High School: Earned a trio of all-state honors in track and field in the 4x800m relay in 2005 and 4x800m and 4x1,600m relays in 2006 and 4x1,600m relays in 2007...team state cross country qualifiers in 2005 and 2006...high school conference champions in 2005 and 2006...posted a personal-best time of 15:35 in the 5K and 1:55 in the 800m...member of the National Honor Society... ranked in the top 20% of his class all four years...four-year letterwinner in wrestling...earned all-state honors in wrestling in 2007...named individual conference champion in wrestling in 2007.