Before Harvard
Lettered all four years in cross country, indoor and outdoor track … Captain of cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams as a senior … All-state in cross country and indoor track as a freshman … All-county in cross country in all four years … MCDA Sportsmanship Award Recipient … Colt’s Neck High School Scholar-Athlete as a senior … 2005 Footlocker Cross Country Meet finalist … Set the New Jersey Freshmen Class Holmdel Park record … New Jersey State Cross Country Champion as a freshman … State Sectionals Cross Country Champion as a freshman, sophomore and senior … Set the High School National Record in the 5k in the seventh grade … State Champion in the 3,200 meters as a senior … Member of Habitat for Humanity … National Honor Society member … member of the Spanish and Math National Honor Societies.

Personal
Father, Roger, was a Connecticut High School State Champion in cross country and twice in the two mile event.