High School:  Earned three letters and captained one season at Grand Island High School for coach Peter Kuehne... Led the Vikings to a 16-2-3 record in 2009 with 14 shutouts, a single-season school record, and league and Section VI titles... Named first-team All-Western New York and All-Niagara Frontier League... Played club socccer for Blackwatch Premier, coached by UB associate head coach David Hesch, winning the New York Thruway League title and making two state cup appearances... Also lettered in basketball and lacrosse.

Personal: Born April 1, 1992... Son of Roman and Karen Figler... Has two brothers, Jonathan and Justin... Favorite movie is Happy Gilmore... Favorite TV show is The Simpsons... Lists former Danish national and Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel as his greatest athletic influence... Majoring in business administration.