BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Cale Kassen was named the Gulf South Conference Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year. As announced by the league on Monday. For his contributions during the championships, Kassen was named the Most Outstanding Overall Performer and Most Outstanding Track Performer. 

Cale Kassen won the first of his two championships with a GSC Indoor Record high jump of 2.13 meters. Stine placed fourth after clearing 1.85 meters. Kassen's second championship came in the 60-meter hurdles where he won by 0.18 seconds with a time of 7.86 seconds. Earlier in the season, Kassen highlighted the Lee University men's track & field team competition at the South Carolina Garnet Invitational with two of the team's three new NCAA Division II Provisional Qualification marks.

Kassen was the event winner in both the 60-meter hurdles and the high jump. In the 60, he posted a time of 7.93 seconds to hold the top time in the preliminary round. Kassen improved his time in the final to win with a stoppage of 7.85 seconds to beat the provisional standard of 8.20 seconds. In the high jump, Kassen cleared 2.05 meters to bypass the provisional mark of 2.03 meters. He currently stands at No. 3 in Division II in the hurdles and 26th in the high jump. Kassen also finished second in the long jump with a measurement of 7.04 meters.