Kaya Young
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Johnston, Iowa
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- High School:
- Johnston
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Three-time letterwinner (2020-22)
2022 | junior
- Competed in five races in her junior season
- Finished 22nd overall at the Bill Buxton Invite, completing the 4k course in 17:57.9
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
Kallem leads Storm to fast times in Nebraska
Lara Kallem led the Simpson women’s cross country team in a meet full of Division I teams at the Platte River Rumble, Friday, at Mahoney...
October 14, 2022
Simpson women battle to fourth place finish
Alongside many other regionally ranked teams, Simpson women’s cross country team placed fourth overall at the Aurora Invitational at...
October 1, 2022
Storm trio finish in top 20 at Les Duke Invitational
The trio of Emma Angus, Teghan Booth and Ashley Rockhold finished in the top 20 to lead the Simpson College women’s cross country team at...
September 10, 2022
Storm women open season with home victory
Simpson College women’s cross country team claimed victory on its home course at the Bill Buxton Invitational to open its fall season,...
September 2, 2022
