I was born and raised in Long Beach, California, which has been a massive contributor to my Southern California attitude and how I live life. My father was a financial adviser growing up and my mother was an occupational therapist for Los Angeles County. I played just about every sport under the sun, but ultimately fell in love with football and rugby. I was fortunate enough to be able to play for the United States while in high school and got to travel to Argentina, England, and New Zealand to play in international contests with nations such as Argentina, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Italy, Scotland, Uruguay, and Wales! Playing at such a competitive level drilled responsibility and teamwork into me and have molded my practice style to be similar to how regulated myself when playing sports.