Luke Schneider first ran into the problem in high school, sliding around the soccer field with cleats packed full of mud. The same issue followed him through baseball and other cleated sports growing up and into college.

Cleat mats got caked with dirt. Banging cleats against pavement was rough on expensive gear. And using random objects — or fingers — to dig out mud was messy, frustrating, and unsafe.

So Luke set out to build something better: a simple, on-the-go tool that could clean all types of cleats quickly, protect athletes from unnecessary injury, and help players stay focused on the game.

In college, Luke teamed up with engineer Peter Hosbein and began prototyping what would become CleatClear™. Today, CleatClear™ is a patented cleat-cleaning tool used by athletes across the country, from youth sports to the professional level.