TFRRS
2022-23:
Indoor: NSIC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year... Placed 16th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Indoor Championships... 5,000m National Qualifier... NSIC 3,000m Champion... NSIC 5,000m Champion... Ran a personal best and finished 1st in the 5000m at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a time of 14:06.49
Outdoor: CSC Academic All-America Second Team honoree.. CSC Academic All-District... NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence... NSIC Preseason Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2021-22:
Indoor: NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence … Earned USTFCCCA All-Central Region honors in the 3,000m … Won the 3,000m at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 25-26, breaking the NSIC record running 8:16.45 … placed second at the conference meet in the 5,000m running 14:26.21 … NSIC Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 8.
Outdoor: CoSIDA District 7 Academic All-District Team … NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence … Placed second in the 10,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Placed third in the 5,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Championships … Ran a season-best time of 14:25.35 at the Drake Relays … Ran a season-best time of 30:18.70 in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays.
2020-21 (Junior)
Indoor: Academic All NSIC … Placed second in the 3,000m at the NSIC Championships on Feb. 26 running 8:25.62 … Placed third in the 5,000m at the conference meet in a time of 14:35.52 … Ran a personal-best in the 5,000m at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 13 running a time of 14:25.39 … Ran a personal best in the 3,000m at the Bison Open on Feb. 6 running a time of 8:24.14.
Outdoor: NSIC All-Academic … Placed second in the 10,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Championships … Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Championships … Ran a personal best 14:15.78 in the 5,000m at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet … Ran a personal best 30:04.83 in the 10,000m at the Bellarmine Jim Vargo Invitational on Apr. 9.
2019-20 (Redshirt-Sophomore):
Indoor: Recorded a personal best 5,000 meter at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 15 with a time of 15:07.32.Â
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman):
Indoor: Did not compete in indoor events.
Outdoor: Earned a fourth place finish with his season best 1,500m time of 4:33.59 at the Mount Marty Invite on Apr. 24.
2017-18 (Freshman):
Indoor: Had a personal best in the mile at the MSU Open with a time of 4:31.50… at the SDSU Classic had a time of 9:02.99 in the 3000m
Outdoor: Placed 6th at the Mount Marty Twilight in the 5000 with a time of 15:46.26… took 10th place on May 4 in the 5000 with a time of 15:34.68
High School:Â 2017 graduate of Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. ... finished in eighth at the South Dakota state cross country meet his senior year ... took seventh in the in the 1,600m and 3,200m at the South Dakota state track meet as a junior ... earned All-State as a senior ... helped the boys cross country team to three state titles.
Personal:Â Son of Rich and Joy Klitzke ... born in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Feb. 16, 1999 ... plans to major in Biology with aspirations of becoming a doctor of Optometry ... his brother Parker is a part of the Augustana Men's Golf team.
