PRIOR TO TUFTS: Attended Parish Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas, where he was a four-year varsity football letter-winner and also competed in baseball for the Panthers...A standout defensive lineman, he earned First Team All-State and First Team All-District honors in TAPPS Division I, as well as TAPPS Division I Academic All-State recognition...During his senior season, he recorded 61 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, a blocked field goal and a touchdown...He helped lead Parish Episcopal to three TAPPS Division I state championships in 2022, 2023 and 2025, while the Panthers finished as state runners-up in 2024...In the classroom, he was a four-year Academic High Honor Roll student and four-year member of the Honor Council, serving as president for one year and historian for one year...He was also recognized as a College Board AP Scholar.

PERSONAL: Parents Kimberly and Jason Rich...has two siblings, Andrew and Caroline...mother played field hockey and ran track at Johns Hopkins...earth science major...chose Tufts "because it offers the opportunity to continue playing the game I love under great coaches, while providing a high quality education."