Before Yale: Multi-sport athlete at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School…Competed in lacrosse and basketball…Three-time All-Conference selection, two-time All-American and New Jersey Defensemen of the Year in lacrosse…Two-time First Team All-State and three-time First Team All-Division selection…Helped lead team to 2026 Division Championship…Represented Jamaica at the U20 World Lacrosse Championships, serving as co-team captain as the youngest player on the team and helping the squad to an eighth-place finish in the world…Academic All-American…National Honor Society member…2026 Union County Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Son of Patricia and Sean McDowell…Coached fifth grade lacrosse team.

Why Yale? “I chose Yale because I wanted the best of both worlds, I wanted to have the best academics and a place where I could grow and thrive in the classroom. And with that high level lacrosse where I can chase my individual and team goals and hopefully accomplish them all.”