Tippecanoe HS: Two-year varsity starter for head coach Matt Burgbacher ... broke the school record for career receiving yards and set the single-season record with 1,255 receiving yards as a senior ... also had 15 receiving touchdowns in final prep season to earn first-team all-league and all-district honors ... served as team captain while helping lead team to the state semifinals and a league and regional championship ... as a junior, recorded 576 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while earning second-team all-district honors ... was also a standout on the track at Tippecanoe as he holds the school records in the 100m dash and the long jump ... also member of the school record holding 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams ... all state indoors and outdoors on the track.

Personal: Born August 31, 2007 in Troy, Ohio ... son of Brian and Angie Strong ... has two sisters, Nicole and Megan ... his mother, Angie, played collegiate volleyball at Youngstown State and Toledo.