 23

2024:

* Appeared in 1 game with 1 start as a freshman
* Made his collegiate debut with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs in the 14-0 win over Caltech on February 18

At UChicago:

* Student Athlete Advisory Committee
* Prism Consulting Bootcamp
* Fellowship of Christian Athletes

High School:

* 12-time varsity letter award winner
* PSAL 'AA' City Champion (at Yankee Stadium) in 2023
* Wingate Award Winner (best senior HS player in NYC) in 2023
* NY1 Spectrum Scholar Athlete of the Week
* 4th in the country with 150 strikeouts in 2023
* 11-0 record with a 0.30 ERA in 68 innings in 2023
* 14:1 K/BB ratio in 2023
* Former US Scholastic Chess National Champion
* Son of Steve Dong and Helen Poon