Chris
Klaes
Inducted
November 7, 2009
Chris Klaes, who participated in track and cross country from
1987-90, is arguably the most decorated runner in Michigan Tech
history.
The school record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase earned
NCAA All-America honors in that event with a second-place finish at
the national championship in 1990.
Earlier that year, Klaes was named the GLIAC outdoor track MVP
after he won both the 3,000 steeplechase and the 5,000 meter
events. He was also a GLIAC indoor champion in the 3,000 meters in
1990.
In cross country, Klaes best finish was a runner-up showing at
the GLIAC Championship in 1989.
Klaes gained a degree in mechanical engineering in 1991.
Now a resident of Lexington, S.C., Klaes teaches high school
math and science.
