Northwest Missouri State junior long jumper Marcus Klein has been named the MIAA field athlete of the week.

Klein (Harlan, Iowa) automatically qualified for the NCAA outdoor track and field championship meet in the long jump with a series of jumps measuring – 7.61m, 7.61m, 7.75m and 7.75m – at the SBU Bearcat Invitational in Bolivar, Missouri. The 7.75 meter jump converts to 25′ 5.25″, which bests the previous school mark set by Matt Abele in 2001 (25’1.5″). Klein’s jump ranks No. 2 in the nation in the long jump among NCAA Division II competitors.

Earlier this spring, Klein captured the MIAA indoor title in the long jump.

— Northwest Athletics —