Greg Verano has played organized sports since childhood, excelling in football, baseball, wrestling, and taekwondo from a young age. In middle school, he earned pre-season All American honors in baseball and helped lead his football team to success. Throughout high school, he was a standout player in both football and baseball, taking on various positions and roles on both teams. He went on to play juco baseball for two years before transferring to continue his baseball career at Keystone College, where he continues to find both individual and team success.

1. My Athletic Life
Story
Greg Verano

2. Early Years
š Since I could crawl, I've been throwing, catching,
swinging, shooting, etc.
š I started organized sports at a young age with
soccer and tae kwon do
š I replaced those with football, baseball, and
wrestling from 2nd – 6th grade
š Being bigger, stronger, faster than most kids
helped me when I was young
š I excelled early, in both individual and team
success

3. Intermediate - Middle School
š 5th and 6th grade was when sports started to become more
competitive
š My town's teams were all very good, so all year we were
traveling all around the state of New Jersey, along with plenty
of trips from Boston all the way to Florida
š In middle school I earned pre-season All American in baseball,
and our football team was very successful every year
š Our schools only had baseball teams (no football) until high
school, so until then I played Pop Warner football, through the
town

4. Early High-School
š Freshman year football, played QB, WR, RB, LB, SS, and returned
kicks throughout the year
š State runner- ups
š Freshman year baseball, made and started varsity until 2nd
concussion of the year (first through football)
š Sophomore year football, split time between varsity and JV,
played SS and WR
š State runner- ups
š Sophomore year baseball, pitched and played OF, every-day
starter
š Played recreation and church league basketball during the
winters

5. Later High School
š Junior year football, starting QB, SS/CB, and returned
punts
š State runner ups
š Junior year baseball, pitched and played 3B
š Senior year football, season ending surgery after game 2
š John Basilone Bowl MVP (County All- Star game)
š Senior year baseball, pitched and played RF/CF
š Bob Burrough Classic MVP, led the state in doubles
for a few weeks
š Graduated from Bridgewater-Raritan High School, 2019

6. Early College
š Originally committed to play football at St. John Fisher
š Changed decision, went to play juco baseball
š 2019-2022, County College of Morris – covid years
š Received two free years of eligibility due to covid
š Captain all 3 years
š Biggest individual accomplishment – hit for the cycle
sophomore year
š Team won conference each year

7. Later College
š Won the 2022 ACCBL summer league championship, hit leadoff
and started the OF
š Transferred to Keystone College for the 2022- 2023 season
š Season is still going, successful year individually and as a team,
looking to win championships
š I have learned more about myself as a person, as a player, and
grown more this year than any other

8. Reflection
š Next to my family, sports have been the number
one priority for most of my life
š Baseball is my main sport, but my favorite
memories of my life are of me in my driveway
with a basketball, riding my bike through the
woods, playing in my backyard sandlot,
and playing "jackpot" or "kill the carrier"
š Sports bring out the kid in everyone, and I want
to keep that alive as long as I can
š Football and baseball ended up being my two,
and I loved being a player of both
š Sports taught me so much about life and built
me in to the person I am