Personal
Parents are Roland and Mary June...father ran track for BYU in the late 1950s...older brother, Brian, played basketball for Utah Valley Community College...had a 4.0 GPA as a high school senior...served a church mission to Louisiana 1989-90...recruited by Tennessee in track and in football by Arizona State, Washington, UCLA, Stanford and Notre Dame...majoring in physical education and secondary education.
Before BYU
Was MVP at Orem High in football and track and was the school's athlete of the year...was a wide receiver and free safety...helped lead team to 4A championship and was all-state...in track he broke the state record with a 10.96 100 meters as a junior...as a junior he had a wind-aided 21.64 in the 200 meters which unofficially broke the state record...placed second in the 100 and 200 meters in state as a senior...football coach was Tom Rabb (Southern Utah).