Eric Klein

Class:
Senior
Events:
FX, V, PB, HB
Hometown:
West Brookfield, Mass.
High School:
Quaboag Regional
Height:
5-8
Club Team:
Daggett Gymnastics

JUNIOR YEAR | 2018: NCAA qualifier on the high bar...posted a career-best 13.833 to tie for third at the National Qualifier and advance to the NCAA Championships...that is the 11th-highest high bar score in Academy history...finished 29th in the national finals with a 13.066...helped Air Force edge Army West Point after scoring a 13.400 to finish third...earned a pair of top-five finishes at the Arnold Challenge, placing fourth on both the vault (season-best 14.250) and high bar (13.700)...also registered a season-high of 14.250 on the vault at the All-Academy Championships (fourth)...competed on the floor exercise in eight meets, recording a season-high score of 13.650 to lead the Falcons at the Illinois Triangular (fourth).

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2017 (new scoring system): USAG All-American on the floor exercise...competed on that event in 11 meets...posted a career-best score of 13.850 during the team finals of the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships...scored a 13.700 the following night to place fourth in the event finals and capture USAG All-America status...member of the vault lineup for 12 competitions...ranked third on the team in that event...scored a career-best 14.550 to win the vault during the Falcons’ win over Army West Point...placed second (14.350) at the Navy Triangular...competed on the high bar and parallel bars three times... tallied a career-high 13.000 to help Air Force to a 1-2-3 finish on the high bar in the win over Illinois-Chicago...earned All-Academic Scholar-Athlete honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2016: Competed in all 12 team competitions...debuted on the program’s all-time standings in two events...posted a career-best score of 15.000 on the floor exercise at the All-Academy Championships...that score is ranked 10th on the Academy’s all-time list...recorded a career-high 14.750 to win the vault during the team finals of the USAG Collegiate National Championships...that is the 12th-highest score in program history...debuted on the all-time standings following a 14.650 performance at Nebraska (14th)...member of the high bar rotation in every meet...scored a personal-best 14.400 in the Falcons’ first victory over Illinois-Chicago...broke the 14-point mark on the parallel bars (14.050) during the USAG team finals...also competed on the still rings twice...received All-American Scholar-Athlete honors from the College Gymnastics Association.

HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Quaboag Regional High School...served as an officer in the National Honor Society and Student Council...competed at the club level for Daggett Gymnastics...coached by Tim Daggett...2013 national champion on the vault...won the Massachusetts state all-around title in 2014...also qualified for the P&G Championships that year...member of the Regional Elite Championship Team in 2014-15.

PERSONAL: Full name is Eric Christopher Klein...nickname is “Ric”...son of Steven and Kelly Carroll...mother is in the Northeastern University Hall of Fame as a field hockey player...has one younger sister...majoring in civil engineering...also earning a minor in German...future plans include becoming a civil engineering officer...currently serving as Assistant MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) Officer...member of the 500 Club...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...hobbies include video games, Netflix and hanging out with friends...first person in family to join the military since great-grandfather fought in World War II...participated in the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory over the summer...also served as Flight Commander during Basic Cadet Training...favorite event is the high bar, because “it never gets boring and you can always push the limits”...member of Cadet Squadron 17.