What's your top advice to players, on or off the field?

Listen before you speak. Being part of a team is a great privilege. You are constantly surrounded by people who come from different backgrounds. If you listen to your coaches, teammates, and professors, you will not only develop as an individual, but you will strengthen your communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills within the team itself. A team that is unified in these three categories is successful on and off the field. Secondly, be excited to fail. Failure gives you answers. Always look at failure as an opportunity to learn, grow, and find a way to succeed. 

What's a lasting memory from your Haverford School days?

I have countless memories on the field. The Inter-Ac Football title run in 2010 (beating Malvern always feels good), an undefeated 23–0 season with a final ranking of #1 in the nation for lacrosse in the Spring of 2011, the rivalry games between Malvern and Episcopal Academy, and the list goes on. But one moment and one person who will always stick with me is former Head of School, Dr. Joe Cox. Dr. Cox had a humble and kind demeanor but most people didn't know about his vicious competitive nature. That man loved to win and he was very good at it. Whenever we would win a game, Dr. Cox would slip us one of his notorious "Cox Coins" for our success. After my last football game in a Haverford uniform, I will never forget hugging Dr. Cox with tears in both of our eyes as we celebrated on EA's field keeping the sweater at home. We had that same embrace when I walked across the stage at graduation in the Spring. He slipped me a coin with a big smile and told me how proud he was of me. It will never leave me. I am beyond grateful for what Dr. Cox did for me during my time at Haverford. Like my coaches and teachers, he believed in me every step of the way. I will forever cherish the moment Dr. Cox handed me that last coin. 

What Haverford friendships had the greatest influence on you?

The friendships I cherished were also my teammates. My offensive linemen Lou Moeller, Chris DiBello, Josh Nelson, Damali Austin, Nick Lombardo, Zach Trauger, Grant Jamgochian, Tom McCarthy, Chris Morgan, Geoff Bocobo, Eric Close, Joe McCallion, Goran Murray, Vince Garman, and many more I still connect with today. My linemen always had my back on and off the field. You could be friends with people older and younger than you. Rashaan Hollman is another classmate of mine who had great influence during my time at Haverford and beyond. We came from two very different backgrounds but we became very close because of that. He helped me see how big the world really is. Because of Haverford, I was able to build extremely beneficial relationships and meet so many driven individuals. I am grateful for that. It is a brotherhood for life.

What are your hopes for the near and far future of Brown's lacrosse program?

I am fortunate to work alongside a head coach and staff that eats, sleeps, and breathes positivity here at Brown. The Brown Lacrosse program produces great players and people who have the ability to change the world. Going into our second year on staff, we have worked hard to establish and strengthen trust within the team. Our positivity, preparation, and relentless competitive nature have shown our players that we only want what is best for them every day. They also now understand we don't back down to anyone who stands in our way to achieve our goals. My far-future hope is that when Brown Lacrosse players graduate, our staff has helped guide them into the real world with the tools they need to succeed and achieve their own goals. I also hope they want to become active alumni of the program and help future Brown Lacrosse student-athletes do the same after their years of competing. Right now, we are working to become extremely successful and win a lot of lacrosse games. In my eyes, there is no "near hope." It is hard to win at the highest level of anything. So we are putting the time and sacrifice in now to achieve our goals through preparation. Coach Torpey, I, and the rest of the staff came here to win Ivy League titles and National Championships. We came here to win and we will.