SearswasborninWashington,D.CandraisedinChevyChase,Marylandinaclose-knitfamilythatcanbetracedbacktoPlymouth,Massachusettsintheyear1630.[citationneeded]HeattendedhighschoolatLandonSchoolinBethesda,MD.Inhighschool,hewascaptainofthevarsityfootballteamandwasawardedall-statehonorsasatightend,aswellasreceivinganationaltop-tenrankinginthe100-yardbreaststroke.Searsplayedvarsity...(展开全部) SearswasborninWashington,D.CandraisedinChevyChase,Marylandinaclose-knitfamilythatcanbetracedbacktoPlymouth,Massachusettsintheyear1630.[citationneeded]HeattendedhighschoolatLandonSchoolinBethesda,MD.Inhighschool,hewascaptainofthevarsityfootballteamandwasawardedall-statehonorsasatightend,aswellasreceivinganationaltop-tenrankinginthe100-yardbreaststroke.SearsplayedvarsityfootballfortheUniversityofMaryland.carryingonthefamilytraditionofathleticexcellenceinspiredbyhisgreat-grandfatherwhowonagoldmedalinthe1912Olympicsforpistolshooting,andagainbyhisauntwhotookhomeabronzeinthe1956Olympicsforthe100-yardbutterfly.HetransferredandgraduatedfromtheUniversityofVirginiawithadegreeinbusinessmanagementin1999.