Kaitlyn Klein - 2018-19 - LIU Post
2018-19
- ECC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Elite 19 award winner
- ECC Women's Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- ECC All-Conference First Team in the shot put, discus and hammer throw (outdoor)
- ECC Champion and All-Conference First Team in the weight throw (indoor)
- ECC All-Conference First Team in the shot put (indoor)
- Placed first in the shot put (11.15m) along with the discus (36.42m) and finished in the hammer throw (39.88m) at the Wagner College Invite
2016-17: Earned All-ECC first team recognition for her efforts in shot put ... broke the school record in shot put with a fifth-place toss of 11.81 meters at the Metro Season Opener (Dec. 2) ... placed fourth in shot put (11.72 meter throw) at the Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 9) ... recorded a fifth-place, 11.45 meter throw at the Collegeville Classic (Jan. 21) ... achieved a second-place showing with a 11.63 meter throw at the St. Joseph's Invitational (Feb. 11) ... matched her own school record in shot put with a fourth-place, 11.81 meter, toss, and earned seventh place with a 11.85 meter weight throw at the Artie O'Connor meet (Feb. 17) ... tossed a second-place shot put at 11.78 meters and a fifth-place weight throw at 12.43 meters at the ECC Championships (Feb. 24).
Prior to LIU Post: Four-year competitor for the varsity track and field team at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School ... won New York State Championship in shot put ... Section II Champion in shot put, weight throw and discus throw ... finished as New York State runner-up in discus throw ... named Scholar-Athlete, Academic Most Valuable Player and Team Most Valuable Player ... set school records in shot put, weight throw and discus throw.
Personal: Has two sisters, Emilee and Anneliese ... daughter of Jason and Melissa Klein ... enjoys reading, soccer and gardening ... her favorite athlete is Randy Barnes ... the person she admires most is Winston Churchill ... wants to attend graduate school for forensic anthropology and work in homeland security ... double majoring in criminal justice and forensic science.
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