Sammie Kass
Sammie Kass
Year: Sr.
Hometown: New Albany, OH
High School: Columbus Academy
Position: Free
Parents: Jonathan & Melissa

Career Best Times:

23.36 50 Free 2/9/2022 UAA Championships
50.73 100 Free 2/9/2022 UAA Championships
1:52.51 200 Free 2/8/2023 UAA Championships
1:07.14 100 Breast 2/7/2020 Auburn Invitational
57.15 100 Fly 2/9/2022 UAA Championships

Honors:

2022 UAA Champion 200 Freestyle Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
All-UAA 200 Freestyle Relay 1st
400 Freestyle Relay 1st
50 Freestyle 3rd
100 Freestyle 3rd

Senior (2022-23):

  • NCAA Division III National Champion in 200 Freestyle Relay
  • CSCAA All-America First Team in 200 Freestyle Relay (1st), 400 Freestyle Relay (4th) and 800 Freestyle Relay (5th)
  • UAA Champion in 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay
  • All-UAA in 200 Freestyle Relay (1st) and 400 Freestyle Relay (1st)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team

High School:

Swam three years on the Columbus Academy swim team, serving as a team captain her senior year… Was coached by Craig Yakscoe… Swam for the New Albany Aquatics Club and was coached by Jen Bernsdorf and John Coffman… 2019 Columbus Dispatch Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year… 2018 MSL (league) Swimmer of the Year… 2018 and 2019 Columbus Academy Swim MVP… 2018 Columbus Academy Track MVP… Two-time League Champions… Two-time Sectional Champions… Columbus Academy field hockey captain and State-Champion… Columbus Academy track & field captain and All-Ohio Honors… NFHCA Academic All-American… NSCA Academic All-American… 2015-2019 Academic All-Ohio.

Personal:

Born on September 13… Daughter of Melissa and Jonathan Kass… Majoring in Business and Environmental Science.

Why she chose Emory?

“I chose Emory because of the great team culture and academic reputation.”