Prior to Southern - Downey comes to Southern after a season at Illinois College ... At IC, Downey was his conference's Special Teams Player of the Week ... Downey prepped at Festus High Schoool, where he was a three-year starter on both the football and soccer fields ... He was a first-team All-Conference pick in football for three seasons, while being named All-District in both his junior and senior campaigns ... on the soccer field, Downey was a first-team All-Conference and All-District selection ... He holds the school record for most goals in one season. 

Personal - Downey is the son of John and Lisa Downey and is an accounting major at Southern.