Results

Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Stockton University sophomore Kayla Kass (Bayonne/Bayonne) finished ninth out of 22 runners in the prelims of the 800m run at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Kass ran a time of 2:10.92 and qualified as a Second Team All-American.
 
Kass finished third in her heat of eight runners. With the top two in each heat plus the next two fastest times overall qualifying for the final, Kass had the top non-qualifying time and missed earning a spot in the final by just three tenths of a second.
 
Kass entered the NCAA Championships ranked 11th in the nation with a school-record time of 2:09.39 in April. She made her second straight appearance at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships after finishing 19th as a freshman last year.
 
Kass earned a First Team All-America spot in the indoor 800m in March and also competed in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in the fall. For the outdoor season, she was USTFCCCA All-Region with the top 800m time in the Metro Region plus NJAC First Team in the 800m and NJAC Honorable Mention in the 4x400 relay.