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Wayne State University Athletics

2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Jeff Weiss
Jeff Weiss
Michael Dubicki

Jessie Kluz

Jessie Kluz

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • High School:
    Sterling Heights/Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Indoor:  60m - 8.32 ... High Jump - 1.69m (5-06.50) ... Long Jump - 5.69m (18-08.00)

Outdoor:  High Jump - 1.70m (5-07) ... Long Jump - 5.74m (w) (18-10.00) ... Triple Jump - 11.72m (38-05.50)
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Jessie Kluz's TFRRS Meet-By-Meet Results

WSU Career Notes (as of 5/13/2018):  Holds the top 12 indoor high jump marks in school history ... set the school record for indoor high jump (1.69m) at the 2017 GLIAC Championships ... has the top eight all-time indoor long jump marks in school history ... set the school record for indoor long jump (5.69m) at the 2016 Oiler Opener ... has the top 10 outdoor high jump marks in program history, twice recording a 1.70m ... holds the top seven distances outdoor for long jump in school history, and 11 of the top 12, including the school record of 5.74m ... set the school record for outdoor triple jump (11.72m) at the 2018 GLIAC Championships.

2017-18:  INDOOR:  Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the high jump (1.68m) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... matched season-best in the high jump (1.68m) for a third-place finish at the GLIAC Championships ... finished fourth in the long jump (5.55m) at the GLIAC Championships ... competed in seven of eight meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... had a season-best mark of 5.57m for the long jump at the GVSU Saturday Big Meet (2/10).  OUTDOOR:  Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the high jump (1.70m) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... selected GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week (4/16) after winning both the high jump (1.70m) and long jump (5.45m) at the Oakland Grizzly Invite ... high jump mark equaled the school record she set as a freshman and was tied-for-ninth in D2 this spring ... competed in five regular-season meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... finished fifth at the league meet (5/4) in the high jump (1.64m) ... set the school record for the triple jump (11.72m) with a third-place finish at the GLIAC Championships ... had a season-best of 5.66m for the long jump at Cincinnati's Nikoloff Open (3/31).

2016-17:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all seven meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... concentrated strictly on the long jump and high jump ... earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors with a runner-up finish in the high jump with a school record of 1.69m ... set the school record at 5.69m in the long jump at the Oiler Opener (12/10).  OUTDOOR:  Competed in five events, including the GLIAC Championships … took first in the long jump (5.14m) at the Bellarmine Invitational (3/31) … placed first in the high jump (1.65m) at the Cumberlands Invitational (4/7) … earned a sixth-place finish in the long jump (5.53m) at the GLIAC Championships.

2015-16:  INDOOR:  Competed in eight meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... was a two-time All-GLIAC recipient after finishing in a third-place tie in the high jump with a provisional mark of 1.66m to earn Third Team All-GLIAC honors ... placed seventh in the long jump at the GLIAC Championships with a distance of 5.42m (17-09.50) to earn Honorable Mention All-GLIAC recognition ... tied the then-school record for the high jump (1.68m) by winning the SVSU Triangular (2/5) ... won the long jump at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invitational (1/30) with a then-school record jump of 5.56m.   OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in nine meets, including the GLIAC Championship ... set the school record in the long jump at 5.74m at the GVSU Second To Last Chance Meet (5/13) ... tied-for-seventh in the high jump (1.59m) at the GLIAC Championship.

2014-15:  INDOOR:  Participated in seven meets ... finished second in the high jump with a height of 5-05.75 at the Oiler Opener (12/6) ... collected a third-place finish in the high jump (5-03) and fourth in the long jump (14-10.50) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/10) ... guided the distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish (13:34.36) at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24) ...placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 5-05.25 at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (3/1) to earn Honorable Mention All-GLIAC accolades.  OUTDOOR:  Competed in five meets ... recorded a mark of 5-03.75 in the high jump finishing in second place at the Cumberlands Invitational (4/11) ... clinched a first-place victory in the high jump (5-05) at the Centre Twilight (4/17) ... posted a fifth-place finish in the high jump with a mark of 5-03 at the Toledo Invitational (5/8) ... set a personal-best in the high jump (1.70m) at the Tennessee Relays (4/10).

High School:  A 2014 graduate of Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center (Sterling Heights High School) ... earned four letters in track for coach Andrew Brosnihan ... was a state qualifier as a senior placing 10th ... named to the All-Region and All-County Teams ... finished sixth at the 2013 regional meet in the high jump ... also competed in the 100m, 4x200 relay and 4x400 relay ... earned a total of 10 letters in high school (two each in soccer, volleyball and football) ... scored 32 goals and was voted Macomb Area Conference (MAC) Blue Division MVP as a sophomore ... served as a team captain in both soccer and track ... kicked a game-winning 26-yard field goal in double overtime as a junior.

Personal:  Full name--Jessica D. Kluz ... born July 14, 1996, in Sterling Heights ... daughter of Kenneth and Cynthia Kluz ... has three sisters, Alex, Sammie and Danielle ... is majoring in Nutrition and Food Sciences with an emphasis on dietetics ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2014, Fall 2016 and Winter 2018.

 
Jessie Kluz's Indoor Track Personal Bests
2014-18
Event Time/Distance Meet
60m 8.32 Tiffin Dragon Open (Jan. 24, 2015)
High Jump  1.69m (5-06.50) GLIAC Championships (Feb. 26, 2017)
Long Jump  5.69m (18-08.00)   Findlay Oiler Opener (Dec. 10, 2016) 
 
Jessie Kluz's Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2015-18
Event Distance Meet
High Jump 1.70m (5-07) Tennessee Relays (April 10, 2015) and Oakland Grizzly Invite (April 13, 2018)
Long Jump 5.74m (w) (18-10.00) GVSU Second To Last Chance Meet (May 13, 2016)
Triple Jump 11.72m (38-05.50) GLIAC Championships (May 4, 2018)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    High Jump
    5'5"

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'5"

  • 2016-17Junior

    Jumps
    5'5"

  • 2017-18Senior

    Jumps
    5'4"