UC Davis Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star recruit out of Redding, Calif. … Two-sport athlete playing both football and basketball … All-California State ... NAL Defensive Player of the Year ... Three-time NAL All-League ... Owns the University Prep school single season sack record having made 14.0 sacks during the 2024 season … Member of two league champion football and basketball squads … Owns school all-time blocks record in basketball (62) … Earned a pair of All-League honors in basketball.
 
PERSONAL: Born in 2006 … Son of Kaitlin Huegel and Joseph Peterson … Has two siblings … Has spent summers working on grandfather’s ranch … Received recruiting attention from several Big Sky schools, including Montana and Sacramento State … Chose UC Davis because of “the great team atmosphere and amazing opportunity for a top tier education that is close to home” … Intends to major in business.