Kassie Gurnell

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Pearland, Texas High School: Westbury Christian

Height: 5-8 Event: Triple Jump, Heptathlon

FRESHMAN (2011): Received the team's Newcomer of the Year award...set Academy record in the triple jump...recorded a distance of 40'8¾" to break the program's 26-year-old record and finish first at the CSU-Pueblo Invitational...that mark is also a Freshman Class Record...set a new Meet Record of 39'8¾" to win the Front Range Classic...also won the triple jump at the Jack Christiansen Invitational and was the top collegiate finisher in that event at the Colorado Invitational...collected four additional top-five finishes...finished 24th in the triple jump at the NCAA West Preliminary...recorded that second-best distance of career (40'0¾") at that meet to improve regional placement by 24 spots (entered the meet ranked 48th)...recorded the fifth-best indoor triple jump distance in Academy history during collegiate debut...jumped 37'9½" to finish third at the Air Force All-Comers Meet...was the runner-up at the Don Barrett Duals and finished third at the Nebraska adidas Invitational...competed in the long jump (15'6¼", adidas Invitational) and 60-meter hurdles (11.27, Air Force All-Comers Meet) once during the indoor season...also ran a leg of 4x440-yard relay at the All-Comers Meet...earned the team's Field Athlete of the Week award after setting the Academy record...also earned the program's Newcomer of the Week honor twice.

HIGH SCHOOL: Westbury Christian High School...Texas TAPPS 4A state champion in the triple jump as a junior...also finished second in the high jump, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash that year...finished second in the triple jump with a career-best of 38'11¾" as a senior...received the Track and Field Woman of the Year award as a sophomore, junior and senior...member of the cross country team...competed at regional/state meets...member of the state championship basketball team as a junior...also played on the state finalist (top 4) team as a sophomore...served as a manager during senior year to focus on track...also played volleyball...earned MVP honors as a junior...earned the AP Scholar Award as a junior...participated in the Inner Act Club and was accepted into R.O.T.A.R.Y...four-year member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kassie Marque' Gurnell...nicknames are "Kas" or "KK"...daughter of Morris and Kathy Gurnell...has one older brother, Braylon, and one younger brother, Rion...Braylon is a senior at the Academy and played on the Falcons' football team...both majoring in operations research...future career plans include working as an ops research analyst in the Air Force and then later for a major company...also hopes to train for the Olympics...hobbies include singing, modeling, reading and writing...loves entertainment and being a part of it...has several other family members that serve in the military...member of Cadet Squadron 36.