Bio

High School
A 2012 graduate of South O' Brien High School ... a 2012 Iowa class 2A state medalist ... selected first team all-state as a junior and senior and second team all-state as a sophomore ... a four-year first team all-conference selection ... currently holds school record for most medalists honors in a career (24) ... selected academic all-state by the Des Moines Register and to the all-academic team by the N'West Iowa Review ... chaired as the National Honor Society president as a senior ... named all-state jazz saxophonist as a junior and a senior ... named outstanding performer at the 2012 Iowa Jazz Championships ... was the 2012 class valedictorian ... named a Governor's scholar ... also named best of class by KCAU-TV. 

Personal 
Born Feb. 27 1994 ... son of Shailesh and Pratiksa Desai ... has one sister, Chandni ... majoring in biology.