High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Spencer ...earned third-team all-state honors as a junior and second-team accolades as a senior ... earned a 7-2 record with a 1.26 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 2007 ... also hit .421 as a senior ... was a three-time all-conference selection and a two-time all-district pick.

Personal: Born December 13, 1988 in Spencer, Iowa ... son of Bill and Merry Glienke ... has two brothers, Waylon and Weston ... majoring in pre-medicine/biology.