Before Harvard

Member of the cross country and track and field teams at Westfield, serving as captain of the cross country team as a senior … Named to the all-county cross country team in 2008 and 2009 … Also named to the all-county indoor and outdoor track teams in the 800-meter run and the all-area indoor track team in 2010 … Helped cross country team to group IV state championship and led cross country and track teams to five county championships … Male valedictorian and National AP Scholar … Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society … Treasurer and publicity secretary of the Spanish club … Also enjoys playing tennis … Father, George Cusick, played lacrosse for four years at Bucknell and graduated in 1983 … Uncle, Tom Cusick, also played lacrosse at Bucknell and was an All-American in 1986, graduating in 1987.