Prior to Stanford
- Played at Nazareth Academy in Lagrange Park, Illinois for head coach Tim Racki
- A four-star recruit by Rivals, ranked as high as the No. 2 Edge recruit in Illinois by on3
- A top-55 ranked outside linebacker recruit nationally by ESPN and on3
- Four-time letterwinner for Nazareth Academy’s football program and two-year letterwinner for Nazareth Academy’s wrestling team
- Nazareth Academy football team captain (2024)
- Led Nazareth Academy to back-to-back-to-back Illinois 5A State Championships (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Totaled 369 tackles, 125 tackles-for-loss, 59 sacks, nine forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in his high school football career
- Four-time Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference All-Division honoree (2021-2024)
- CCL/ESCC Green Division Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
- CCL/ESCC Orange Division Lineman of the Year (2023)
- Two-time First Team IHSFCA All-State honoree (2023, 2024)
- Chicago Sun-Times All-Area awardee (2023)
- Four-time IHSFCA Academic All-State honoree (2021-2024)
- U.S. Army Bowl Team Member (2024)
- Two-time Class 1A Illinois State Wrestling runner-up at 220 pounds (2022-2023), totaled a 63-6 record
Personal
- Son of Sylwia and Ted Kaminski
- Has two older siblings, Jacob and Paulina
- Brother, Jacob, wrestled at Indiana University and currently competes at Eureka College
- Sister, Paulina, swam at Yale
- Enjoys bowling, coding and discovering new music
Wants to major in Computer Science, Engineering or Business