Tayton Klein - 2026-27 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Tayton Klein
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Andover, Kan.
- Prev School:
- Kansas
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)
Personal Bests
HONORS
AS A SENIOR AT KANSAS (2025-26)
AS A JUNIOR AT KANSAS (2024-25)
AS A SOPHOMORE AT KANSAS (2023-24)
AS A FRESHMAN AT KANSAS (2022-23)
Personal Bests
| 60 Meters | 6.80 (Big 12 Championship, 2/24-25/23) |
| 100 Meters | 10.46 (3.4) (Jim Click Shootout, 4/5-6/24) |
| 400 Meters | 47.52 (Rock Chalk Classic, 4/29/23) |
| 1000 Meters | 2:41.09 (Big 12 Championship, 2/28-3/1/25) |
| 1500 Meters | 4:35.83 (Jim Click Shootout, 4/5-6/24) |
| 60m Hurdles | 7.96 (Big 12 Championship, 2/27-28/26) |
| 110m Hurdles | 14.71 (1.3) (Big 12 Championship, 5/12-14/23) |
| High Jump | 2.01m (6' 7") (NCAA Championship, 6/5-8/24) |
| Pole Vault | 4.75m (15' 7") (Big 12 Championship, 2/27-28/26) |
| Long Jump | 7.70m (25' 3.25")(2.1) (NCAA West Preliminary, 5/22-25/24) |
| Shot Put | 13.38m (43' 10.75") (Big 12 Championship, 2/27-28/26) |
| Discus Throw | 42.03m (137' 11") (Kansas Relays, 4/17-19/25) |
| Javelin | 53.49m (175' 6") (Jim Click Shootout, 4/5-6/24) |
| Heptathlon | 5,923 points (Big 12 Championship, 2/27-28/26) |
| Decathlon | 7,629 points (Jim Click Shootout, 4/5-6/24) |
HONORS
- 2026 NCAA Second Team All-American (Indoor; Heptathlon)
- 2025 NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor; Decathlon)
- 2024 NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor; Decathlon)
- 2023 NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (Outdoor; Decathlon)
AS A SENIOR AT KANSAS (2025-26)
- Earned Second Team All-America honors at his first indoor NCAA Championship (3/13-14) as he finished 12th in the heptathlon with 5,784 points.
- Won the heptathlon title at the Big 12 Championship (2/27-28) with his personal best score of 5,923 points, winning the long jump event at 7.58m. He also recorded three more personal bests that day, the 60m hurdles, pole vault and shot put.
- During teh DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/30-31) he finished runner-up in the heptathlon with 5,861 points. He won the long jump at 7.54m and runner-up in the high jump.
AS A JUNIOR AT KANSAS (2024-25)
- Earned Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championship (6/11-14) as he finished 16th in the decathlon with 7,554 points. He won the long jump event at 7.46m.
- Finished with a bronze medal in the decathlon at the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17) with a score of 7,629 points. He won the long jump event at 7.31m.
- Recorded his discus throw personal best at the Kansas Relays (4/17-19) at 42.03m.
- At the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1) he recorded his fastest 1000 meters in 2:41.09 during the heptathlon where he won the long jump and finished runner-up in the 60m dash.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT KANSAS (2023-24)
- Earned Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championship (6/5-8) in the decathlon in 14th place with 7,530 points. He recorded his high jump personal best at 2.01m as runner-up.
- Recorded his long jump personal best at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/22-25) as he finished in 11th place to qualify for nationals with a leap of 7.70m.
- Performed his best decathlon at the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6) at 7,629 points to win the event. He also recorded three more personal bests in the 100m dash, 1500 meters and javelin.
AS A FRESHMAN AT KANSAS (2022-23)
- Finished in 20th place in the decathlon at the NCAA Championship (6/7-10) for Honorable Mention honors with 6,753 points. His top finishes were 3rd in the 100m dash and 5th in both the 400 meters and long jump.
- During the Big 12 Championship (5/12-14) he recorded his 110m hurdles personal best in 14.71 seconds. During the decathlon he scored 7,620 points in 4th place winning the 100m dash, 400 meters and long jump.
- At the Big 12 Championship (2/24-25) he earned a bronze medal in the long jump at 7.63m and also had two personal bests on the track during the heptathlon, the 60m dash and 60m hurdles.
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