HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Okeechobee High School (Okeechobee, Florida)...finished third at the 2007 Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A State Championships, helping OHS to a fifth-place finish as a team...was fifth at the 2006 FHSAA Class 3A State Championships, helping OHS to a 20th-place finish as a team....finished 13th as a sophomore at the 2005 FHSAA Class 3A State Championships.