Junior College: Played at Butte College for one season for head coach Brian Snelling … helped Butte go 8-3 and win the Gridiron Classic Bowl 38-28 over College of the Sequoias … started at center and was named first team all-league.
High School: Lettered in football at Eureka High School for coach Jason White … helped Eureka to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons his final two years, including a trip to the state semifinals as a senior … earned all-conference honors as a senior.