Graduated from DeKalb High School in 2008… letter winner for coach Mike Wolf…was one of top runners on team…only ran cross country in senior season…top runner at the Sterling Invitational…helped team to meet championships at Byron Invitational, East Peoria Invitational, and Rockford Guilford Regional…team won Regional Championship…received the coach's sportsmanship award for soccer and cross country…also lettered in track, basketball, and soccer…participated in the newspaper, New Pennies Staff, S.A.D.D., Spanish Club, and intramural basketball.

Son of David and Carolee DeBall…born on November 8, 1989…is undecided in major…enjoys scouting, camping, hiking, writing, reading, and traveling…cheers for the Denver Broncos and Milwaukee Admirals…likes to eat pasta, rice, chicken, and pudding…lists favorite sports movie as "Facing the Giants"…loves to vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii, by the oceans and mountains.