Grandfather Jerry McCleary played basketball for the University of Utah (1956-57).
Another grandfather played football for Southern Utah
Uncle played baseball for the University of Utah.
Father and uncle played football for Snow College.
Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Philippines Cauayan Mission
Married Haylee Rollins in August 2016
Majoring in sociology
Before BYU
First-Team All-State by the Deseret News
State Tournament MVP
Was 11-0 with a 0.93 ERA at Bingham High
5A Most Inspirational Athlete
First team all-region as a senior, second team all-region as a junior and sophomore
Lettered four times in baseball and three times in cross country
All-region in cross country as a junior and sophomore
Coached by Joey Sato
Threw a perfect game in the summer of 2011
Recruited by Utah and Utah Valley University
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
Nicknamed "The Mantis" by BYU radio announcer for his unique delivery off the mound.
Freshman All-West Coast Conference
Rawlings WCC Pitcher of Week vs. Portland
NCBWA Midseason Stopper List
Second-best season by BYU pitcher with nine saves (vs. UC Riverside, St. Mary's, Portland in 10th inning, Utah twice, Nevada, Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, and Southern Utah
Recorded wins vs. Portland in 12 innings and Gonzaga
Sophmore Year
2015
Recorded wins vs. Santa Clara, vs. Pacific in 11 innings and twice vs. San Francisco
Posted a save vs. Santa Clara
Junior Year
2016
Credited with wins in 10 inninning victory at Samford and at San Francisco with 12-6 decision
Had saves at Samford in 6-4 victory, at Kansas in 7-6 win and at Portland in 4-1 victory