Pre-Loyola:
A native of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, he prepped at Belle Chasse High School under coach Micah Simoneaux... Earned Boys LHSAA All-State Third Team honors, set the District 9-4A 800m meet record, and was recognized with the John Philip Sousa Award... Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Personal:
Majoring in Computer Science... Born July 24, 2007... Son of Jennifer Lynn and Aaron Byrd... Favorite athlete is Drew Brees... Hobbies include running, listening to music, hanging out with friends, playing games, and playing any sport for fun... Something that might surprise people is that he can play trombone at an advanced level and has only been running for about two years.