{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1998)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Rylan Kleiter | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|4}} | birth_place = [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] | Curling club = [[Sutherland Curling Club|Sutherland CC]], <br> [[Saskatoon|Saskatoon, SK]] | Skip = [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] | Third = '''Rylan Kleiter''' | Second = [[Joshua Mattern]] | Lead = [[Trevor Johnson (curler)|Trevor Johnson]] | Alternate = | Member Association = {{SK}} | Brier appearances = 1 ({{Brier|2025}}) | Top CCA ranking = 6th ([[2024–25 curling season|2024–25]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships]] }} {{MedalGold| [[2019 World Junior Curling Championships|2019 Liverpool]] | }} }}
'''Rylan Kleiter''' (born July 4, 1998) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Curling|curler]] from [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/01/2020-New-Holland-U21-Canadian-Juniors-Media-Guide-1.pdf|title=2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6240/teams/25985/team_athletes/25985-fourth-23349|title=Rylan Kleiter Profile|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> He currently plays [[Third (curling)|third]] on Team [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]]. In juniors, while skipping his own team, Team Kleiter were known for their brightly-coloured paint splash pants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/curling-fashion-more-than-norwegian-pants-1.4976375|title=Curling fashion becoming more than those Norwegian pants|website=CBC Sports|author=Devin Heroux|date=January 13, 2019|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
==Curling career== ===Juniors=== Kleiter and his rink of [[Trevor Johnson (curler)|Trevor Johnson]], [[Joshua Mattern]] and [[Matthieu Taillon]] represented Saskatchewan internationally for the first time at the 2015 U18 International Curling Championships where he skipped the team to a 2–3 round robin record, unfortunately missing the playoffs. The team was able to win their two consolation games however, winning the C Event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3796&teamid=85948&profileid=|title=2015 U18 International Curling Championships|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> Team Kleiter won the U18 provincial championship once again in 2017. They represented Saskatchewan at the [[2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships]] in [[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]] and topped their pool with a 4–1 record. Two more wins in the championship pool qualified them for the playoffs as the second seed. They lost the semifinal against [[Nova Scotia]] and the bronze medal game against [[British Columbia]], unfortunately not winning a medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2392|title=2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> They also won the U21 provincial in 2017, sending them to the [[2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]]. Like their first trip to the U18's in 2015, they didn't qualify for the playoffs, finishing 2–3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2182|title=2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
Team Kleiter returned to the junior championship again [[2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|in 2018]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/local-sports/rylan-kleiter-buttons-up-provincial-junior-curling-title-for-second-time-in-a-row/|title=Rylan Kleiter buttons up provincial junior curling title for second time in a row|website=Saskatoon StarPhoenix|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> but this time finished with a worse record of 1–5.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/3377|title=2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> The following season they once again won the provincial juniors and represented Saskatchewan on home ice at the [[2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]] in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]]. This year, the Saskatchewan team had a great showing, going 8–2 in the round robin and championship pool to secure a playoff berth. Their run ended in the semifinal however, losing to [[Manitoba]]'s [[JT Ryan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/4390|title=2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> With their good showing, Kleiter was asked to be [[Tyler Tardi]]'s alternate at the [[2019 World Junior Curling Championships]]. They only lost two games en route to the [[World Junior Curling Championship]] championship title and gold medal. Kleiter played in three games during the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/634|title=2019 World Junior Curling Championships|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> Also during the [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19 season]], Team Kleiter was invited to the [[2019 Canadian Open (curling)|2019 Canadian Open]] [[Grand Slam of Curling]] event as the sponsors exemption.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/kleiter-makes-eye-catching-debut-at-canadian-open/|title=Kleiter makes colourful debut at Canadian Open|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> They played against the top teams in the country, losing all three of their triple knockout games to [[Kevin Koe]], [[Brad Jacobs (curler)|Brad Jacobs]] and [[Reid Carruthers]].
In their last year of junior eligibility, Team Kleiter won their fourth straight provincial junior title and once again a spot at the [[2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/curling/kleiter-banking-on-past-experience-heading-to-fourth-junior-curling-nationals/|title=Kleiter banking on past experience heading to fourth junior curling nationals|website=Saskatoon StarPhoenix|author=Darren Zary|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> They would once again have a great showing at nationals, qualifying for the playoffs with a 7–3 record and as the third seed. In a narrow semifinal against [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Team Saskatchewan gave up a key five ender in the eighth end, ultimately losing the game 9–8.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6240|title=2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
===Mens=== Kleiter started finding success in men's play during the [[2023-24 curling season]], where he skipped a team alongside junior teammates Mattern and Johnson, and with [[Matthew Hall (curler)|Matthew Hall]] as second. The team finished in second place at the [[2024 SaskTel Tankard]], the provincial men's curling championship, losing to [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] 7–3 in the final. In their second season together, the team found even more success, winning the Tier 2 event of the [[2024 Tour Challenge]] Grand Slam event. This win automatically qualified the team for the [[2025 Masters (January)|2025 Masters]] Grand Slam event, where they finished with a 1–3 record. Shortly after their Grand Slam event, Kleiter also won their first [[2025 SaskTel Tankard|SaskTel Tankard]], beating [[Steve Laycock]] 8–5 in the final, qualifying them to represent Saskatchewan at the [[2025 Montana's Brier]]. At the 2025 Brier, Kleiter finished with a 3–5 record.
