Hall of Fame
Back To Hall of Fame
Back To Hall of Fame
Eric Klinker still holds three Macalester school records in the hurdle events over 24 years after he broke them. Over his first three years, he earned All-MIAC honors in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles each year. As a junior in 2000, Eric won both events at the MIAC Outdoor Championships and qualified for the NCAA Championships in both events. His seventh-place finish in the 400 hurdles at nationals garnered him All-American status that year, and he posted a school-record time of 52.25 earlier that spring. As a senior, Eric set the school record in the 55-meter hurdles indoors. Outdoors, he smashed the school standard in the 110 hurdles with an automatic NCAA-qualifying time of 14.36, which also was the MIAC Outdoor Championships record at the time. Eric also placed second in the long jump outdoors, giving him seven All-MIAC performances in his outstanding career. Currently, he is an avid cyclist and a volunteer coach and board member for the Eden Prairie Track and Field Association. A chemistry major, Eric is a Technical Service and Development Scientist with Dow Chemical.
Back To Hall of Fame
