Before Holy Cross: Member of the varsity cross country team at Tyngsboro H.S. ... team captain and team MVP during senior year ... named a Dual County League All-Star in 2009 ... a Lowell Sun second team All-Star senior year ... earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic  honors in senior year ... also a member of the varsity basketball team ... team captain senior season ... received Coach’s Award senior year ... member of the varsity outdoor track and field team ... team captain senior year ... named team MVP sophomore, junior and senior years ... named a Commonwealth Athletic Conference All-Star freshman year ... a Dual County League All-Star sophomore, junior and senior seasons ...  Lowell Sun first team All-Star senior year ... Boston Globe All-Scholastic junior year ... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Gerard and Bonnie McGrath ... has one brother (Joe) and one sister (Anna) ... majoring in chemistry.