lonergan grew up in bowie, maryland and attended archbishop carroll high school in washington, d.c. lonergan's late mother and first coach, maureen, was coach and athletic director at bladensburg's elizabeth seton high school. his father, jack, was a successful college baseball player, gaining national attention for pitching a one-hitter for holy cross in the 1952 college world series. lonergan holds a b.a. in history from cua and an m.s. in criminal justice from american international college.