Before Holy Cross: Four-year member of the varsity swim team at Stratford H.S...team captain junior and senior year...named Stratford High School Male CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete...received the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Award in 2008...named to the SWC All-Academic team all four years...was Student Council president...member of Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Anthony and Donna Russo...has one sister, Jamie...has not yet declared a major.