Dr. Sommerville was raised in South Jordan, Utah, where he attended Bingham High School. In fact, he grew up just about a mile from our office. He received a scholarship to play basketball at a junior college in Wyoming.
Dr. Sommerville then served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Long Beach, California, where he learned to speak Spanish.
After returning from his mission, he married his high school sweetheart and finished his scholarship in Wyoming. Dr. Sommerville received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Utah.