2011: Played in 12 games during his first season as a Bulldog.

At Staples High School: Four-year varsity starter at D and LSM… Two-time All-FCIAC… Two-time team defensive award and ground ball leader… Team Block S winner as hardest worker… Two-year football varsity letterwinner… All-FCIAC honorable mention senior year in football… State runner-up and FCIAC champions on gridiron… Wrestled for one year… FCIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Month… Channel 12 Scholar-Athlete… AP Scholar… Personal: John Tate Ambrose is the son of Kim and David Ambrose… His uncle, Joseph "Trey" Crisco, PhD Yale 1989, was goalie coach for the Elis from 1988-1992 after being a three-sport captain at Amherst College.