Before Ryan Kleimenhagen stepped on the track for the anchor leg of the distance medley relay at the 2004 NCAA DIII Indoor Championships, male athletes from UW-Platteville hadn’t won an NCAA title in nine years. That soon changed as Kleimenhagen’s final 1600-meter effort sent the Pioneers across the finish line first in a meet record of 9:57.05. Kleimenhagen added three more national titles to that trophy case, as well as several more All-America honors, by the time he wrapped up his legendary career. All of his NCAA crowns came indoors: the final 1500-meter title awarded in meet history in 2004; and both the 800 meters and the inaugural mile in 2005. He was named the USTFCCCA National Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year following his historic double in that last year.