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After finishing his 100-meter final sophomore year, Max Kleve sees his name in third place at the 2A track and field championships in June 2021. Former Holyoke Coach Corey Koberstein helped convince him as a freshman to switch from long-distance running to sprinting. — File photo by Brenda Johnson Brandt
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Max Kleve, center, signs a letter the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 23, signifying his intent to run for Fort Lewis College’s indoor track program. Pictured from the left are Max’s mother Charlee Kleve, his brother Ben Kleve, himself, Holyoke School Counselor Ashley Clayton and his father Matt Kleve. — Andrew Turck | The Holyoke Enterprise
ROUNDING THE BEND
When Max Kleve entered track and field in seventh grade, at the behest of his journalism teacher Amber Schroetlin, the sport did not place high on his list of priorities; at the time, he considered