2020-21 Track and Field Roster
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Caitlin Klopfer
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Ballwin, Mo.
- High School:
- Parkway South HS
Bio
TULSA: Was a 12-time letterwinner … a two-time all-Midwest Region honoree … a three-time American Athletic Conference all-conference cross country honoree … also earned two outdoor track and field and two indoor track and field all-conference accolades … was named the American Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2019-20 … was also the AAC’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year that season.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in 10,000m run … claimed a gold medal in the 10,000m run with a time of 34:45.79 at The American Championship … had a personal-best time of 33:33.86 in the 10,000m run at the Hayward Premiere … in the 5,000m run, turned in a season-best time of 16:21.58 at the John McDonnell Invite.
INDOOR: Did not compete … ran in the 10,000m run at the NCAA West Regional.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all three events … was an all-conference honoree … registered a second-place time of 20:53.89 at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … had a time of 21:16.4 to finish 69th at the NCAA Championship … also finished third at the OSU Winter Open.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships ... earned all-conference honors in the 5,000-meter run, finishing third overall to a time of 16:31.00 ... posted a time of 9:41.27 in the 3,000-meter run at the conference meet for eighth place ... in the 5,000m run, clocked a time of 16:41.14 at the Iowa State Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all seven meets … was an all-region and all-conference selection … was named the AAC Athlete of the Week after winning the Rhodes College Invitational … was on Tulsa’s second-place Midwest Region team, where she placed fifth overall … placed 67th at the NCAA Championships in helping Tulsa post a school-best 25th place finish … had five top-10 performances … also finished third at the AAC Championship, fifth at the Hurricane Preview and 10th at the Chile Pepper Festival … named to the USTFCCCA Midwest Region All-Academic Team.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets … finished with a time of 35:12.37 in 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I West Regional Preliminary Rounds … ran in two events at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships … captured all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the 10,000-meter run at 34:40.25 … placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:47.04. … set two season-best times in outdoor competition … crossed the finish line at 33:51.85 in the 10,000-meter run for ninth at the Stanford Invitational… finished the 5,000-meter run in 16:40.09 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … secured fourth in the 5,000-meter run at 16:49.67 … finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:44.45 … was runner-up in the 5,000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 16:28.82 … posted a time of 9:39.53 for third in the 3,000-meter run at the Pittsburg State Invitational … in the mile run at the Arkansas Invitational recorded a time of 5:05.80 for ninth place.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in 4 of 5 meets … was Tulsa’s top finisher in three of those events … finished in second place at the 5K Missouri Southern Stampede … placed sixth at the AAC Championship … finished in 13th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned all-conference and all-region accolades.
2017-18
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … managed a 1,500-meter season-best at her first meet of the season, taking 11th in 4:40.92 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational … ran a season-best 17:03.66 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational … also tallied a season-best in the 10,000 meters, running 34:55.89 at the Mt. SAC Relays.
INDOOR: Raced in four meets … tallied a silver medal at the American Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters, finishing in 16:59.88 … set a 3,000-meter personal best at the same meet, finishing 12th in 9:55.14 … managed a mile season best of 5:09.98 at the Arkansas Invitational … also set a 5,000-meter season best at the Iowa State Classic in 16:52.78.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four of six meets … placed 32nd in her first collegiate meet at the Cowboy Jamboree … placed 16th at the American Athletic Conference Championship … finished in 32nd place at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2016-17
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … set a season-best time of 10:03.74 in the 3,000-meters at the Arkansas Twilight … placed 14th at The American Outdoor Championships in the 10,000-meters with a time of 37:55.71 … recorded a season best in the 5,000-meters with a time of 17:2581 at the John Jacobs Invitational … placed first at the Tulsa Duels in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:13.19.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … recorded a season-best 10:20.11 in the 3,000-meters at the Gorilla Classic, where she placed second … notched a second-place finish at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:45.37.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at Parkway South High School … ran a personal-best time of 11:29.41 in the 3,200-meters at the Timberland Wolfpack Invitational … also earned three letters in cross country … earned all-conference honors and cross country all-state status in Missouri in 2015, running a personal-best time of 18:56 in the 5k … named a scholar-athlete at Parkway South High School.
