2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Klein, Leah

Leah Klein
- Event(s):
- Throws
- Indoor:
- R-Senior
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Shoreview, Minn.
- High School:
- Mounds View HS
- Major:
- Exercise & Nutrition Sciences
Bio
Klein's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 Season: Competing in three meets during the indoor season … Had first-place finishes in the shot put at the Bobcat Special (Feb. 5) and in a Jan. 22 dual versus Idaho State … Did not compete during the outdoor season ... Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team ... Selected by the coaching staff as a letterwinner.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Junior): Made podium appearance to end season at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Claimed a silver medal and all-conference honors in the shot put … Completed a personal-best throw of 48-04.50 (14.74m) which placed her seventh in program history … Also took 13th in the weight throw with toss of 53-10.50 (16.42m) … Named Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week for performance at Big Sky Tuner on Feb. 21 … Took first in the shot put and third in weight throw at the meet … Joined MSU all-time top 10 in the shot put at ninth with a throw of 46-06 at the Stacy Dragila Invitational on Jan. 17 … Also set lifetime best in the weight throw during meet of 54-03.75 (16.55m) … Had a total of five first-place finishes and six other top-three showings during the season … Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
Ole Miss: Attended Ole Miss and competed on the Rebels' track and field team for two seasons ... Set personal bests in all four events she participated in during her sophomore season ... Outdoor bests set in 2019 include the shot put (45-11.75), discus (148-11) and the hammer throw (156-02) ... Set an indoor best in the weight throw (53-10.25) ... Earned highest individual finish of fourth at the Spec Towns Invitational on April 6, 2019.
Background: Graduated from Mounds View High School in 2017 ... Two time qualifier for the MSHSL Class AA State Championships ... Made first trip to meet as a junior in the shot put and discus .... Finished fourth in the shot put (40-09.25) and sixth in the discus (134-02) ... Earned a silver medal as a senior in the discus and also took ninth in the shot put ... Set lifetime bests in final prep season in the shot put (40-10) and the discus (145-05) ... Finished career with four section titles ...Academic All-State honoree for four years ... Daughter of Jen and John Klein.
2020-21 Season: Competing in three meets during the indoor season … Had first-place finishes in the shot put at the Bobcat Special (Feb. 5) and in a Jan. 22 dual versus Idaho State … Did not compete during the outdoor season ... Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team ... Selected by the coaching staff as a letterwinner.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Junior): Made podium appearance to end season at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Claimed a silver medal and all-conference honors in the shot put … Completed a personal-best throw of 48-04.50 (14.74m) which placed her seventh in program history … Also took 13th in the weight throw with toss of 53-10.50 (16.42m) … Named Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week for performance at Big Sky Tuner on Feb. 21 … Took first in the shot put and third in weight throw at the meet … Joined MSU all-time top 10 in the shot put at ninth with a throw of 46-06 at the Stacy Dragila Invitational on Jan. 17 … Also set lifetime best in the weight throw during meet of 54-03.75 (16.55m) … Had a total of five first-place finishes and six other top-three showings during the season … Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
Ole Miss: Attended Ole Miss and competed on the Rebels' track and field team for two seasons ... Set personal bests in all four events she participated in during her sophomore season ... Outdoor bests set in 2019 include the shot put (45-11.75), discus (148-11) and the hammer throw (156-02) ... Set an indoor best in the weight throw (53-10.25) ... Earned highest individual finish of fourth at the Spec Towns Invitational on April 6, 2019.
Background: Graduated from Mounds View High School in 2017 ... Two time qualifier for the MSHSL Class AA State Championships ... Made first trip to meet as a junior in the shot put and discus .... Finished fourth in the shot put (40-09.25) and sixth in the discus (134-02) ... Earned a silver medal as a senior in the discus and also took ninth in the shot put ... Set lifetime bests in final prep season in the shot put (40-10) and the discus (145-05) ... Finished career with four section titles ...Academic All-State honoree for four years ... Daughter of Jen and John Klein.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05