 He attended Georgetown High School and played college soccer for Liberty University, who he helped to its first-ever Big South Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Men's College Soccer Cup his senior season, and completed his career ranked fourth on the Liberty all-time points list with 79, while tying for fourth on the school's all-time goals list with 32.He was named to the All-Big South first team, the VaSID All-State first team and the All-South Atlantic Region second team as a senior.During his college years he played also for Richmond Kickers Future and the Fredericksburg Gunners in the Premier Development League, earning PDL All-Eastern Conference team honors with the Gunners in 2007.