Megan Kleiner

Class:
Junior
Position:
Port/Starboard
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Westport, Conn.
High School:
Staples

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, '24)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)

Sophomore (2023)
• From the 3V4's third seat, timed 8:37.5 against Duke (March 31) and 8:25.8 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• From the third seat of the 3V4, placed third in 7:35.553 ahead of Indiana and behind Iowa and Wisconsin on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7); during the second session, placed second from the third seat in 7:39.828 ahead of Wisconsin and Michigan State and behind Ohio State
• From the third seat of the 3V4, placed third in 7:38.313 ahead of Indiana and behind Rutgers and Ohio State on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 8)
• Rowed in the bow seat of the 2V4 as it timed 7:47.253 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), helped the 3V4 to place second in 7:42.58 from the second seat, behind the U-M 2V4 and ahead of Louisville
• Won a bronze medal from the second seat of the 3V4 (7:42.332) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Freshman/Novice (2022)
• Debuted in the fourth seat of the 1N8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1N8's fourth seat, timed 7:01.66 against Virginia at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Helped the 1N8 time 7:25.0 against Duke from the fourth seat at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed in bow seat of the second-place N4+ in the first heat of an inter squad race (April 9), finishing in 7:37.9
• Completed a weekend sweep at the Big Ten Invitational (April 15-16) in the second seat of the 1N8, beating Rutgers, Minnesota, Tennessee in the morning on day one in 7:04.8 and Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State in 6:52.225 in the afternoon; followed with 6:41.487 to beat Virginia, Stanford on the second day
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 2N4 to a second-place finish among two other Michigan fours from the bow seat with a time of 7:37.24
• Helped win a silver medal at the Big Ten Championships (May 15) from the second seat of the 1N8 in 6:41.900

Prep
• Attended Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut
• Honor Roll Student
• Competed with Saugatuck Rowing Club
• In 2019, won a gold medal with the U17 eight at Club Nationals and a silver medal with the U17 four
• Also placed seventh at the Head of the Charles with the 2V8 that fall

Personal
• Daughter of Jennifer Kleiner