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Chloee Kleespies is Driven to Help Other Diabetic Athletes

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By Chris Cullum, UToledo assistant director of athletic communications

TOLEDO, Ohio - Nothing can slow Chloee Kleespies down.

A senior from University Hills, Pa., Kleespies is a two-sport athlete for the Rockets, playing volleyball in the fall and competing on the track & field team during the winter and spring. In the classroom, she is on track to graduate this spring with a bachelor's degree in biology, carrying a robust 3.46 cumulative grade point average. Her professional goal is to become a physician assistant, preferably in an endocrinologist's office.

Being a two-sport athlete while pursuing a challenging major is a feat in itself, but what motivates Kleespies is perhaps the most impressive part of her journey.