High School — Played for McHenry West Campus and head coach Chad Hetlet ... Lettered in football and track ... Named all-conference in 2004 ... Was an all-state honorable mention selection as a senior and took all-conference as well as all-area honors in 2005 ... Was a team captain ... In track, he holds the McHenry HS record in the shot-put, finishing third in his sectional as a senior.