Results

Logan Twp., N.J. – Stockton University finished second out of 17 teams at the NCAA DIII Metro Regionals for the best finish by the Ospreys in program history, surpassing third place a year ago. All five of the runners that scored for the Ospreys set personal best times by huge margins on the 6K course.
 
Kayla Kass (Bayonne/County Prep) and Jaelyn Barkley (Hope/Belvidere) qualified for the NCAA Championship by placing in the top seven. The pair joins Cassandra Hrusko (2016) and Alicia Belko (2016, 17) as the only runners in Stockton women's cross country history to qualify for the NCAA Championship.
 
Kass led the way with a personal best time of 22:02.1 that was good for third place out of 189 runners and topped her previous personal best time by 47 seconds. Kass tied for the best finish ever by a Stockton female at the NCAA Regionals that was set by Alicia Belko in 2017.
 
Barkley recorded a seventh-place finish in a personal best time of 22:11.8, which was her best by over 42 seconds. The junior earned her second straight NCAA Championship appearance.
 
Running third for Stockton was Maddy Valasek (Medford/Shawnee) who finished in 23rd place with a personal best time of 23:08.2, bettering her personal best by over 47 seconds.
 
Completing Stockton's top five were Guinevere Kennedy (South Amboy/South Amboy) in 25th place with a personal best time of 23:14.2, besting her previous top time by 32 seconds, and Rachel Hayes (Marlboro/St. John Vianney) in 31st position with a personal best time of 23:21.9, eclipsing her previous best time by over 27 seconds.
 
All five scoring runners for the Ospreys earned All-Region status based on their finish. Kass, Barkley and Kennedy collected all-region recognition for the second time, with Hayes and Valasek earning first time honors.
 
Kass and Barkley qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships next Saturday in Carlisle, Pa.