High School: A 2012 graduate of Rancho Cucamonga HS…was a three-year varsity starter at center and on the defensive line…helped lead the team to the Southern Section Div. I title in 2009…as a senior, he was named to the Inland Empire Bulletin all-valley team…also earned all-Southern Section Inland Division and all-Baseline League honors…played in the Inland Empire all-star game following his senior season.