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    Cody Klein
    Cody Klein
    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Sparta, Ill.

    High School:
    Sparta

    Event:
    Pole Vault

    Birthdate:
    07/13/1992

    I/O Eligibility:
    JR/JR

    04/20/2013

    4x400 Highlights LSU Alumni Gold Meet

    400m runners shine on Saturday

    04/18/2013

    Illini Ready for LSU & Mt. SAC Relays

    Majority to Baton Rouge, select squad to California

    04/13/2013

    Illini Win Lee Calhoun Invitational

    One Illini sets meet record; two tie

    04/11/2013

    Illini Set for Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational

    Orange and Blue will travel to Macomb, Ill., for meet

    04/07/2013

    Four Illini Victorious at Tiger Track Classic

    Three Orange and Blue crack school's top-10

    05/13/2013

    2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships

    Pictures from the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

    01/15/2013

    Illini Open

    Photos from the Illini Open on Jan. 12, 2013

    AT ILLINOIS

    2012 Track and Field
    Outdoor: Recorded a season-best mark mark of 16-3 1/4 (4.96m) twice during the season, with the first at the Tom Botts Invitational and then again at the Big Ten Championship ... Competed in four meets during the season.

    Indoor: Had a personal best jump of 17-2 3/4 (5.25m) at the Illini Classic, winning the title ... Placed second in the Illini Open with 17-0 3/4 (5.20m) and third at the Mark Colligan Memorial vaulting 16-2 (4.93m) ... Placed in the top ten in five of the six meets he competed in.

    2011 Track and Field
    Outdoor: Participated in pole vault...Tied for second at the USA Junior Championships with 16-0 ¾ (4.90m)...Placed fifth at LSU Invitational with 16-2 ½ (4.94m)...Had a personal-best at Drake Relays with 16-4 ¾ (5.00m)

    High School
    2010 runner-up in the pole vault at the Illinois state meet ... Owns a personal-best mark of 17-0 in the pole vault ... Was ranked fifth nationally during the outdoor season ... Earned all-state and all-conference honors in track in 2010.

    Personal
    Full name is Cody Thomas Klein ... Born July 13, 1992 ... Parents are Gary and Tammy Klein ... Has a brother, Joel ... Biggest thrill in sports is the silence before the vault ... Former Illini Andrew Zollner most influenced his athletic career because he introduced him to pole vaulting ... Majoring in community health.

    Klein's Personal Bests

    Track & Field
    Outdoor
    Pole Vault: 17-2 ¾ (5.25m) - Illini Classic (1/21/12)

    Indoor
    Pole Vault: 17-2 3/4 (5.25m) - Illini Classic (2/10/12)

    Updated July 2012

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