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Pat Cassady

Class: Senior Hometown: Flushing, Mich. High School: Flushing

Height: 5-5 Event: Cross Country/Distance Major: History

Cross Country

2010:
▪ Was among the top three in all six races he ran
▪ Ran 25:18.10 (8K) to place 10th and earn all-league second team honors at The Summit League Championship (Oct. 30)
▪ Ran 26:02.10 (8K) to win the Michigan Intercollegiates (Oct.8) and earn All-Michigan honors
▪ Won the Golden Grizzly Open (Sept. 4)
▪ Earned Academic All-Summit League honors

2009:
▪ Was the number two runner on the team in all six races he ran
▪ Ran 25:51.30 (8K) to place eighth and earn all-league second team honors at The Summit League Championship (Oct. 31)
▪ Recorded the fifth fastest 8K time in school historyof 24:59.87 at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3).
▪ Earned Academic All-Summit League honors

2008:
▪ Ran in five races, finishing among the top five on the team four times
▪ Ran 20:45 (4 miles) to place 12th at the Tommy Titan Invitational, the fifth fastest time in school history
▪ Earned Academic All-Summit League honors

Track and Field

2012 Indoor
▪ Finished sixth in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:34.96 at the IPFW Quadrangular Meet (Jan. 28)
▪ Ran a season-best 3,000-meter run time of 9:21.60 at the Youngstown State National Invitational (Feb. 3)

2011 Outdoor:
▪ Redshirt

2011 Indoor:
▪ Had two top 10 finishes

2010 Outdoor:
▪ Placed sixth in the 10,000 at The Summit League Championship (May 13)
▪ Earned all-league honors prior to the championship meet in the 10,000
▪ Ran 30:48.96 to set the school record in the 10,000 at the Gina Relays (April 23)
▪ Had four top 10 finishes

2010 Indoor:
▪ Redshirt

2009 Outdoor:
▪ Earned all-league honors for placing third in the 10,000 at The Summit League Championship
▪ Was seventh in the 5000 at the league meet as well
▪ Won the 5000 at the Toledo Invitational (5/1)
▪ 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:
▪ Placed seventh in the 5000 at The Summit League Championship
▪ Had three top 10 finishes

High School:
▪ Earned three letters for coach George Hackney
▪ Earned Division I All State honors as a junior
▪ Helped his team qualify for the state championship meet as a sophomore and senior
▪ Placed sixth as a senior to earn All-State honors
▪ Helped his team win the Big 9 conference title his last two seasons
▪ 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:
Parents: Son of Teresa and Timothy Cassady.