Kaya Young
Kaya Young
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Johnston, Iowa
  • High School:
    Johnston

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Two-time letterwinner (2020-21)
2021 | Sophomore
  • Competed in five meets
  • Produced her best 6K mark of the season at the Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational, 24:55.9
2020 | Freshman
  • Ran in all five races for Simpson as a rookie
  • Finished third in three races among Storm runners
  • Tallied a sixth-place finish in the Loras Triangular
  • Clocked a time of 25:30.3 in the American Rivers Conference Championship to finish third on the team and 34th overall
High School
  • A 2020 graduate of Johnston High School
  • Won the 2020 state championship
  • Academic All-State
Personal
  • Daughter of Josh and Jessica Young
  • Has two siblings, Joely and Mae
  • Majoring in biology and English with a minor in environmental science
  • Also a member of the Storm track and field team

News Mentions

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Women’s cross country places fourth at A-R-C Championships

The Simpson College women’s cross country team collected a fourth-place finish at the American Rivers Conference Championships on Saturday,...

October 30, 2021

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Kallem, Angus pace Storm in final tune-up before conference

In their final tune-up before the American Rivers Conference Championships, Lara Kallem and Emma Angus paced the Simpson College women’s...

October 15, 2021

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Storm men finish second, women fifth at Les Duke Invite

The Simpson College cross country teams competed in the 59th running of the Les Duke Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Grinnell College. The men...

September 11, 2021

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Storm women capture first at home invite

The Simpson College men's and women's cross country teams both won their own event during the Bill Buxton Invitational on Friday. The men scored a...

September 3, 2021