John Kline Class: Senior Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. High School: Desert Vista Height: 6-8 Event: Mid-Distance Academic Highlight: Student of Barrett, The Honors College

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Arizona State: Ranks sixth all-time in the indoor 800m run, posting a time of 1:51.96 during the 2010 season... also helped the distance medley relay run the seventh-fastest time in school history in 2010 (9:50.23)... 2011 Outdoor: Competed in the PAC-10 Championship finals as a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed third... Ran a 1:50.14 in the 800m, a career best, at the 2011 Double Dual (ASU-UA-NAU) to place third... also competed in the 4x400m relay to place first with the relay team...placed first in the 400m with a career best time of 47.72 as well as in the 4x400m relay at the 2011 Sun Devil Open...won the 800m at the 32nd Sun Angel Track Classic and was a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed second...2011 Indoor: Placed in two events at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championship Finals in the 4000DMR and the 4x400m relay...placed first in the 600m and the 4x400m relay at both the New Mexico Collegiate Classic & Combined and the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational...2010 Outdoor: Competed in the 800m run in seven meets... ran 1:50.14 to finish third at the Double Dual and earn a berth into the NCAA Preliminary Round... placed 12th in the Pac-10 Championships... ran on the 4x400m relay that won the Double Dual race (3:10.16)... 2010 Indoor: Ran in one individual race, clocking a time of 1:51.96 in the 800m run to finish 11th at the MPSF Championships... helped the 4x400m relay team to a second-place finish at the Friday Night Challenge to open the year... ran on the distance medley relay team that won the Washington Invitational... 2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 400m dash and several relays on the year... posted a season-best of 48.63 to finish fourth at the Double Dual... helped the 4x400m relay to a third-place finish at the NCAA West Region and a berth in the national meet... also helped the relay to wins at the Double Dual and the Sun Devil Invitational... 2009 Indoor: Ran in a pair of 800m races during the season... turned in a best time of 1:55.73 at the Husky Classic... placed 19th in the event at the MPSF Championships... 2008 XC: Redshirted... competed in one race unattached from the program... placed 26th at the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Desert Vista High School (Phoenix)... lettered in track & field four times and once in cross country... captained the football team twice... won four state titles on the track, including three as a senior (800m, 4x400m and 4x800m)... added 4x800m victories in 2007 and 2005... as a senior, also placed third in the state at 400m... set a trio of state high school records in 2008, including the 800m (1:51.33) and as a member of the 4x400m (3:13.50) and 4x800m (7:45.40) relays... team won back-to-back state 5A-1 titles (2007 and 2008) while also wining national titles each year... track team MVP in 2008... also selected East Valley Tribune Boys Track Athlete of the Year (2008), Arizona Republic Boys Track Athlete of the Year (2008) and Ahwatukee Foothills News Athlete of the Year (2008)... finalist for the 2008 Wendy's High School Heisman State Award... in his earlier years, selected as the track team's Rookie of the Year (2005) and Unsung Hero (2006 & 2007)... selected football team's Outstanding Lineman (2004) and Mr. Consistency (2005)... member of the National Honor Society and was a National Merit Commended Student... 2008 Arizona Republic Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Personal: Majoring in kinesiology... parents are Bob and Anna Kline... has one sister: Julia... father Bob swam for Wisconsin-Eau Claire for four seasons... born November 16, 1989, in Baltimore, Md.... full name is John Robert Kline.

Personal Bests • 200: 21.7 • 400: 47.54 • 800: 1:51.33