Jake Ferri grew up in Billerica, MA and wrestled for Shawsheen Technical High School and Doughboy Wrestling Club during the offseason. He was a four-time starter and two-time captain. He is a four-time league all-star, two-time Lowell Holiday champion (2017 Outstanding Wrestler), and a two-time league MVP. He was a three-time Division I North sectional champ (2017 Outstanding Wrestler), two-time Division I state champion (three-time finalist), two-time all-state champ (2016 Outstanding Wrestler) and two-time New England champ. He is a three-time NHSCA All-American, taking seventh in the sophomore division and runner-up in both his junior and senior years. He is also the 2017 Public School Wrestler of the Year in Massachusetts and a member of the 2017 USA Wrestling Magazine High School All American Academic Team. He finished his high school career with a record of 203-24 and will go on to wrestle Division I at Kent State in the exercise science major. He's an honor roll student and maintained a 3.6 GPA.