Kassi Yocco

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bethlehem, Pa.
High School:
Bethlehem Catholic

2019: Academic Merit Scholar... Named Seton Hall Women's Cross Country Athlete & Teammate of the Year... Ran in all eight meets during her senior season... Placed second overall in the 23rd Annual Salisbury University Classic (8/31) with a time of 22:33.22... Placed eighth overall and second on the team Stony Brook University's Wolfie Cross Country Fall Invitational (9/7) with a time of 19:19.91... Helped lead the Pirates to victory in the NYIT Cross Country Invitational (9/14) with a time of 19:46.34 and a third place finish overall... Placed first on the team in the Henry Mercer Monmouth Invite (9/21) with a time of 19:29.70... Ran a season-best time of 18:14.65 in the NJIT Invitational (10/5) leading the Pirates to victory with a fourth overall finish... Led the Pirates at the Metropolitan Championships (10/11) with a time of 19:37.7... Took a second place team finish at the BIG EAST Championships (11/2) with a time of 24:36.8... Took first overall and led the Pirates to victory at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (11/23) with a time of 19:29... Finished as one of the top two Pirate finishers in all eight meets and paced the Pirates in five meets.. Garnered five top-10 overall finishes including four top-five finishes... Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2018: Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma Scholar-Athlete National Honor Society... Ran in all nine meets as a junior... Recorded six finishes in the Top-11... Placed sixth overall with an 18:53 at the ECAC Championship on Nov. 18... Finished second on the Pirates with a 23:49 at the NCAA Regional on Nov. 9... Logged a 23:50 at the 2018 BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 27... Ran a 20:00 at the Metropolitan Championship on Oct. 12... Placed fifth overall with an 18:36 at the NJIT XC Challenge on Oct. 6... Placed fifth overall with a 19:17 at the Cappy Anderson Invitational on Sept. 22... Took 10th place overall at the Embry-Riddle Classic on Sept. 15 with a 20:24... Placed 11th with a 19:33 at the Stony Brook Wolfie Invitational on Sept. 8... Opened the season with an 11th place finish at the Monmouth Kickoff Invitational on Sept. 1 with a 15:04... Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2017: Competed in seven meets as a sophomore for the Pirates...Took 8th place overall at the Wolfie Invitational (9/9) with a time of 19:04.90...Finished 8th at the NYIT Invitational 5K (9/16) with a time of 19:53.47...Took 13th place overall at the UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational (9/23) with a time of 20:12.80...Placed 20th at the Monmouth Kick-Off (9/2) coming across with a time of 15:24.80...Finished with a time of 20:56.60 at the Metropolitan Championship (10/13)...Recorded a time of 24:47.20 at the BIG EAST Championships (10/28)...Put up a time of 20:45.10 at the ECAC Championships (11/18).

2016: Competed in all eight meets during her rookie season at The Hall…Placed 15th with a 4K time of 15:30.59 at the Monmouth Kickoff (9/3)...Earned 25th at the Delaware Invitational (9/12) after completing the 6K course in 25:40.23…Finished in 19th place with a time of 21:24.19 at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic (9/17)...Finished 64th with a time of 21:41.9 at the Metropolitan Championships (10/7)...Placed 24th with a time of 24:53.35 at the Leopard Invitational (10/15)...Finished 75th with a time of 25:43.90 at the BIG EAST Championships (10/28)...Ran a 6K season-best 24:32 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (11/11)...Registered a season-best 5K time of 20:39.00 at the ECAC Championships (11/19).

High School/Personal: Ran four years of varsity track and cross country for the Hawks under head coach Kelly Bracetty at Bethlehem Catholic…Captain and four-year varsity cheerleader…Three-time cross country, two-time track team captain…Earned All-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference First Team accolades in 2014 and 2015…Named team MVP all four years of cross country and two years of track…Holds Bethlehem Catholic records in the 1600, 3200 and 5000-meter…A state qualifier in the 1600, 3200 and 4x800…Ran a personal-best 5:18 in the 1600, 11:19 in the 3200 and 19:10 in the 5K…Named 2016 Scholar-Athlete…A member of the National Honor Society and Student-Athlete Character Council…Has three brothers: Matthew, Nicholas and Zane…Her brother Zane wrestled at the University of Pittsburgh…Enjoys cooking, baking, hiking, and participating in church mission groups.