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2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Klecker

  • Ind./Out. Yr. Sr./Sr.
  • Event Distance
  • Hometown Minnetonka, Minn.
  • High School Hopkins

Biography

Indoor Personal Records
Event Mark Meet Date
800m 2:01.72 Bison Open 2/09/13
1000m 2:37.18 Ted Nelson Classic 2/08/14
Mile 4:12.01 Nebraska Tune Up 2/21/14
3000m 8:23.65 Minnesota State - Coaches Open 2/15/14
5000m 15:10.53 NSIC Championship 2/22/13
 
Outdoor Personal Records
Event Mark Meet Date
800m 2:01.18 Sioux City Relays 4/22/17
1500m 3:56.63 Sioux City Relays 4/12/16
5000m 14:47.91 Kip Janvrin Open 4/26/13

TFRRS

2016-17 (Senior)
Indoor:
Took seventh in the mile at the MSU Open (Jan. 28) with a time of 4:38.09 … finished 12th in the 800-meters with a time of 2:09.05 at the MSU Open (Jan. 28).
Outdoor: Finished seventh at the NSIC Championships (May 13) in the 1,500-meters ... recorded a season's best time of 3:58.77 in the 1,500-meters at the Jim Duncan Invite (April 15) ... recorded a personal best in the 800-meters with a time of 2:01.18 at the Sioux City Relays (April 22).

2015-16 (Redshirt Junior)
Indoor:
Did not compete
Outdoor: Did not compete 

2014-15 (Junior)
Indoor:
Redshirt season
Outdoor: Redshirt season

2014 (Sophomore):
Indoor: recorded a career-best in the 1,000-meter race (2:37.18) placing second at the Ted Nelson Classic on Feb. 8 … finished with a personal-best 4:12.01 in the mile run placing fourth at the Nebraska Tune Up on Feb. 21 … recorded an career-best in the 3,000-meter race (8:23.65) placing first at the Coaches Open on Feb. 15 … took sixth-place in the 5,000-meter race clocking a time of 15:10.76 at the NSIC Championships on Feb. 28
Outdoor: placed eighth in the 1,500-meter with a personal-best time of 3:56.63 at the Sioux City Relays on April 11 … finished seventh-place in the 5,000-meter (14:55.78) at the NSIC Championships on May 9.

2013 (Freshman): 
Indoor: placed 11th in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 8:46.46 at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 18 … recorded a 14th-place finish clocking a career-best 2:01.72 at the Bison Open on Feb. 9 … took second at the Ted Nelson Classic on Feb. 2 with a time of 2:37.44 on Feb. 2 … placed second in the mile run with a time of 4:20.66 at the Ted Nelson Classic on Feb. 2 finished sixth at the NSIC Championships on Feb. 22 with a time of 15:10.53 in the 5,000-meter run
Outdoor: finished with a personal-best of first-place with a time of 14:47.91 in the 5,000-meter run at the Kip Janvrin Open on April 25 … took fourth-place in the 800-meter race (2:01.95) at the Wildcat Classic on March. 29 … finished second in the 1,500-meter race with a time of 3:59.76 at the Sioux City Relays on April. 12.

High School:  a 2012 graduate of Hopkins High School … named all-conference, all-section, all-state, and all academic … 10th in class 2A 3200 state meet.

Personal: son of Barney and Janis Klecker ...  born July 24, 1993 … biochemistry and chemical physics major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
  • 2015-16Junior

    Distance
  • 2016-17Senior