Towson University Athletics

At Thomas Wotton High School: Four-year starter at linebacker for the Patriots ... earned All-Metro honors as a senior for Coach Greg Malling ... led the Patriots in tackles three years in a row ... honored as team’s Most Valuable Player three times ... two-time All-County selection ... made 253 tackles in career ... two-year starter as defenseman for the Patriots’ lacrosse team.

Personal: Has one sister ... had summer job as a caddy ... favorite athlete is the late Walter Payton ... lists Michael Lewis as his favorite author ... enjoys listening to music by Alabama ... favorite meal is fried chicken and cole slaw from the Red Rooster Restaurant in Damascus, Md. ... favorite movie is "Four Brothers" ... cousin, Bryan Ray, played football at Wake Forest ... father is a truck driver ... mother is a graduate of East Carolina University who does social work ... son of Michael Ray and Rosemary DiPietro ... born on October 16, 1990 in Silver Spring, Md.