Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity lacrosse team at Pelham Memorial H.S. in Pelham, N.Y. ... team captain as a junior and senior ... as a senior he earned all-section 1 honors, while as a sophomore and junior he received all-league honorable mention accolades ... also member of the varsity football team as he earned all-league honors as a senior ... was a linebacker and a wide receiver ... School Vice President ... member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior.