Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Athlete: Dustin Pedroia
In His MP3 Player: Mike Stud
Favorite Actor & Actress: Will Ferrell & Mila Kunis
Favorite Month: October
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Purdue Building: Wiley Dining Court
Favorite Big City: Cincinnati
Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Spain
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Snowboarding
Other Sports He Enjoys Playing: Basketball & Football
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Pat Connolly, Computer Graphics Technology
Furry Friend: Skittles, Dachshund

High School
Strong was a four-year varsity starter at catcher for coach Jake Burton at McCutcheon High School in Lafayette, Ind.... two-time Lafayette Journal and Courier Big School Player of the Year as an upperclassman... batted .500 as a junior, .482 as a senior to garner honorable mention all-state and All-Hoosier Crossroad Conference honors... played for the north team at the 2012 North/South All-Star Game... honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore after batting .333... honored as the team's rookie of the year as a freshman.

Personal
Full name is Cody Austin Strong... born in Lafayette, Ind.... parents are Tim and Paula Strong... majoring in organizational leadership and supervision with a career ambition of becoming a sports agent.