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2014-15 Track & Field Roster

Cassandra Peterson

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Byron Center
  • Hometown Byron Center, Mich.

Biography

2015 Outdoor:
? Placed third in 5000m (18:09.08) at the 2015 Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 1) and third (18:09.08) at the Al Owens Classic (April 18).
? Finished fifth with 3000m PR (10:24.83) and posted season-best1500m run time (5:08.44) at the Detroit Dual (April 4).
? Recorded a season-best 5000m time (18:07.69) at the Golden Grizzly Duals (April 11).
? 2014 Fall Horizon League Honor Roll selection.

2015 Indoor: 
? Ran a season-best 3000m (10:32.01) and took tenth at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 31).
? Recorded a season-best 5000m (18:09.36) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 13).
? Placed third in the 3000m at the Jack Skoog Dual (Jan. 16).

2014 Outdoor:
? Placed fifth in the 5000m at the Al Owens Classic with a time of 18:38.29 - a season-best mark (Apr. 18-19)

2013 Outdoor:
? Won heat of 5,000m run at Raleigh Relays with time of 18:00.90 (March 29)
? Member of 4x800m relay team that broke school record with a time of 9:37.60 at Toledo Invitational (May 2)
? Recorded season-best 1,500m time of 4:57.97 at Lyle Bennett Invitational (April 26)
? Finished third in 3,000m run at UDM-Oakland Dual Meet with time of 10:31.50 (April 6)

2013 Indoor:
? Finished runner-up in 5000m at IPFW Quadrangular (Jan. 26)
? Ran season-best 18:16.19 in 5,000m run at GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 8)
? Earned season-best 10:28.54 in 3,000m at YSU National Invitational (Feb. 1)
? Finished seventh in mile run at SVSU Indoor Classic (Jan. 18)

2012 Outdoor:
? Redshirted

2012 Indoor:
? Finished sixth at the Chip Invite in the 3,000-meter run (Jan. 13)
? Earned seventh-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the IPFW Quadrangular Meet (Jan. 28)
? Ran career-best 10:53.15 in the 3,000-meter run at the Youngstown State National Invite (Feb. 3)

HIGH SCHOOL:
?
Four-year letterwinner for coach Todd Foster
? All-state for cross country her sophomore year
? All-conference in her final three seasons for cross country
? All-state for track in her final season
? All-conference for track in her last two seasons

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
?
Graduated with honors
? Honor roll junior and senior year

TOP ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
?
Finishing 16th at the state meet sophomore year

Personal
Full Name:
Cassandra Peterson
Birthdate: August 6, 1993
Parents: Marc and Amy Oliver
Siblings: Soloman (16), Dayshin (14), Zander (8), Korbin (4)

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. Ability to compete at Division I level
2. The team and the coaches
3. Love the campus

Personal Bests (Indoor)
Event Time/Distance
Mile 5:25.17 (SVSU Indoor Classic - January 18, 2013)
3000m 10:28.54 (YSU National Invite - February 1-2, 2013)
5000m 18:16.19 (GVSU Big Meet - February 8-9, 2013)
Personal Bests (Outdoor)
Event Time/Distance
1500m 4:56.30 (28th Annual Toledo Invitational - May 2, 2013)
3000m 10:24.83 (Detroit Dual - April 4, 2015)
5000m 17:52.25 (47th Annual Gina Relays - April 25-27, 2013)

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Cross Country/Distance
    5'4"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Cross Country/Distance
    5'4"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Cross Country/Distance
    5'4"
  • 2014-15Redshirt Senior

    Cross Country/Distance
    5'4"