Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity lacrosse team at Phillips Academy Andover for coach Steve Moreland … team captain during senior year … played club lacrosse for 3D Lacrosse under coaches Jamie Munro and Dave Jenkins … also lettered in ice hockey and football … assistant captain of the ice hockey team during senior year.

Personal: Son of Michael and Carolyn Shannon … father played lacrosse at Holy Cross (Class of 1978), and went on to serve as the team’s head coach in 1980 … mother was a member of the track and field and cheerleading teams at Holy Cross (Class of 1980) … has two brothers (Michael and Christopher) … brother, Michael, played football at Dartmouth (Class of 2007) … brother, Christopher, played football and lacrosse at Duke (Class of 2012) … has not yet declared a major.