High School / Personal: A 2010 graduate of Granite Hills High School, Cardona attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who lettered twice in football and four years in lacrosse ... a first-team all-league selection his senior year ... member of the 2009 Chris Sailer National Kicking & Snapping Event's top 12 long snappers ... led Granite Hills to the 2010 conference title in lacrosse ... named the conference MVP as a midfielder for the lacrosse team his senior year and picked up Second-Team All-San Diego honors ... grew up with Rob Bickel, a freshman outside linebacker at Army ... son of Patrick and Margaret Cardona.