CASSIDY ON TFRRS
Honors: CAA Runner of the Week (2014), All-CAA (2017; Steeplechase)
Senior (2016-17): Cross Country - Saw action in six races for the College ... Finished either second or third among her teammates in every race she competed in ... Finished second overall at the WCU Invitational with a 2 Mile time of 11:23.13 ... Took 98th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 6K time of 22:25.6 ... Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:09.27 at the VertCross Invitational to finish 19th ... Came within half a second of her 5K PR with a time of 18:17.8 at the Adidas XC Challenge ... Indoor - Appeared at the Art and Linda Maillet Open, finishing first in the 3000m with a time of 10:22.48 ... Outdoor - Competed in seven meets for the Cougars ... Pulled off a podium finish at the CAA Championships in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:36.51 to take third and earn All-CAA acclaim ... Earned eight Top 10 finishes over the course of the season including a pair of outright steeplechase wins at both the UNCW Invitational and the North Florida Invitational ... Logged a season-best 1500m time of 4:40.13 at the Gamecock Invitational, less than two tenths of a second shy of her PR
Junior (2015-16): Cross Country - Competed in all seven races for the Cougars ... Finished no lower than fourth among her teammates, and took second in four consecutive meets (Charlotte Invitational, Royals Challenge, CofC Classic, and CAA Championship) ... Stepped up in the postseason to hit a 6K PR at the CAA Championships, crossing the finish line with a time of 21:48.2 to take 18th, becoming the third-fastest 6K runner in CofC history in the process ... Finished the season at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 23:48.2, taking 133rd ... Indoor - Appeared in three meets for the College, competing in the 3000m ... Logged two Top 5 finishes, including a second place finish at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 10:18.04 ... Hit a personal best with a time of 10:08.71 at the UCS Invitational, finishing sixth and becoming the third fastest in school history ... Outdoor - Competed in the middle and long distances, as well as the steeplechase across seven meets for the Cougars ... Broke her own CofC record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays, finishing seventh overall with a time of 10:32.95 ... Logged five Top five finishes on the season, headlined by a pair of first place finishes, once in the 2000m steeplechase at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, and again by way of a PR in the 1500m (4:39.98) at the Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational ... Finished second in the 3000m at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational with a time of 9:56.53, 12 seconds faster than her indoor PRÂ
Sophomore (2014-15): Cross Country - Competed in four meets for the Cougars over the course of the season ... Became the sixth-fastest 5k runner in program history with a time of 18:17.4 at the College of Charleston Invitational, finishing second overall, first among her teammates, and procuring herself CAA Runner of the Week honors as a result ... Finished in the top-three among her teammates in every meet she competed in ... Pulled off a season-best 6k time of 22:26.5 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet, taking 117th overall ... Indoor T&F - Appeared in five meets for the Cougars, competing in the 800m, Mile, 3000m and distance medley relay ... Accrued six top-five finishes over the course of the season, headlined by a pair of three second-place finishes in the distance medley relay (twice) and the mile (Bob Pollock Invitational) ... Ran anchor for the school record-breaking distance medley relay team who ran 12:10.70 at the UCS Invitational to finish fourth overall ... Achieved a personal best 3000m time (10:17.95) at the ETSU Bucanner Invitational to finish third overall ... Outdoor T&F - Appeared in seven meets for the Cougars, competing in the 800m, 1500m and steeplechase ... Logged six top-five finishes over the course of the year, headlined by a pair of steeplechase victories at the Georgia Tech Invitational and the 2015 Aggie Last Chance ... Broke the CofC school record in the steeplechase at the Florida Relays with a time of 10:38.26, finishing 12th overall ... Hit a personal best in the 1500m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational with a time of 4:40.70, finishing third overall
Freshman (2013-14): Opened her collegiate career with a top-25 performance at the Carolina Challenge…Notched a 37th place overall out of 137 participants at the highly-competitive Furman Cross Country Classic…Competed well in the Cougars inaugural CAA meet, the Towson Invitational, where she posted a time of 18:52.63…Finished Top-30 at the Mountaineer Open with a 5K time of 19:20.07…Finished the season well with a fourth place team finish (39th overall) at the CAA Championships, where she posted a 6K time of 24:03.60… Got off to a fast start at the Joe Hilton Invitational, the opening meet of the 2014 track and field season, where she finished second in the mile, with a time of 5:12.71…Posted a PR in the 3K at the UCS Invitational…Also set a new PR in the 3k steeplechase at the Shamrock Invitational…Shaved nine seconds off her collegiate best mark in the 3k steeplechase… Was a member of the record breaking distance medley team who shattered the previous school record at the Florida Relays, running 12:10.65…Won the 1500 meter run at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 4:49.70… Laid down a superb showing of her own, claiming a third place finish in the steeplechase at the CAA Championships with a time of 11:01.60. Just barely missed out on a place at the IAAF World Junior Championships while competing at the Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships, posted a time of 6:54.56 in the 2000-meter steeplechase.
High School: Racked up two all-Ontario medals…Broke six school records…Tallied seven meet records….ran 10:13 in the 3600m…4:58 in the 1500m steeple chase.
Personal:Â Daughter of Michael and Sandra Cassidy ... Majoring in physical education
Cassidy's CofC Personal Bests
XC
5k: 18:17.4 - CofC Invitational (Oct 17, 2014)
6k: 21:48.2 - CAA Championship (Oct 31, 2015)
Indoor
800m: 2:23.98 - Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open (Jan 15, 2015)
Mile: 5:08.28 - Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan 23, 2015)
3000m: 10:08.71 - UCS Invitational (Feb 20, 2016)
Outdoor
800m: 2:16.79 - UNF Spring Break Invitational (Mar 27, 2015)
1500m: 4:39.98 - Lowcountry Collegiate Invitational (Apr 16, 2016)
Steeplechase: 10:32.95 - Raleigh Relays (Mar 25, 2016) *
* - CofC School-Record
