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Josh Klein

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • Highschool Millard West HS

Biography

Season and Career Results
NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional
143rd - 33:44.6 (2018)
Academic Honors
2021 Academic All-Conference
2021 Spring AD Honor Roll
2020 Fall AD Honor Roll
2020 Academic All-Conference
2019 Fall AD Honor Roll
2019 Academic All-Conference
2019 Spring AD Honor Roll
2020-21: Cross Country (competed in Spring of 2021) – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform. Indoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform. Outdoor – Ran in one race … Took fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Shocker Open with a time of 4:37.22.

2019-20: Cross Country - Ran at six meets for Wichita State … Had his best race at the FHSU Tiger Open where he finished 18th in a season-best 8K time of 25:19.1 … Ran at the AAC Championships, coming in 37th overall and was the sixth-fastest Shocker … Was also the sixth-fastest Shocker at the Midwest Regional where he finished 147th overall … Finished 16th at the JK Gold Classic, running a time of 18:47.8 … Also ran at Pre-Nationals and the Emporia State Invitational. Indoor - Ran at four meets for Wichita State … Opened his seas with his lone Mile race at the Shocker Prelude and finished fourth … Paced the field and did not finish the 3,000 meters at the Shocker Prelude … Completed the 3,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic in the evening section and finished 11th in 8:52.79 … Ran the 5,000 meters at the Gorilla Classic and finished with a season-best time of 15:26.50 … Also ran the 5,000 meters at the Husker Invitational. Outdoor - 2020 season canceled.

2018-19: Cross Country - Ran in five races, including two top-50 finishes...Placed 13th at the J.K. Gold Classic 6K with a time of 19:25.6...Recorded a personal best 8K (25:55.6) placing 62nd at the 30th Annual Chile Pepper Invitational...Finished 42nd (29:31.85) at the American Athletic Conference Championships and 143rd (33:44.6) at the NCAA Midwest Regional. Indoor - Entered in four meets...Opened the season running the 3000m, finishing 11th with a time of 8:57.88 at the Hawkeye Invitational...Recorded a personal best mile time of 4:26.27 to finish second at the Shocker Prelude...Ran a season best 3000m time of 8:43.45 at the Pitt State Invitational on Jan. 26. Outdoor - Ran in four meets...Opened the season clocking a personal best 1500m time of 4:16.88 finishing 11th at the Herm Wilson Invitational...Finishied 19th in the Texas State Bobcat Invitational 5000m (15:46.45) and seventh in the K.T. Woodman Classic 10,000m (32:30.28)...Recorded an outdoor season best 5000m time of 15:43.61 to finish seventh at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout.

2017-18: Cross Country - Redshirted and competed unattached...Finished 17th at the J.K. Gold Classic 6k with a time of 19:11.9 Indoor - Competed in five meets, setting personal best in the first three meets of season...Placed fourth in the 3000m at the KSU/KU/WSU Triangular with a personal best 8:41.59...Ran 8:54.89 in the 3000m to place 30th and 15:10.40 in the 5000m to finish 17th at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. Outdoor - Competed in three meets...Set a personal best 32:23.12 to finish second at the K.T. Woodman Classic.

2016-17: Cross Country- Ran in five races, including a tenth place finish in the 6K at the J.K. Gold Invitational with a time of 19:14.6…Recorded a personal best in the 8K with a time of 26:45.3 at the Woody Greeno Invitational. Indoor – Ran in three races, including a second place finish at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational with a time of 12:49.46 in the 5,000m. Outdoor – Did not compete.
 
High School: Placed third in the Class A cross country state meet in 2015 and was third in the 3,200 meters at the 2016 state championship… Was named All-State, Super State in cross country as a senior… Was third in the state cross country meet as a senior… Personal Bests - 4:25.28 in the 1,600 meters, 9:22.95 in the 3,200 meters and 15:55 in the 5K… Helped his cross country team to fourth at state as a sophomore, second as a junior and the championship as a senior… His senior team set the school record for fastest combined average time… Also helped his track and field team to fourth as a sophomore, eighth as a junior and to the state title as a senior, the first-ever for the school…

Personal: Son of Keith and Michelle Klein… Has a brother, Jarrett, and a sister, Jordyn… Also recruited by the University of South Dakota and Northwest Missouri State… Has plans to major in biomedical engineering at WSU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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