2006 Cross Country Roster
Cassie Peller
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Chesterton
- Hometown:
- Valparaiso, Ind.
2005-06: As a member of the women[apos]s cross country team, finished 14th at the BIG EAST Championship, earning All-BIG?EAST honors and 92nd at the NCAA Championship ... Placed third at the Bradley Open and fourth at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational ... At the BIG EAST Indoor Championship, set a Marquette record in a fifth-place finish in the 1,000m (2:51.10) and also ran the first leg of the 4x800m relay team that took fifth, setting a Marquette record (9:10.05) ... Registered two, third-place finishes in the indoor 800m, the first coming at the Notre Dame Invitational with an indoor personal-best time of 2:13.85, and the second at the Pepsi Challenge in a time of 2:15.44 ... Recorded three, top-five finishes in the indoor mile, including a personal-best time of 4:46.00 in a fifth-place finish at the Alex Wilson Invitational and a first-place finish (5:00.83) at the Badger Classic ... Ran to a third-place finish in the 3,000m at the Minnesota Gold Country meet in an indoor personal-best time of 10:00.31 ... Ran to an outdoor personal-best time of 4:25.43 in the 1,500m at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... Member of the 4x800m relay team that placed third and set a Marquette record (8:55.67) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship ... Placed fourth with a personal-best time of 2:12.87 in the 800m at the North Central Invitational ... Finished second in the 800m (2:14.93) at the EIU Big Blue Classic ... Finished first in the mile at the Mike Poehlein Invitational (4:35.84).
2004-05: Competed in the C-USA Championships in both indoor and outdoor... Took a second place finish in the mile at the indoor championships with a time of 4:57.05... Had two first place finishes in the 800m at the Gold Country Classic and Panther Tune-Up... Had all six finishes in the indoor season better than third place ... Clinched second place in the 1,500m at the C-USA Championships in the outdoor season with a time of 4:27.54 ... Advanced to the NCAA Regionals in the 1,500m and finished in 4:31.77 ... Had a season best in the 800m with 2:13.95 at the Pacesetter Invitational ... Took first place twice in the 1500m at the Big Blue Classic and the Wisconsin Twilight... Had a second place finish in the 3,000m at the USA Jaguar Premier with a time of 9:59.21 ... Also a member of the Women[apos]s Cross Country Team... Competed in the Bradley 5k, the Iona 6k, the Loyola 5k, the Pre-NCAA 6k, the C-USA Championships and the NCAA Regionals ... Was team[apos]s oustanding freshman...
High School: First team All State in Cross Country as a junior and senior ... School record holder in cross country, 4k personal best of 14:15 ... Member of State Champion 4x800m Relay as a junior and senior, a part of a state record team ... Her best times in the 1,600 was 4:55 and she ran a 2:12 in the 800m...
Personal: Oldest of Tom and Julie Peller[apos]s three children ... Born on December 28, 1985 ... Father was quarterback on the University of Indianapolis football team.
