University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights:
• 2021 Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year
• 2021 All-Horizon League First Team selection
• Three-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0 GPA+) and Horizon League Honor Roll Selection. 
• 2022 Horizon League All-Academic Honorable Mention Team

2022:
• Started in all 17 games played recording a 4-7-6 record with two shutouts. 
• Ranked second nationally in total saves (93) and seventh in saves per game (5.47).
• Posted first shutout in the Titans’ 0-0 draw against IUPUI (9/24) and second at Milwaukee (10/16). 
• Named Nike® Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week after recording 10 total saves picking up both wins in goal anchoring Detroit Mercy's back line to their second and third consecutive win in #HLMSOC play. Kliewer only surrendered a penalty kick goal while making four saves in the Titans' 2-1 win against Purdue Fort Wayne (10/12) followed by a six-save performance to record his second shutout of the season and second in league play in Detroit Mercy's 2-0 win at Milwaukee.
• Recorded a career-high 11 saves while facing 20 shots in Detroit Mercy’s season-opening 2-2 draw at Jacksonville (8/25).
• Recorded First #HLMSOC win of the season against NKU (10/8) and first win of the season against Chicago State (9/1).
• Tallied a season third-best eight saves in the 2-2 draw at WSU (11/2) for the sixth time on the season.

2021:
• Played and started 16 games posting 5-6-5 record with six clean sheets.
• Led the league in goals against average (0.914) while ranking second in shutouts (6) and save percentage (.800) and sixth in saves per game (4.00).
• After posting back-to-back clean sheets against Purdue Fort Wayne and Milwaukee making a total of five saves to help the Titans earn six points in league play, he was named the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week.
• Other shutouts came against UIW, IUPUI, Robert Morris and in the regular season finale against Wright State which clinched a berth in the 2021 Horizon League Championships for the Titans as a No. 5 seed.
• Posted season-high nine saves in Horizon League quarterfinal match against UIC and season second-best eight saves in the 2-2 draw against arch-rival Oakland.
• Made seven saves in season opener at Michigan.

2020 (Played in spring 2021):
• Did not see any playing time during the season.

High School:
• A 2020 graduate of Forest Hills Northern High School.
• A four-year varsity letterwinner for the Huskies and coach Daniel Siminski.
• A two-time All-State honoree, including First Team as a senior as he helped lead his Forest Hills Northern team to a Division 2 state championship.
• A two-time All-Region, All-Conference and All-District player as a junior and senior, also receiving Academic Excellence honors for holding a 3.8 GPA or above.
• Part of 34 shutouts in net in the past two seasons (2018-19), totaling a 91.4 save percentage as a senior and 89.3 save percentage as a junior.
• Ranked as the No. 3 goalkeeper entering senior season in the state by State Champs!
• Earned Michigan Army National Guard MHSAA Performance of the Week honor during his junior season in 2018.
• Played club soccer with Alliance Academy and Michigan Fire Juniors and was part of 2019 Circle City College Showcase championship.
• His brother, Josh, played soccer for Cornerstone and his sister, Amy, plays goalkeeper for Calvin.
• Played club soccer with current Titans, Aidan & Liam Spratt.

Personal:
Parents: Wilhelm & Maria Kliewer
Siblings: Joshua, Amy & Betty
Birthplace: East Grand Rapids, Mich.
Major: Mechanical Engineering