Kleyman's Coaching Accomplishments

Coaching Experience

  • Sandburg Junior High Track Coach 1968

  • Cooper Head Cross Country Coach 1969

  • Cooper Assistant Track Coach 1969-1970

  • Armstrong Cross Country Head Coach 1970-2002

  • Armstrong Head Track Coach 1971-1973

  • Armstrong Assistant Track Coach 1974-2002

  • Wayzata Assistant Girls CC Coach 2004-2009

  • Wayzata Assistant Girls Track Coach 2004-2009

  • Providence Academy Assistant CC Coach 2009-2016

  • Providence Assistant Track Coach 2010-2016

  • Armstrong Assistant Girls Cross Country Coach 2017

  • Providence Academy Assistant CC Coach 2018

  • Armstrong Assistant Track Coach 2017-2018


1974’s State championship team. “A Motley Crew”

Back row: Coach Rick Kleyman, Steve Varner, Steve Renneberg, Tom Braun, Tommy Whities, Assistant coach Kirk Elias. Front row: Steve Guertin, Chris Napolitano, Lane Wieker ,Todd Lindley, Kai Lahti


Boys State Meet Appearances

1971-15th

1972-5th

1973-8th

1974-1st

1975-9th

1977- 11th

1978-8th

1979-5th

1981-10th

1982-14th

1983-3rd

1984-7th

1985-10th

1986-6th

1987-individual qualifiers

1989-13th

1990-10th

1991-5th

1993-individual qualifiers

1995-9th

1996-2nd

1997-individual qualifiers

1998-individual qualifiers

2001-16th

2002-individual qualifiers

Girls State Meet Appearances

1975-individual qualifiers

1976- 1st

1977- 5th

1978-1st

1979-individual qualifiers

1980-2nd

1981-4th

1986-7th

1987-9th

1988-individual qualifiers

1989-4th

1990-individual qualifiers

1991-6th

1992-8th

1994-5th

1997-individual qualifiers

2001-14th

2002-10th

1980 Armstrong Girls Team takes 2nd at State.

Conference Titles

Boys Conference Titles - 7


Girls Conference Titles - 11