2008 Cross Country: Competed in six of seven meets for the Golden Grizzlies ... Finished fourth overall in his OU debut at the Golden Grizzly Open Aug. 30 with a time of 19:14 in the 6K... Finished in 12th place out of 141 runners with a four-time time of 20:45 at the Tommy Titan Invitation Sept. 6 and was the second Golden Grizzly to finish ... Helped Oakland to a second-place finish at the Summit League Championship (Nov. 1), where they finished just six points shy of champion Southern Utah... Missed being named an all-league second team selection by one position when he finished 15th at the Summit League Championship with an 8K time of 25:26.1. High School: Three-year letterwinner under coach George Hackney and served as captain for two years ... Helped his team to the conference championship in 2006 and 2007 as a junior and senior ... Was the conference individual champion in 2006 as a junior ... Also earned three letters in track, where he also served as captain for two years ... Was the conference champion in the 1600-meter run in 2007 and 2008 as a junior and senior and the 3200-meter run as a senior. Personal: Born Patrick Joseph Cassady on July 21, 1990 in Harper Woods, Mich. ... Parents are Timothy and Teresa Cassady ... Has five sisters, Erin, Cara, Mary, Brigid and Maggie, and one brother, Michael ... Is undecided on a major. |
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