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Cassandra
Voss Throws - Fr/Fr/Fr Arlington, Neb./Arlington Personal Bests Shot Put - 12.32m/40-05 Discus Throw - 42.11m/138-02 High School: Attended Arlington HS in Arlington, Neb., where she was coached by Steven Gubbles and Steve Johnson ... High school personal bests included marks of 12.32m/40-05 in the shot put and 42.11m/138-02 in the discus ... Took second in the all class discus in 2009 and was fourth in 2010 ... Conference discus champion in 2009 and was the shot put and discus runnerup in 2011 ... Took second in her conference in the discus in 2012 ... Was seventh in the state discus in 2011 and took sixth in the all class discus in 2012 ... A shot put state qualifier in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... Earned track athlete of the year honors ... Also competed in basketball and softball ... Earned Breakfast of Champions recognition for outstanding leadership ... Honor roll student ... Officer of the student council for four years and for Skills USA for two years ... Member of FBLA chapter for three years and was a member of her local church group and festival committee. Personal: Cassandra Voss was born June 18, 1993 in Omaha, Neb. ... Daughter of Larry and Peggy Voss ... Brother, Alvin, was a thrower for Doane College.
2012 Outdoors: NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the hammer throw, but did not advance to the NCAA Championships after placing 28th at the regional meet with a personal-best mark of 57.59 meters/188-11 ... That mark is third in Oklahoma State history ... Earned her first career All-Big 12 honor by placing sixth in the hammer throw at the conference meet ... Logged four marks of 180 feet or more in the hammer throw during the season, highlighted by her personal best at the NCAA Regional but also including marks of 57.34 meters/188-01 at the John McDonnell Invitational, 56.33 meters/184-00 at the John Jacobs Invitational and 55.97 meters/183-07 at the Big 12 Championships. 2012 Indoors: Put up the third-best weight throw in school history at the Oklahoma Invitational with a hurl of 17.82 meters/58-05.75 ... That throw was good for a new personal best and a first-place finish at the meet ... Recorded a throw of 16.30 meters/53-05.75 at the Big 12 Championships to finish 14th ... Finished fourth in two events in the indoor season after a 16.43 meter/53-11.00 toss at the KSU Invitational and a 15.91 meter/52-02.50 throw at the JD Martin Invitational ... Other marks in the weight throw include 17.13 meters/56-02.50 at the Tyson Invitational and 14.71 meters/48-03.25 at the KSU All-Comers Meet. 2011 Outdoors: First-team academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Turned in her season-best hammer throw performance with a heave of 50.72 meters/166-05 at the Tailwind Invitational ... Other marks in the hammer throw included tosses of 49.68 meters/163-0 at the Tulsa Duels, 46.25 meters/151-09 at the Kansas Relays and 44.10 meters/144-08 at the Ward Haylett Invitational ... Competed in the hammer throw during the Big 12 Outdoor Championships but fouled. 2011 Indoors: Hit a season-best weight throw performance with a toss of 15.98 meters/52-05.25 at the Sooner Invitational ... Other marks in the weight throw were tosses of 15.63 meters/51-03.5 at the Razorback Invitational, 15.56 meters/51-00.5 at the Big 12 Championships to place 22nd at the event, 15.04 meters/49-04.25 at the J.D. Martin Invitational, 15.01 meters/49-03.00 at the Kansas State Invitational and 14.43 meters /47-04.00 at the Tyson Invitational. 2010 Outdoors: Did not compete. 2010 Indoors: Did not compete.
Caitlin
Way
Throws - --/So/So Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell
Personal Bests Shot put: 12.87m/42-02.7 Weight Throw: 17.82m/58-05.6 Discus throw: 45.70m/149-11.2 Hammer throw: 57.59m/188-11 All-Big 12 2012 Outdoor Hammer Throw
High School: Attended Mitchell HS in Mitchell, S.D., where she was coached by Geoff Gross and Eric Palmer ... Registered personal-best marks of 42-02.75 in the shot put and 149-11 in the discus ... Both of those performances set Mitchell HS records ... Her mark in the discus was fourth in state history ... Class AA discus state champion as a senior ... Overall gold medal winner in the discus that same year ... Conference champion in both the shot put and the discus her senior year ... Selected as the 2009 Mitchell HS female athlete of the year and was the Elite 8 athlete of the year as well ... Qualified for the 2009 USA Track and Field junior national championships in the discus ... Fourtime track and field letterwinner also picked up three letters as a basketball player and one as a volleyball player ... Earned academic all-state recognition in all three sports ... A first-team all-conference selection in basketball in 200809 and was selected as defensive player of the year ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated No. 1 in her class with a perfect grade point average throughout her high school career ... A Rotary Scholar ... Participated in FCA and was treasurer of the student council, among other extracurricular activities. Personal: Caitlin Way was born August 4, 1990 in Cottonwood, Idaho ... Daughter of Bob and Diane Way.
Honors and Awards 2011 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field) 2012 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track and Field) 2012 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
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