BYU Highlights
- All-Big 12 Second Team (100 breast, 2024 / 200 fly, 2026)
- All-MPSF Second Team (200 fly, 2021)
- Helped BYU men to top-10 finish at CSCAA National Invitational Championship (2023)
- Ranks Top 10 all-time at BYU in 100 breast, 100 fly & 200 fly
Personal
- Parents are Richard and Rosalee Ballard
- Wife's name is Taylen
- Major: Biology
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada (2021) and Resistencia, Argentina (2022)
- Speaks Spanish
- Dabbles in music, mountain biking, camping and fishing in his free time.
Before BYU
- Prepped at both Central Valley High School and Sandpoint High School
- Club: Sandpoint West Athletic Club and the Coeur D'Alene Area Swim Team
- Won the State Championship in the 100-yard butterfly
- Also recruited by Utah
Collegiate Personal Bests
| Event (Yards) | Time | Meet |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | 20.20 | '25-'26 Wolfpack Elite Invite |
| 100 Freestyle | 45.61 | '25-'26 CMU Intermountain Shootout |
| 100 Breaststroke | 53.93 | '25-'26 Wolfpack Elite Invite |
| 200 Breaststroke | 1:59.63 | '23-'24 Big 12 Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | 21.99 | '24-'25 Big 12 Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | 47.15 | '24-'25 Big 12 Championships |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:44.64 | '24-'25 Big 12 Championships |
| 200 Individual Medley | 1:46.95 | '24-'25 Big 12 Championships |