Lauren Kleppin Class: Senior Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisc. High School: South Milwaukee Position: Distance Birthdate: 11/22/1988 Experience: 1L

2007 (Freshman)
Finished seventh (15:18) at the Wyoming Invitational (Aug. 31)...Finished 35th (18:54.5) at the CSU classic (Sept. 5)...Finished 158th (22:23) at the NCAA championships (Nov. 20)...Named academic all-conference.

High School
Lettered four times in both cross country and track while at South Milwaukee High School in Milwaukee, Wis. ...Was named first-team all-Southeast Conference four times and twice named to the all-state cross country team...Received many individual honors, including MVP of both cross country and track teams, and Rookie of the Year in cross country, and twice was named most improved in cross country...Holds the high school record in the mile (5:02) and in the two miles (10:57).

Personal
Born Nov. 22, 1988, to Richard Kleppin and Kathryn Backmann...Has a younger brother Chase (17)...Majoring in technical journalism.