BEFORE SDSU: Preston earned first-team all-state honors and was named Michigan Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2023 after capping a successful high school career at Nouvel Catholic Central High School ... over three seasons, he threw for 4,354 yards and 55 touchdowns against 13 interceptions while receiving all-conference and all-region honors twice ... in 2024, he moved on to Phillips Exeter Academy, a prep school in New Hampshire, where he completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,563 yards and 17 touchdowns ... valedictorian of his high school class