Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn: A combined five-time All-American selection with two coming during sophomore and junior seasons in cross country while picking up two All-American honors in indoor track and one in outdoor track … owns a combined 12 track and cross country records …  an 11-time combined all-MIAA selection in track and cross country competition.

In 2019 (cross country): Sat out the season as a redshirt.

In 2018-19 (cross country): Qualified for the third time for the NCAA National Cross Country meet where he finished 29th earning All-American honors … was a three-time MIAA Cross Country Athlete of the Week … became the first Ichabod to receive the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week award after winning the Missouri Southern Stampede in a time of 24:45.4 in the 8K run … also won the SBU Invitational in a 7K time of 21:45.57 and placed third at the MIAA Championships … finished sixth at the NCAA Regional in a time of 30:23.7 in the 10K run … (Track) … Earned first team All-American honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 14:11.36 in the 5000m and was a second team All-American in the 3000m with a 10-place finish in the 3000m … won the Jayhawk Classic 3000m with a school-record time of 8:17.51 … an USTFCCA All-Region selection in the 3000m and the 5000m runs in the indoor season … redshirted the outdoor season … won the 3000m at the MIAA Indoor Championships and finished second in the mile.

In 2017-18: He became the first Ichabod to receive All-American honors after placing 32nd at the NCAA National Championships in a time of 31:48.4 … during the cross country season, he recorded four first place finishes against collegiate competition winning the SBU and ESU Invites, topping all collegiate runners at the KU Rim Rock run and placed first at the MIAA Championships earning all-MIAA honors and placed third at the NCAA Regional … named all-region by the USTFCCCA … (Track) Became the first Ichabod to receive All-American honors in the NCAA era with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 10,000m run in a time of 30:21.00 … finished second at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500m and 5000m runs … during the indoor season won both the 3000m and 5000m runs and also was the mile run at the Nebraska Tune-Up as well as the 3000m run at the Jayhawk Classic … recorded 12 top-five finishes during the track season … a combined four-time all-MIAA selection during the track season.

Background: As a senior he was the city champion in cross country and finished as league runner-up placing fifth in the state cross country meet earning all-city, all-league and all-state honors … in track placed fifth in state in the 1600m and third in the 3200m breaking the school record in the 3200m … as a junior he was the city championship in the cross country meet and won the city title in the 3200m run … also placed third in state cross country meet and finished third in the 3200m … qualified for state in the 1600m run as well … named all-city, all-league and all-state in both cross country and track and field … as a sophomore he was all-city and all-league and all-state finishing 11th at the state cross country meet … his freshman season he was an all-city and all-league selection qualifying for state in the 3200m run earning a medal.

Personal: Son of Bill and Jill Klemz … brother Ryan is a sophomore on the Ichabod squad … majoring in business.