Aaron
Klotz enters his eighth season as a member
of the Adrian College coaching staff, working
with the infielders and outfielders producing
the overall defensive package. He is
also the defensive coordinator for the football
team at AC.
A
native of Jackson, Mich., Klotz graduated
from Lumen Christi High School in 1994 and
continued his education at Adrian.
In
2005, the Adrian College Bulldogs set a
new school record for fielding percentage
and ranked 16th in the nation for total
defense.
Klotz
started for four years at second base for
Coach Rainey from 1995-98 and was first
team All-MIAA his junior year. He was
also voted the MIAA's MVP in 1997. His
greatest honor was in '97 when he was named
to the first team All-MidEast team as selected
by Rawlings. He recently
ranks in the top three in several Adrian
College offensive categories. During
Klotz's four-year career the Bulldogs broke
the single-season wins mark three times.
He
also started for three years at defensive
back on the football team. Klotz was
a two-time first team All-MIAA pick his
junior and senior years. He was also
tabbed as a pre-season All-American choice
by the Sporting News heading into his senior
year on the gridiron. He currently
ranks first in pass break-ups in a career
(31) and second in interceptions in a career
with (11). In his senior year, Klotz
led the Bulldogs to the MIAA title, while
collecting All-American honors. The
two-sport captain graduated from Adrian
in '98 with a degree in health, physical
education and recreation with an emphasis
on teaching.
Klotz
is married to Alison Eggly '99. The
two reside in Adrian with their two year
old son, Logan.
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