BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-For the third time this season, Cale Kassen has earned a weekly award from the Gulf South Conference for his performances. This week, he swept both the track and the field portion of the award for his efforts.

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.