High School: Three-year starter at Lake Mills High School as a pitcher and third baseman for Dan Bourassa...as a senior, he earned first team all-Capital Conference and team MVP honors after going 9-2 with 110 strikeouts while batting .404 with seven home runs...led the L-Cats to the regional finals for the second-straight year...as a junior, he was named conference "Player of the Year" and first team all-conference accolades after going 10-1 with 143 strikeouts while batting .392 with seven home runs...as a sophomore, he earned first team all-conference and team MVP honors after going 6-5 while batting .412 with three home runs...a three-year starter in football as a defensive end and tight end...as a senior, he earned all-state honorable mention honors and conference "Player of the Year" and first team all-conference accolades after finishing with seven sacks...as a junior, he earned first team all-conference honors after finishing with 14 sacks...as a sophomore, he was named first team all-conference after tallying five sacks...also a three-year starter in basketball as a center...as a senior, he earned team MVP honors after averaging 14 points and 10 rebounds per game...as a junior, he was named second team all-conference after averaging 12 points and nine rebounds per contest...as a sophomore, he earned first team all-conference and team MVP honors after averaging 14 points and eight rebounds.

Personal: Born Aug. 26, 1987, in Madison, Wis...son of Richard and Debra...has three sisters: Sara, Amy and Nicole...major is undecided.