Nate Cichy

Named three-star recruit by 24/7 Sports and Rivals
Played for head coach DanDeBoeuf at Prospect High School
Four-year letterwinner, three-year varsity starter
Team captain as a senior
142 catches, 2,313 yards, 28 touchdowns for his career
Class 7A First Team All-State as a senior
Two-time Champaign News-Gazette first team All-State
Mid-Suburban League Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2025
All-Area and All-Conference as a junior and senior
2026 District 214 Howard Lester Award for Outstanding Male Athlete
2026 Prospect High School Male Athlete of the Year
2025 Prospect High School Leadership Award
Served on team's Leadership Council in 2024 and 2025
2026 IHSA All-State Academic Team
Academic All-State in 2024, 2025 and 2026
National Football Foundation High School Scholar Athlete honoree as a senior
World Language National Honor Society
National Honor Society
Three-time AP Scholar with distinction
National Merit Scholar finalist
Offers included Illinois State, Bryant, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Penn
Competed in track & field and captained team in 2025 and 2026
Three-time all-conference in 55m hurdles and 110m hurdles
School-record holder in both the 55m and 60m high hurdles
Part of school-record 4x200m and 4x400m relays
2025 IHSA State Champion in indoor 60m hurdles
2026 IHSA Class 3A ninth place in 110m hurdles
Three-time track MVP (2024, 2025, 2026)

Born Oct. 31, 2007
Son of Keith and Elizabeth Cichy
Uncle, Bill Kuehn, played football at Dartmouth
Volunteer coach in high school for Mount Prospect Lions summer football camps
Enjoys skiing, water sports, video games, hiking, listening to music, and collecting NFL jerseys
Majoring in business undeclared