Before Fordham: Graduate of Vernon Township High School in Vernon, New Jersey... Earned four letters for the Vikings swimming squad... Earned All-Sussex Interscholastic All-League honors and North West New Jersey All-Area accolades in the 100 fly and 200 Medley Relay... Received the 2007 John Cocula Student Athlete Scholarship... YMCA Short Course National Qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly for two years and was a New Jersey State Qualifier in the 100 fly and 200 Medley Relay for three years.

Personal: Plans to major in Communications & Media Studies... Has one brother, Michael, who was a four-year swimmer at the University of Massachusetts.