Stockton sophomore Kayla Kass destroyed the school record in the 800 Saturday in Boston with a big indoor PR 2:16.01.
Kass raced at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University.
Kass was the NJAC champion last spring at 2:13.34 and set the school outdoor record of 2:12.07 in April in a meet at Widener University in Chester, Pa. But her indoor PR coming into this weekend was 2:18.46 from last year’s NJAC meet at Ocean Breeze, where she placed 2nd.
Stockton’s previous indoor 800 record is listed on their web site as 2:18.37, which Cassandra Hrusko ran on Feb. 6, 2016, in a meet at Ursinus University in Collegeville, Pa. But Ocean City graduate Ciera Granger ran 2:18.08 as a Stockton freshman at a meet at Ocean Breeze, 2 ½ weeks after Hrusko ran 2:18.37.
Way to keep that web site up to date, Stockton!
The NCAA Division 3 performance list hasn’t been updated yet, but it looks like Kass’s 2:16.01 is No. 9 in the country. Hopefully, TFRRS is faster updating their performance lists than Stockton.
Kass’s time is No. 1 in the NJAC this winter and fastest by an NJAC freshman or sophomore in six years, since Katie LaCapria of TCNJ ran 2:13.94 on the same track in 2018.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 