BEFORE HOLY CROSS: Played three years of varsity soccer at The Albany Academy ... Team captain and MVP as a senior... Team was ranked No. 1 in the state (2007) ...  Team was three-time Sectional semifinalists … Named first team All-Colonial Council and first team All-Class A (2007-2008) … Colonial Council MVP runner-up (2007) … Selected to the Times Union Class A first team and All-Section (2008) … Also played one year of varsity soccer for the Loomis Chaffee School (2009) … Played on the BlackWatch Premier club team … Five-time team captain (2004-2009) … Team won three consecutive New England championships (2005-2007).

PERSONAL: Son of Daniel Esper and Sarah Reed-Esper ... Father played soccer for Holy Cross (`82)… Has one brother, Garrett and one sister, Mia.