Cal Adomitis

Position:
LS
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA
High School:
Pittsburgh Central Catholic

2021 Cal Adomitis Honors & Awards:

Patrick Mannelly Award Winner (top collegiate senior long snapper in the Football Bowl Subdivision)
AFCA All-America Team (first team)
Blue-Gold Award Winner (presented to the male and female senior student-athletes who best represent the Pitt student-athlete ideal based on academic scholarship, athletic achievement, leadership qualities and citizenship)

2021: Finished his career as the most accomplished long snapper in Pitt history…selected a first team All-American at that position by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the only one of the five NCAA-recognized All-America selectors that chooses a long snapper…named the 2021 recipient of the Patrick Mannelly Award as college football’s top long snapper…handled both long and short snapping for the Panthers in every game from 2017-21—a streak of 64 consecutive contests...logged two tackles on the season (both coming at Syracuse)...voted a Pitt captain by his teammates…selected to play in the prestigious Reese’s Senior Bowl…named to the 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his commitment to community service…recipient of the prestigious Blue-Gold Award, presented to the male and female senior student-athletes who best represent the student-athlete ideal based on academic scholarship, athletic achievement, leadership qualities and citizenship…the winners of the Blue-Gold Award have their names engraved on the Varsity Walk on Pitt's campus.

2020: Concluded his fourth season as Pitt’s starting long snapper for punts and PAT/field goals…played in all 11 contests, running his streak to 50 consecutive game appearances…tabbed by Phil Steele as a first-team All-ACC long snapper and Honorable Mention All-American…semifinalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award, presented to the nation’s top long snapper…had his lone tackle of the season against Austin Peay on punt coverage...named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

2019: Played in all 13 contests and totaled four tackles on punt coverage…had a season-high two tackles at Virginia Tech.

2018: Played in all 14 games…totaled four tackles (all solo) on punt coverage…had a season-high two stops against Stanford in the Sun Bowl.

2017: Seized Pitt’s starting long snapper duties as a true freshman…played in all 12 games, handling snaps for punts and PAT/field goals…had two tackles, recording punt coverage stops in the Syracuse and Virginia Tech games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered as a tight end and long snapper for perennial power Pittsburgh Central Catholic…as a senior, helped the Vikings to a 14-2 record, the WPIAL Class 6A championship and the PIAA final…his junior year, the team went 15-1 and won both the WPIAL and PIAA championships…played under Coach Terry Totten.

PERSONAL: Callen James Adomitis, born 7/9/98, is the son of Andy and Katherine Adomitis…has two brothers…his brother, Graham, was a first-team All-Ivy League tight end at Princeton and a Tigers' team captain…Cal served as Pitt’s president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)…earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and is now enrolled in Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business...in October 2021, Adomitis launched "Cal's Kids," an initiative to raise $94,000 for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh...the dollar total was inspired by his No. 94 jersey number, but the effort ultimately raised nearly $115,000.