Bio

Honors & Awards

• American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2018)
• 2018 Team's Most Improved Runner
• Academic All-IIAC (2017)
• Three-time letterwinner (2016-18)

2018 | junior

• Named team's most improved runner
• Selected to the American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
• Raced in six meets during junior season
• Tallied best 6k time of the season at the Drews/Neubauer Invitational (24:39.7)
• Finished second on the team at the A-R-C Championships in 42nd place
• Ended third on the squad at the NCAA Central Region Championships

2017 | sophomore

• Received Academic All-IIAC recognition
• Appeared in one race during sophomore campaign
• Finished 84th at the Iowa Conference Championships

2016 | freshman

• Competed in seven meets
• Best team finish and best 6k time came at the IIAC Championship, placing 3rd on the team and 39th overall in 24:47.2
• Placed 4th on the team and 127th overall in the NCAA Central Region Championship

High School

• A 2016 graduate of Des Moines Lincoln High School
• Coached by Darin Dowling
• Earned first team all-conference honors in cross country and was a two-time state qualifier in track
• Lettered in cross country, track and basketball for the Railsplitters
• A member of the National Honor Society and National Council of Youth Leadership
• Graduated with a 4.22 GPA

Personal

• Parents are Randy and Lisa Klein
• Has a younger brother, Andrew
• Majoring in mathematics and health services leadership