Before Holy Cross: Swam the freestyle and butterfly at East Longmeadow under Coach Scott Raymond three years... Won MIAA Student Recognition Award in 2005 ... Also a receiver for the football team four years and attacker for the lacrosse team three years ... Football team was Suburban League Champions and Super Bowl runners-up in 2003 and Suburban League C-Champions in 2004 ... Lacrosse team was PVIAC Tri-Champions in 2004.

Personal: Brian Fitzgerald Lasonde ... Born August 8, 1987 ... Son of James M. and Celine C. Lasonde ... Father played football at American International College ... Has one brother ... Uncle, Brian Connell, played Rugby at Holy Cross.