Kody Klein
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- Hometown:
- North East, PA
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Cathedral Prep
Bio
Career Highlights
2023
* AMCC Runner of the Year
* AMCC All-Conference
* All-Region selection
* First-place finish at AMCC Championships with a time of 26:10.29
* Led the way with a time if 25:28.0 for 26th place for Behrend at NCAA Division III Regional Championships
* Helped lead the Lions to fourth consecutive title
2022
* AMCC Runner of the Year
* Academic All-AMCC
* Finished first at AMCC Championships with a time of 27:14.5
* Helped lead the team to third consecutive AMCC title
2021
* Took second in the AMCC Championship, eanring his first All-Conference selection
* AMCC Newcomer of the Year
* Team Rookie of the Year
* Finished with a team-best 29:47.63 at the AMCC Championship
* Academic All-AMCC
* Finished in 27:22.00 at the NCAA Regionals for 64th place
At Penn State Behrend
* Majoring in biology
* Member of Penn State Behrend track and field team
Personal
* Son of Amy and Mark Klein
* Three-sport athlete at Cathedral Prep High School
* Four-year letterwinner in cross country and two in track & field
* Also a member of the baseball team
* Three-time Cross Country All-Star
* Three-time PIAA State Final Qualifier
* Track & Field District 10 Champions and PIAA State Qualifier
* University of Pittsburgh College in High School Program
* Gannon University High School Scholar Program
* Gannon Summer School of Excellence Program
* LECOM Emerging Scholars Pre-College Program
* 135 Community Service Hours
News mentions
The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team placed 12th out of 25 teams with a team score of 335 at NCAA Division III Regional Championships hosted by Houghton Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend men's cross country will send its top seven runners to compete in the NCAA Division III Niagara Regional Championships hosted by Houghton on Saturday, Nov. 11.
Junior Kody Klein (North East, PA/Cathedral Prep) was named the 2023 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Runner of the Year, while freshman Lucas Boyd (North East, PA/North East) earned Newcomer of the Year honors.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team captured its fourth straight and 15th overall AMCC Championship with 15 total points at the 2023 AMCC Championships Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.
The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team will compete in the AMCC Championships, hosted by Hilbert.
GENESEO, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team finished with a team score of 587 to place 21st at the Mike Woods Invitational hosted by Geneseo.
HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team placed sixth with a team score of 151 at the Houghton Invitational Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team finished with a combined team score of 403 to place seventh out of nine teams at the Dickinson College Long-Short Meet Saturday afternoon.
The Penn State Behrend men’s cross country team scored a first-place finish as the host of the PSB Invitational Friday evening.
The Penn State Behrend men's cross country team will hold their annual PSB Invitational at the Behrend Fields on Friday, Sep. 15. The 8K race begins at 6:30 p.m.
Penn State Behrend juniors Kody Klein and Olivia Nola have been selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week.