2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Kleckner, Cooper

Cooper Kleckner
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greenville, N.C.
- High School:
- South Central
Bio
Cooper Kleckner TFRRS Page
2024-25: Cross Country – Competed at four meets, including the American Championships. Indoor – Competed at two meets. Outdoor – Did not compete.
2023-24: Indoor - Competed at three meets. Outdoor - Competed at five meets… Took second in the 1,500m at the Bill Carson Invitational… Finished 33rd in the 5,000m at the American Outdoor Championships.
2022-23: Indoor -Â Competed four times... Member of the seventh-fastest DMR team in program history. Outdoor - Competed at four meets... Second in the 5,000m at the Trojan Challenge.
Prep: Participated in the 2022 All American Track Classic as one of only two North Carolinians represented – the other his twin brother Elliott … Placed 10th in both the mile and 3,200-meter events … Took fifth place at the 2021 North Carolina 3A East Regional before securing 10th at the state meet … Helped lead Croatan High School to a pair of third place North Carolina 2A state meet finishes in 2019 and 2020.
Personal: Son of Bobbi and Jonathan... Twin brother Elliott also runs at ECU... Graduate of South Central High School in Winterville, N.C... Principal's List honoree, National Honor Society and Beta Club member.
2024-25: Cross Country – Competed at four meets, including the American Championships. Indoor – Competed at two meets. Outdoor – Did not compete.
2023-24: Indoor - Competed at three meets. Outdoor - Competed at five meets… Took second in the 1,500m at the Bill Carson Invitational… Finished 33rd in the 5,000m at the American Outdoor Championships.
2022-23: Indoor -Â Competed four times... Member of the seventh-fastest DMR team in program history. Outdoor - Competed at four meets... Second in the 5,000m at the Trojan Challenge.
Prep: Participated in the 2022 All American Track Classic as one of only two North Carolinians represented – the other his twin brother Elliott … Placed 10th in both the mile and 3,200-meter events … Took fifth place at the 2021 North Carolina 3A East Regional before securing 10th at the state meet … Helped lead Croatan High School to a pair of third place North Carolina 2A state meet finishes in 2019 and 2020.
Personal: Son of Bobbi and Jonathan... Twin brother Elliott also runs at ECU... Graduate of South Central High School in Winterville, N.C... Principal's List honoree, National Honor Society and Beta Club member.
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