Colorado University Athletics
Tompkins, Klecker Named Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal Winners
June 12, 2020 | Cross Country, Track and Field, Soccer
SAN FRANCISCO—Jalen Tompkins and Joe Klecker were announced Thursday as the 2019-20 recipients of Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medals. Â
The honor is awarded annually to each of the Pac-12 member institution's outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.Â
Tompkins was a four-year starter in the goal for the Buffs, accumulating a 49-23-7 record and setting nearly every career standard for the program. Â She ended her career as CU's all-time leader in wins (49), saves (369), save percentage (.841), games played for goalies (85) and games started for goalies (82). Â Additionally, she ranks second in CU history in goals against average (.90) and third in saves per game (4.34). Â She was named All-Pac-12 in some form each of the last three seasons. Â
In the classroom, she was honored on the United Soccer Association academic All-Region team each of the last three years and in 2016, '17 and '18 was honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 and this past season named to the inaugural Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll. Â With above a 3.7 grade point average and degree in Psychology, she was one of 26 CU student-athlete on CU's 4.0 Club for 2017.Â
A nine-time All-American, Joe Klecker recorded three of those honors in cross country, which includes runner-up finish at the 2019 NCAA championship. He won the 2019 Pac-12 Individual title and helped CU bring the team title back to Boulder in 2019 for the seventh time in nine seasons after a two-year hiatus. Klecker was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team three times, the all-region team four teams and won the NCAA Mountain Region Championship as a sophomore and junior to earn the USTFCCCA Men's Region Athlete of the Year award twice.Â
On the track, he earned his All-America honors in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs (three in each). He owns the Colorado soil mile (3:58.51) and is the CU indoor 5k (13:34.10) record holder. Klecker is also the second-fastest Buff ever in the mile and indoor 3k. His performance during the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships of 14 points is the most by a CU male at any NCAA Championship. He placed second in the 5k and third in the 3k. A two-time CU co-Male Athlete of the Year (2018-19 and 2019-20), Klecker was named Colorado's 2019-20 Male Career Athlete of the Year.Â
Other's honored were: Stone Gettings (Basketball) and Tatum Waggoner (Track & Field) from Arizona, Tanner Hall (Wrestling) and Robbi Ryan (Basketball) from Arizona State, Simon Lekressner (Soccer) and Abbey Weitziel (Swimming & Diving) from California, Justin Herbert (Football) and Satou Sabally (Basketball) from Oregon, Tres Tinkle (Basketball) and Mikayla Pivec (Basketball) from Oregon State, Tanner Beason (Soccer) and Morgan Hentz (Volleyball) from Stanford, Darnay Holmes (Football) and Madison Kocian (Gymnastics) from UCLA, Henry Fusaro (Swimming & Diving) and Louise Hansson (Swimming) from USC, Terrell Burgess (Football) and Guro Jordheim (Skiing) from Utah, Kasey French (Soccer) and Kara Bajema (Volleyball & Beach Volleyball) from Washington, and Anthony Gordon (Football) and Morgan Weaver (Soccer) from Washington State.Â
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The honor is awarded annually to each of the Pac-12 member institution's outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.Â
Tompkins was a four-year starter in the goal for the Buffs, accumulating a 49-23-7 record and setting nearly every career standard for the program. Â She ended her career as CU's all-time leader in wins (49), saves (369), save percentage (.841), games played for goalies (85) and games started for goalies (82). Â Additionally, she ranks second in CU history in goals against average (.90) and third in saves per game (4.34). Â She was named All-Pac-12 in some form each of the last three seasons. Â
In the classroom, she was honored on the United Soccer Association academic All-Region team each of the last three years and in 2016, '17 and '18 was honorable mention Academic All-Pac-12 and this past season named to the inaugural Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll. Â With above a 3.7 grade point average and degree in Psychology, she was one of 26 CU student-athlete on CU's 4.0 Club for 2017.Â
A nine-time All-American, Joe Klecker recorded three of those honors in cross country, which includes runner-up finish at the 2019 NCAA championship. He won the 2019 Pac-12 Individual title and helped CU bring the team title back to Boulder in 2019 for the seventh time in nine seasons after a two-year hiatus. Klecker was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team three times, the all-region team four teams and won the NCAA Mountain Region Championship as a sophomore and junior to earn the USTFCCCA Men's Region Athlete of the Year award twice.Â
On the track, he earned his All-America honors in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs (three in each). He owns the Colorado soil mile (3:58.51) and is the CU indoor 5k (13:34.10) record holder. Klecker is also the second-fastest Buff ever in the mile and indoor 3k. His performance during the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships of 14 points is the most by a CU male at any NCAA Championship. He placed second in the 5k and third in the 3k. A two-time CU co-Male Athlete of the Year (2018-19 and 2019-20), Klecker was named Colorado's 2019-20 Male Career Athlete of the Year.Â
Other's honored were: Stone Gettings (Basketball) and Tatum Waggoner (Track & Field) from Arizona, Tanner Hall (Wrestling) and Robbi Ryan (Basketball) from Arizona State, Simon Lekressner (Soccer) and Abbey Weitziel (Swimming & Diving) from California, Justin Herbert (Football) and Satou Sabally (Basketball) from Oregon, Tres Tinkle (Basketball) and Mikayla Pivec (Basketball) from Oregon State, Tanner Beason (Soccer) and Morgan Hentz (Volleyball) from Stanford, Darnay Holmes (Football) and Madison Kocian (Gymnastics) from UCLA, Henry Fusaro (Swimming & Diving) and Louise Hansson (Swimming) from USC, Terrell Burgess (Football) and Guro Jordheim (Skiing) from Utah, Kasey French (Soccer) and Kara Bajema (Volleyball & Beach Volleyball) from Washington, and Anthony Gordon (Football) and Morgan Weaver (Soccer) from Washington State.Â
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