High School: First-team all-state by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and second-team all-state by Associated Press as a senior … as a senior, combined for 56 tackles, nine interceptions, three fumble recoveries and eleven pass breakups, earning Southeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors … three-time first-team All-Southeast Conference selection … two-time all-region player of the year … finished career with 85 tackles, 12 interceptions, four fumble recoveries, one fumble recovery touchdown, 21 pass breakups, one blocked punt and two touchdowns … team captain and team MVP in senior season … also lettered in track and field … coach was Mike Bartholomew
Personal: Parents are Curtiss and Rachael Strong … brother, Jordan, plays football at UW-Stevens Point … coached youth football