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University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

#RollGolds

2025 Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Nico Klementzos
Nico Klementzos

Sam Verkerke

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown White Bear Lake, Minn.
  • High School White Bear Lake
  • Events Mid-Distance
  • Major Rehabilitation Science

Biography

Awards & Honors

  • 2024
    • All-American in indoor 800-meter run (second place)
    • All-WIAC second team in indoor 800-meter run
  • 2023
    • All-WIAC honorable mention in indoor 800-meter run
  • 2022
    • National champion in outdoor 1,500-meter run
    • All-American in outdoor 1,500-meter run (first place)
    • All-Region in outdoor 800-meter run
    • All-Region in outdoor 1,500-meter run
    • WIAC champion in outdoor 1,500-meter run
2024
Earned the second All-America honor of his career by finishing as national runner-up in the 800 at indoor nationals...Also earned second team All-WIAC honors in the indoor 800.

2023
Picked up honorable mention All-WIAC recognition in the indoor 800.

2022
Won a national championship in the outdoor 1,500-meter run, clinching his first national title and All-America distinction...Picked up all-region honors in the outdoor 800 and 1,500...Won a WIAC championship in the outdoor 1,500-meter run.

2021
Competed in mid-distance events for the Blugolds.

Individual Meet Results

TFRRS

High School

Graduate of White Bear Lake High School...Track & Field: All-Conference (2019), State Qualifier (2019), All-State Academic(2019)...Cross Country: All-Conference Honorable Mention (2019), Section champions (2019), Team Captain(2019)...Hockey: State participant (2018, 2019), All-Conference Honorable Mention(2019, 2020)

Personal

Is a triplet...Also a member of the UW-Eau Claire Men's Cross Country team...Triplet Sister (Maddie) runs cross country and track and University of Minnesota-Duluth, Triplet Sister (Sophia) plays hockey at St. Scholastica, Sister (Claudia) plays hockey at Bemidji State (Minn.)...Came to Eau Claire because of the running program and academics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
  • 2022Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2023Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2024Senior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2025Senior

    Mid-Distance