Honors
- Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2021
- All-Horizon League: 2021 (First Team)
- Horizon League All-Academic Team: 2022 (Honorable Mention)
- MVC Honor Roll: 2022-23
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
- Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll: 2020, 2021, 2022Â
2024
Did not play this season.
2023
Played and started the two games in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan...Made first save of season in Bears debut on penalty kick from All-MVC First Team player Bart Muns in 26th minute against UIC (11/8/23)...Had three saves on seven shots faced for his ninth career collegiate shutout in MVC Tournament semifinal against UIC (11/8/23)...Made five saves on 14 shots faced in MVC Tournament Championship game against Western Michigan (11/11/23).
Detroit Mercy
Played two seasons at Detroit Mercy (2020-2022) after redshirting his freshman year in 2020…In 2021, he played and started 16 matches across 1,576 minutes of play...Made 64 saves and allowed 16 goals for a .800 save percentage…Led the league in goals against average (0.914) while ranking second in shutouts (6)…Posted clean sheets against Incarnate Word, IUPUI, Purdue Fort Wayne, Milwaukee, Robert Morris and Wright State…Was the 2021 Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Horizon League First Team…In 2022, he played and started all 17 matches in 2022 across 1,530 minutes of play…Made 93 saves (second in nation) and allowed 29 goals for a .762 save percentage…Averaged 5.47 saves per game which was seventh in the nation…Posted clean sheets against IUPUI and Milwaukee.
High School
Class of 2020 graduate from Forest Hills (Mich.) Northern High School…Four-year varsity letterwinner for the Huskies…Two-time all-state honoree, including first team as a senior to lead team to a Division 2 state championship…Earned all-region, all-district and all-conference honors as a junior and senior…Had an 89.3 save percentage as a junior and a 91.4 save percentage as a senior…Earned Michigan Army National Guard MHSAA Performance of the Week honor during his junior season.
Personal
Jonathan Kliewer was born on 9/23/01 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan...Son of Wilhelm and Maria Kliewer…Has one brother, Joshua, who played soccer at Cornerstone University (2013-17)…Has two sisters, Amy and Betty… Amy played goalkeeper for Calvin University (2017-21)...Majoring in Material Sciences (M.S.).
Updated: 5/23/2025
