Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity lacrosse team at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Conn. ... served as team captain during his senior year ... three-time selection to the Northwest Conference All-Academic team ... also played basketball at Northwest Catholic ... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of James and Patrice Peterson ... has one sister (Meghan) ... father played tennis at the University of Connecticut ... majoring in Economics and Accounting.