High School: Earned first team all-area and all-state honors for Coach Rob Carter at Beauregard High ... team captain for the Hornets ... nominated to North-South All-Star Game ... member of National Honor Society, Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... active in Lee County 4-H

Personal: Birthday is September 16 ... son of James and Joanie Dowdell ... has two sisters, Katelyn and Amanda ... studying in the College of Agriculture