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2016-17 Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Austin Casassa

  • Position Cross Country
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool David Lipscomb High School
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.

Biography

2016 Cross Country
10/01/16    JSU Foothills Invitational    8K    25:43.1
10/15/16    UTC Front Runner Invitational    8K    26:55.30

2015-16
Cross Country
09/11/15    PowerAde Invitational    5K    16:13.09
Placed 10th overall as an unattached runner at the UTC PowerAde Invitational.
 
2014-15
Cross Country
09/05/14    PowerAde Invitational    5K    16:11.97
09/13/14    Commodore Classic    8K    26:32.68
10/18/14    Front Runner Invitational    5K    16:54.27
10/31/14    SoCon Championships    8K    26:24.90
11/14/14    NCAA Region Championships    10K    34:20.0
Placed 12th at the UTC PowerAde Invitational … ran a 26:32.68 at the Commodore 8K Classic … helped the Mocs to a second place finish at the UTC Front Runner Invitational … placed 44th at the Southern Conference Championship … ran a 34:20.00 in the NCAA South Region 10K … recorded PRs in the 5K at the PowerAde Invitational, 8K at the SoCon Championships and 10K at the SoCon Championships.
 
Indoor Track and Field
Ran the third leg of the sixth place DMR team at the ETSU Invitational … placed eighth in the 800m at the MTSU Invitational … qualified for the Mile final at the Southern Conference Championships … placed 10th with a time of 4:21.67.
 
Outdoor Track and Field
Ran anchor of the sixth place DMR team at the Alabama Relays … placed 14th in the 800m at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic … placed second in the 1500m at the WCU Beynon Classic … advanced to the 800 meter finals at the Southern Conference Championships, placing 12th … recorded a PR of 1:58.72 in the 800m at the Tiger Track Classic … had a PR of 4:00.40 in the 1500 meter at the Southern Conference Championships.
 
Academics
Named to the UTC Dean’s List and the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll with a 4.0 in each semester … named to the Southern Conference Honor Roll … Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal recipient.
 

2012-13
Cross Country
Finished the 2013 Belmont Opener in 17:15.7 … crossed the line at the Commondor Classic in 27:41.6 … finished 23rd at the Erik Anderson/Runners Soul XC Invitational in 27:16.4 … finished the Front Runner Invitational in 16:15.1.
 
2011-2012
Cross Country
Competed in three races … finished 25th at the Belmont Opener in 16:14.00 … crossed the finish line in 21st place at the Tennessee Tech Invitational in 28:58.98 … placed 145th in the Louisville Classic in 26:40.16.
 
High School
Ran for Albert Thweatt and Tim Taylor at Lipscomb High School … part of 4X800 State Champion Relay team in 2011 … cross country regional champion in 2010 … team captain in 2012 … team MVP in 2011…
 
Personal
Son of Julie and Curt Cassasa… has one brother Ryan ... Psychology major.

Personal Records
Cross Country
5K PowerAde Invitational 16:11.97 9/5/2014
8K Southern Conference Championships 26:24.90 10/31/2014
10K NCAA South Region Championships 31:34.40 11/14/2014
 
Indoor Track
800m Middle Tennessee Invitational 2:01.76
Mile Southern Conference Championships 4:21.67 2/27/2015
 
Outdoor Track
800m Auburn Tiger Track Classic 1:58.72 4/4/2015
1500m Southern Conference Championships 4:00.40 4/25/2015

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Cross Country
    5'6"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Cross Country
    5'6"