Cassie King
Cassie King

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kernersville, N.C.

High School:
East Forsyth

Height:
5-8

Senior Year: Claimed the silver medal in 3,000-meter steeplechase at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Track & Field Under-23 Championships • Finished 13th in the steeplechase at the NCAA Championships with a 10:25.31 time • Her highest cross-country finish in 2005 was 32nd at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Made ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second time • Returned for final season of cross-country eligibility in 2006.

Junior Year: All-America in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • All-America in the Distance Medley Relay anchoring the team to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championship • Clocked the second-fastest steeplechase time ever at Carolina - 10:08.70 • NCAA East Regional runner-up in the steeplechase • ACC runner-up in the steeplechase • Finished third in the 3,000m at the Penn Relays • Scored in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing sixth.

Sophomore Year: Finished 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Competed in the mile and the 3,000 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Redshirted the cross country season.

Freshman Year: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 1,500 • Finished 11th in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships • Competed in both the NCAA Southeast Regional and NCAA Championships during the cross country season.

Prep: Competed in soccer, track and cross country • Captain of cross country team from 2000-2002 • Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in journalism • Lists lasagna as her favorite food • Cassie Ann King is the daughter of Tom and Teresa King • Born March 28, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah.