Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na mbido afọ 2018 McClain so na asọmpi Buckeye National Qualifier na International Gymnix, ebe ọ meriri ọlaọcha na mgbatị ala n'azụ Irina Alexeeva. Na mbido ọnwa Julaị, ọ gbara asọmpi na American Classic ebe ọ nọrọ na nke abụọ n'akụkụ niile n'azụ Kayla DiCello. Ka ọnwa ahụ gachara, ọ gara asọmpi US Classic nke 2018 ebe ọ gbara asọmpi atọ mana ọ meriri ọla nchara na ogwe osisi na-adịghị edozi n'azụ DiCello na Jordan Bowers. N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ, McClain gbara asọmpi na
2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championship. Ọ gbara nke ise n'asọmpị all-around ma merie ọlaedo n'asọmpị balance beam. N'ihi nke a, agbakwunyere ya na ndị otu mba nke mbụ ya.