South Milwaukee High School graduate Lauren Kleppin continues to make a name for herself as a collegiate runner.
Kleppin, a senior at Western State College of Colorado, finished second in the women’s 10,000-meters at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday. She took fifth in the 5,000 meters on Saturday.
Check out coverage on the Western State website here. From it:
Kleppin finished as the national runner-up in the 10,000-meter run for the second time in her outdoor career for the eighth All-America title in her overall career. She finished in 34:56.86, less than two seconds behind champion Rachel Patterson from Grand Valley State.
Lauren was 10 seconds off the pace in the 5,000.
Here is Lauren’s bio. She finished third in the last two NCAA Division II Cross-Country Championships.
Congratulations, Lauren!
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