Pat Cassady Class: Sophomore Hometown: Flushing, Mich. High School: Flushing Height: 5-5 Event: Cross Country/Distance

2009 Cross Country
- Competed in six of seven events for Golden Grizzlies in 2009
- Finished second at Golden Grizzly Open (9/5) with time of 19:07 in 6K
- Placed third at IPFW Invitational (9/12) in 8K with time of 25:53.45
- Season-best 24:59:87 in 8K at Greater Louisville Classic (10/3)
- All-League Second Team Selection with an eighth-place time of 25:51.30 in 8K at The Summit League Championship (10/31)

2009 Outdoor Track:
^ Earned all-league honors for his third-place finish in the 10K at The Summit League Championship with a time of 31:40.34.
^ Also scored for the Golden Grizzlies in the 5K with a seventh-place time of 15:46.47.
^ Notched three top-five finishes, including a second-place 5K finish at Toledo (5/2), and an additional finish inside the top-10.
^ Represented Oakland at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championship (6/28), finishing 13th in the 5K with a time of 15:16.83

2009 Indoor Track:
^ Scored for the Golden Grizzlies in the 5200-meter run,* earning a seventh-place finish.
^ Also competed in the 3K championship final, where he finished in ninth place.
^ Earned a top-10 finish in the 3K at the EMU Invitational (1/12) with seventh-place mark of 8:52.09.

*Due to an official's error, the 5K was ran as a 5200.

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:
Full Name:Patrick Joseph Cassady
Birthdate:July 21, 1990
Parents:Timothy and Teresa Cassad
Brothers/Sisters:Erin, Cara, Mary, Brigid and Maggie, Michael

Major:
Undecided