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Ty Klein
Ty Klein

Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.

High School:
Eastlake

Height:
6-1

Position:
Defender

High School/Club: Attends Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash...four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain...first-team All-KingCo and Rise Magazine all-area team as a junior...second-team All-Kingo as a sophomore and an all-league honorable mention selection as a freshman...helped lead high school team to KingCo championships his freshman and sophomore seasons...club team, Crossfire Premier, was Washington State champions in 2001 and from 2003 to 2007...participated in the Nike Manchester United U.S. (Champions) and World (Quarterfinalists) Finals in 2005...team was ranked seventh in the world at the Manchester United World Finals...three-year ODP state team member (2004-06)...2006 ODP Region IV team...ODP Regional pool player from 2005-06...was the team captain of the Region IV Team at the ODP Interregionals and ODP Disney Showcase...selected to the ODP Interregionals All-Star team in 2006...was on the Top Drawer Soccer team of the month in October, 200...participated in the ESP Invite (2007) and the Super Y League National ODP Invite (2004-2006)...also played for Emerald City FC...Personal: Tyler Gregory Klein...parents are Greg and Sandra...has a younger brother Ryan (14)...both parents attended Washington, as well as three uncles and his grandfather Jim Freng...hobbies include camping, skiing, Young Life, biking and water skiing...member of National Honors Society from 2003-06.

UW Head Coach Dean Wurzberger On Klein:
"We like the competitive instincts and toughness we see in Tyler's play. Tyler is a strong header of the ball and has all the tools to make a quality center back at the collegiate level."

Go Huskies!