High School: Was captain for two seasons under head coaches Nick Eddy and Brian Mintz... won a state championship as a senior, becoming the first wrestler to do so in the program's history... set the school record for career takedowns, recording over 400 to shatter the previous record of 200... also earned three letters in football... also wrestled club under coach Mike Pedro and assistant coach Radu Brestyan, the number-one ranked Judo fighter in the United States.

Personal: Born September 21, 1993... son of Roger and Louise... has three sisters, Meghan, Caitlin, and Kelli... will major in engineering... favorite athlete is MMA fighter George St. Pierre... favorite music is metal... favorite movies are Ted and Braveheart... nickname is Bruiser.