Before Quinnipiac: Senior captain for cross country, as well as indoor and outdoor track teams, at Smithtown (N.Y.) West High School...two-time all-league selection in outdoor track in the 400M...all-league selection as a senior in indoor track in the 600M...all-county academic honoree as a senior for indoor track...four-time, three-sport scholar-athlete...given the Tri-Athlete and Gold Key awards...member of the three-time indoor track league champion teams...2004 spring track league champions...four-time New York State Scholar-Athlete champions.

Personal:Daughter of Donna and Frank DeBellis...majoring in occupational therapy...Has two brothers, Mike and Steve...Member of the national Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Italian Honor Society...Recieved the Italian Academic Achievement Award and the Student of Distinction in Science Award...Born in Smithtown, N.Y.