Jun. 18– Concordia University track & field coach Jarred Sampson has announced that Hayley Reed and Nacole Kiss have signed to join the Golden Bear women's track & field team for the 2007-08 season.

Reed was a three-sport star at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial in Lake Crystal, Minn. where she earned six letters in track & field and cross country and two in basketball. She was a state qualifier in the pole vault as a junior and a conference champion as a senior. At Concordia, Hayley will look to compete in the pole vault, high jump and hurdle events. In cross country, she earned all-conference as a junior and senior while earning honorable mention accolades as a sophomore. Reed was also a two year academic all-conference selection.

"Hayley is a good all-around athlete and will have an immediate impact with the ability to score points at the conference level. She has the talent and work ethic to be a good multi-event athlete in the coming years," coach Sampson commented.

Kiss, who will be a two-sport athlete at Concordia, earned four letters in track & field and three in soccer for Bellevue Christian High School in Kirkland, Wash. As a freshman, Kiss set the school record in the 4x400. In her distinguished track & field career, she was a state champion in the 4x200 as a junior and senior and set the league record during her senior year. She was a three-time captain and coaches award winner and was named Kwanies Outstanding Eastside Athlete. Kiss will also suit up for the Bears on the soccer field in 2007.