I was born and raised in the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area my entire life. Before I moved with my family to our current residence in Southport, Indiana in 2017, my family and I spent the prior years living in Plainfield, Indiana. There I was schooled through the Plainfield School Corporation from kindergarten through 8th grade.
My path then took me to attend Roncalli High School because I wanted to challenge myself spiritually, intellectually, and athletically. At Roncalli I was a straight-A student who maintained a 4.0 GPA and was inducted into the Roncalli chapter of the National Honor Society.
In my four years, I logged more than 200 hours of community service and I was a member of the first ever class of Marion University’s Missionary Disciplines Institute in 2017. At the conclusion of my high school, I was graced with the St. John XXIII Award, which is given to a handful students who best embodied the characteristics of Roncalli’s namesake, St. Angelo Roncalli, in their four years of high school at Roncalli.
My main extra-curricular activity was playing football for Roncalli where I was a three-year letterman; a member of the 2016 IHSAA 4A State Champion football team as a freshman; the recipient of the Karl Damon Andrews Memorial Scholarship, an award that is determined by the census of the junior varsity and varsity coaching staffs; a peer-elected team captain my senior year; an elected member of the IFCA Academic All-State Team; the winner of the football Mental Attitude Award; a co-recipient of the Male Mental Attitude Award winner across all school-affiliated sports teams; a representative of Roncalli at the Circle City Conference leadership seminar; and a member of a 2019 Sectional Champion team.
I also wrestled and ran track & field for 2 years in each sport.
A former involvement that was unique was being a member of the Roncalli ‘Rebel Rhapsody’ Show Choir, where we went on to win a total of 10 overall Grand Champion awards across the two competition seasons I performed in the choir.
Aside from working towards my degree at IUPUI, my passions in life are serving my clients as an online nutrition coach and in-person personal trainer; working with my friends to grow our beloved, one-year-old gym called American Muscle Factory; and pursuing my goal of competing in my first bodybuilding show on August 5, 2023.
Some other hobbies that I enjoy in my down time are traveling to new places and having new experiences with my family! Also, I enjoy spending time with the love of my life, Susie. I find leisure in listening to music, particularly country music, and reading a good book about self-improvement. Most importantly, since the arrival of my niece in September of 2021, I focus on spending time with my niece!