High School: Competed three seasons and lettered two years in track and field as a sprinter and relay-team member ... as a senior, helped lead Zion-Benton to the conference championship and was eighth in the 200 at the state meet, the team's Most Valuable Performer and an inductee on the school's Wall of Achievement ... as a junior, ran on the 4x100 relay squad that finished ninth in the state and was named Zion-Benton's Most Outstanding Junior ... team won conference and sectional titles ... was a member of the sixth-place 4x200 relay unit at the state meet as a sophomore ... ran meet-record 22.8 in the 200 at Antioch meet ... Zion-Benton was conference and sectional champions that season ... also played four years and lettered two seasons in football ... team won the league title his junior and senior years, with a 9-2 record and playoff appearance his junior season ... rushed for 700 yards (six-yard average per carry), had four interceptions and made 35 tackles as a junior ... averaged 5.5 yards per carry and 40 yards per kickoff return as a sophomore, when Zion-Benton was 8-1 and won the division title ... made the honor roll and earned African-American achievement award as a junior and senior.

Other: Son of Jacqueline McClain ... business administration major ... competed for the North Shore Breeze summer track and field team and reached the national meet.