Kassandra Herrera
Kassandra Herrera
Height: 5-5
Year: Soph
High School: El Rancho
Major: Biochemistry
Events: 100HH, 400IH, Sprints

Cerritos College Women’s Track & Field (2016): Placed 10th in the heptathlon (3134 points) at the Southern California Championships… Posted best marks in the 200 meters (28.39), 800 meters (2:33.55), 100-meter HH (16.36), 400-meter IH (1:09.71), high jump (1.24 meters), long jump (4.44 meters), shot put (7.20 meters) and javelin (19.12 meters)…..

El Rancho HS: Helped the team win the Del Rio League championship her senior and sophomore years… Earned the Blue Pride Award as a senior… Specialized in the 100-meter HH (16.9), 300-meter IH (48.2) and 400 meters (1:02.0)… Qualified for the CIF Prelims her senior and junior seasons… Voted the Most Valuable Teammate as a junior… Went undefeated in league competition in the hurdles as a junior… Spent four years on the track and field team and three seasons on the volleyball team…..

Personal: Most memorable moments were her performances at the South Pasadena Invitational and Walnut Invitational… Is working on a minor in sociology… Would like to transfer to Cal State Long Beach or any other school that offers a scholarship… Hobbies include working out, fashion and modeling… Nicknamed “Kass”… Has three siblings – Alex (25) and Thomas (23)… Is the daughter of Thomas Herrera and Zulema Ramirez… Born in Downey, CA on December 17, 1996…..

Favorite Athlete: Allyson Felix                      Favorite TV Show:  “Pitch”
Favorite Food:  4x4 Burger from In-n-Out    Favorite Book:  “To Kill A Mockingbird”