PRIOR TO TUFTS: Letterwinner in basketball and soccer for the Warriors of Manasquan High School...Also played for the NJ Shoreshots...Basketball captain as a junior and senior...Soccer captain as a senior...All-County as a sophomore, junior and senior...All-State as a junior and senior...1000 points, 100 rebounds and 101 wins...4 sectional state titles...2 state titles...1 conference title

PERSONAL: Son of Garry and Courtney Linstra...Has one sibling, Cameron...Father Garry played soccer at TCNJ...Undeclared major...Chose Tufts "because of its great balance between sports and academics. I felt a really good connection with the coaching staff and players. I felt it was a great opportunity to win a lot of games and create great relationships"...Chose Tufts over Babson, NYU and UChicago