PERSONAL: Born Caitlin Rebecca Klopfer on Feb. 14, 1998, in St. Louis, Mo. … daughter of Steve and Ginny Klopfer … has a younger brother … she started running track at the age of 15 … was named to Tulsa’s Ultimate Team both her junior and senior seasons … The Princess Bride is listed as her favorite movie … majoring in chemical engineering.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in 10,000m run … claimed a gold medal in the 10,000m run with a time of 34:45.79 at The American Championship … had a personal-best time of 33:33.86 in the 10,000m run at the Hayward Premiere … in the 5,000m run, turned in a season-best time of 16:21.58 at the John McDonnell Invite.
INDOOR: Did not compete … ran in the 10,000m run at the NCAA West Regional.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all three events … was an all-conference honoree … registered a second-place time of 20:53.89 at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … had a time of 21:16.4 to finish 69th at the NCAA Championship … also finished third at the OSU Winter Open.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships ... earned all-conference honors in the 5,000-meter run, finishing third overall to a time of 16:31.00 ... posted a time of 9:41.27 in the 3,000-meter run at the conference meet for eighth place ... in the 5,000m run, clocked a time of 16:41.14 at the Iowa State Classic.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all seven meets … was an all-region and all-conference selection … was named the AAC Athlete of the Week after winning the Rhodes College Invitational … was on Tulsa’s second-place Midwest Region team, where she placed fifth overall … placed 67th at the NCAA Championships in helping Tulsa post a school-best 25th place finish … had five top-10 performances … also finished third at the AAC Championship, fifth at the Hurricane Preview and 10th at the Chile Pepper Festival … named to the USTFCCCA Midwest Region All-Academic Team.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets … finished with a time of 35:12.37 in 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I West Regional Preliminary Rounds … ran in two events at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships … captured all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the 10,000-meter run at 34:40.25 … placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:47.04. … set two season-best times in outdoor competition … crossed the finish line at 33:51.85 in the 10,000-meter run for ninth at the Stanford Invitational… finished the 5,000-meter run in 16:40.09 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
INDOOR: Ran in five meets … competed in two events at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships … secured fourth in the 5,000-meter run at 16:49.67 … finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:44.45 … was runner-up in the 5,000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 16:28.82 … posted a time of 9:39.53 for third in the 3,000-meter run at the Pittsburg State Invitational … in the mile run at the Arkansas Invitational recorded a time of 5:05.80 for ninth place.
CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in 4 of 5 meets … was Tulsa’s top finisher in three of those events … finished in second place at the 5K Missouri Southern Stampede … placed sixth at the AAC Championship … finished in 13th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned all-conference and all-region accolades.
2017-18
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … managed a 1,500-meter season-best at her first meet of the season, taking 11th in 4:40.92 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational … ran a season-best 17:03.66 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational … also tallied a season-best in the 10,000 meters, running 34:55.89 at the Mt. SAC Relays.
INDOOR: Raced in four meets … tallied a silver medal at the American Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters, finishing in 16:59.88 … set a 3,000-meter personal best at the same meet, finishing 12th in 9:55.14 … managed a mile season best of 5:09.98 at the Arkansas Invitational … also set a 5,000-meter season best at the Iowa State Classic in 16:52.78.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four of six meets … placed 32nd in her first collegiate meet at the Cowboy Jamboree … placed 16th at the American Athletic Conference Championship … finished in 32nd place at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2016-17
OUTDOOR: Ran in six meets … set a season-best time of 10:03.74 in the 3,000-meters at the Arkansas Twilight … placed 14th at The American Outdoor Championships in the 10,000-meters with a time of 37:55.71 … recorded a season best in the 5,000-meters with a time of 17:2581 at the John Jacobs Invitational … placed first at the Tulsa Duels in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:13.19.
INDOOR: Ran in three meets … recorded a season-best 10:20.11 in the 3,000-meters at the Gorilla Classic, where she placed second … notched a second-place finish at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:45.37.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at Parkway South High School … ran a personal-best time of 11:29.41 in the 3,200-meters at the Timberland Wolfpack Invitational … also earned three letters in cross country … earned all-conference honors and cross country all-state status in Missouri in 2015, running a personal-best time of 18:56 in the 5k … named a scholar-athlete at Parkway South High School.
PERSONAL: Born Caitlin Rebecca Klopfer on Feb. 14, 1998, in St. Louis, Mo. … daughter of Steve and Ginny Klopfer … has a younger brother … she started running track at the age of 15 … was named to Tulsa’s Ultimate Team both her junior and senior seasons … The Princess Bride is listed as her favorite movie … majoring in chemical engineering.
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