National Football Foundation

If a team is going to be successful it needs a leader to emulate both on the field and off. Kelby Klosterman provides that necessary leadership for the University of North Dakota, resulting in an NCAA Division II National Championship in 2001.

An Academic All-Conference First Team selection in 2001, Klosterman has shown his academic leadership via numerous accolades and honors throughout his storied collegiate career. Having maintained a 3.74 GPA, he expects to graduate in the spring of 2003 with honors. 

While leading UND to a National Championship last season, Klosterman threw a team record 34 touchdowns, completing 237 passes for 2,961 yards en route to earning an All-Conference First Team pick and All-America Honorable Mention recognition (Don Hansen's Football Gazette). Making his mark as one of UND's greatest quarterbacks of all-time, Klosterman has completed 409 passes for 5,404 yards and 58 touchdowns in his career. 

Always willing to lend a helping hand in his community, Klosterman has twice been awarded UND's Sioux Service Award for community service and was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association as a member of their Good Works Team for 2001. 

Klosterman earned his master's in exercise and wellness from Arizona State University and is currently a trainer with Evolution Trainers in Mountain View, Calif.