===Mixed Doubles=== Kleiter began curling with [[Brittany Tran]] during the [[2024-25 curling season]], and the pair found immediate success, qualifying for the [[2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials]] by defeating [[Lisa Weagle]] and [[John Epping]] 6–3 in the final of the first Direct-Entry Qualifier event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=8524|title=Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> Tran / Kleiter had a strong showing at their first Olympic Trials, finishing in 4th place, losing to [[Rachel Homan]] and [[Brendan Bottcher]] in the 3 vs 4 game.
Kleiter also competed with [[Nancy Martin]] at the [[2026 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]].
==Football== In addition to curling, Kleiter also played [[Canadian football]] in his youth. While attending the [[University of Regina]], he played for the [[Regina Rams football]] team as a [[placekicker]]/[[receiver (football)|receiver]]. Before attending the University of Regina, he played for the [[Saskatoon Hilltops]] in the [[Canadian Junior Football League]] from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/curling/rylan-kleiter-tackling-football-and-curling-at-u-of-r|title=Rylan Kleiter tackling football and curling at U of R|website=Regina Leader-Post|author=Murray McCormick|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=March 1, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kleiter is currently a senior accountant with [[Ernst & Young]] LLP. He is married.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-PointsBet-Invitational-Media-Guide-Web1.pdf|title=2025 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=September 28, 2025}}</ref> He studied accounting at the [[University of Saskatchewan]]. His father [[Dean Kleiter]] represented Saskatchewan twice at the [[Tim Hortons Brier]] in {{Brier|2001}} and {{Brier|2003}}.<ref name="Media Guide"/> His mother is named Sherry.<ref name="mg">{{cite web |title=2023 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/09/2023-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-VER1.pdf|website=Curling Canada |date=September 2023 |accessdate=2023-09-24}}</ref>
==Grand Slam record== {{Curling GS key}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19]] ! [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20]] ! [[2018–19 curling season|2020–21]] ! [[2019–20 curling season|2021–22]] ! [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]] ! [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24]] ! [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25]] ! [[2025–26 curling season|2025–26]] |- | [[Masters (curling)|Masters]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Masters (January)|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Masters (September)|Q]] |- | [[Tour Challenge]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 Tour Challenge|T2]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 Tour Challenge|T2]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Tour Challenge|Q]] |- | [[National (curling)|The National]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 GSOC Tahoe|Q]] |- | [[Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2019 Canadian Open (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 Canadian Open (November)|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Canadian Open (curling)|Q]] |}
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=30089&view=Teams#1|title=Rylan Kleiter Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> | Rylan Kleiter || [[Trevor Johnson (curler)|Trevor Johnson]] || [[Joshua Mattern]] || [[Matthieu Taillon]] |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Rylan Kleiter || Trevor Johnson || Joshua Mattern || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Rylan Kleiter || Trevor Johnson || Joshua Mattern || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Rylan Kleiter || Trevor Johnson || Joshua Mattern || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Rylan Kleiter || Trevor Johnson || Joshua Mattern || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | Rylan Kleiter || Trevor Johnson || Joshua Mattern || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Rylan Kleiter || Joshua Mattern || Trevor Johnson || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Rylan Kleiter || Joshua Mattern || Trevor Johnson || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Rylan Kleiter || Joshua Mattern || Trevor Johnson || Matthieu Taillon |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Rylan Kleiter || Joshua Mattern || [[Matthew Hall (curler)|Matthew Hall]] || Trevor Johnson |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Rylan Kleiter || Joshua Mattern || Matthew Hall || Trevor Johnson |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Rylan Kleiter || Matthew Hall || Joshua Mattern || Trevor Johnson |- ! scope="row"| 2026–27 | [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] || Rylan Kleiter || Joshua Mattern || Trevor Johnson |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Sports links}}
{{Footer World Junior Curling Champions (men)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleiter, Rylan}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1998 births]] [[Category:Canadian male curlers]] [[Category:Curlers from Saskatoon]] [[Category:University of Saskatchewan alumni]] [[Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen]] [[Category:Canadian accountants]] [[Category:Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan]] [[Category:Canadian football placekickers]] [[Category:Regina Rams players]]