High School: Three year varsity starter for Ludington High School, a school on the West Michigan lakeshore north of Grand Rapids...earned back-to-back second-team All-State honors while leading the Orioles to two MHSAA D4 playoff appearances and a West Michigan Conference-Lakes Division title in 2025...also earned first team All-Region and All-Conference honors...two-sport athlete who holds the Ludington High School shot put record in track and field, as well as five weightlifting program records...solid student who earned membership in the National Honor Society, served as the Mason County Youth Advisory Council President, and graduated with honors this past spring...parents are Bret and Tara Autrey, and his older sister also attends Hillsdale College.