2016-2017 Women's Track and Field Roster
Sarah Cassidy
- Position:
- Multis
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Mass.
PERSONAL RECORDS
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION
2017 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,029 points
2017 Indoor Pentathlon – 3,511 points
2017 OUTDOORS: Voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet at the Patriot League Championships after winning the heptathlon - Set three new personal records while winning four of the seven events in the heptathlon to finish with 5,029 points, becoming just the second female in program history to top the 5,000-point mark in the event…In addition to the heptathlon, she also competed in the high jump where she finished second (1.70m), seventh in the shot put (12.23m) and seventh in the javelin (37.85m)…Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the high jump…Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the Virginia Challenge (4,864)…Set a personal-record in the 100m hurdles at the Greyhound Invitational (15.48)…Set a PR in the 400m hurdles (1:11.11) while finishing fourth at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet.
2017 INDOORS: Captured her first Patriot League championship in the pentathlon with 3,511 points at the league championships in Boston, where she won the pentathlon’s high jump and took runner-up in the shot put…Set a personal-best in the 60m hurdles at the Bucknell Tune-Up where she finished ninth (9.54)…Also set a PR of 13.03m in fourth place in the shot put at the Bucknell Tune-Up…Scored 3,392 points to take third place out of 16 competitors at the Thundering Herd Invitational…Finished second in the shot put at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet…Won the shot put and high jump at the Fast Times Before Finals.
2016 OUTDOORS: Took fourth place in the heptathlon at the Patriot League Championships, where she also competed in the javelin, high jump and shot put…Set a new career-best mark of 40.34m in the javelin at the PLC…Set four more career-best marks in the heptathlon at the PLC…Placed third in the heptathlon (4,386 points) at the Princeton Outdoor Invite.
2016 INDOORS: Placed ninth in the Pentathlon at the Patriot League Championships…Placed third in the shot put at the Lafayette dual meet and the Angry Birds Invite (12.16m)…Finished third in the pentathlon at the Fast Times Meet.
2015 OUTDOORS: Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Patriot League Championships…Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the ECAC Championships to earn All-East distinction…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Placed seventh in the pentathlon at Patriot League Championships.
2014 OUTDOORS: Finished seventh in the heptathlon at the Patriot League Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 INDOORS: Placed eighth in the pentathlon at Patriot League Championships.
GETTING TO KNOW SARAH
Why did you choose Lehigh? “It has the best of both worlds, top-notch academics plus a passionate athletics program.”
Favorite thing about Lehigh: “I feel like part of a family.”
Major: Undecided
Favorite place on campus: UC Lawn
Favorite food: Soup
Favorite color: Blue
Favortie musical artist: Ed Sheeran
Favorite movie: Footloose
Favorite website: Buzzfeed
Favorite pro team: Red Sox
Magazine cover I'd like to be on: TIME
Place I'd like to visit: Ireland
Talent I'd most like to have: Singing
Dream job: Infomercial Actor
If I didn't run track, I would: Swim
If I had $1 Billion, I would: Split it with my parents and have us all retire.
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPION
2017 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,029 points
2017 Indoor Pentathlon – 3,511 points
2017 OUTDOORS: Voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet at the Patriot League Championships after winning the heptathlon - Set three new personal records while winning four of the seven events in the heptathlon to finish with 5,029 points, becoming just the second female in program history to top the 5,000-point mark in the event…In addition to the heptathlon, she also competed in the high jump where she finished second (1.70m), seventh in the shot put (12.23m) and seventh in the javelin (37.85m)…Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the high jump…Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the Virginia Challenge (4,864)…Set a personal-record in the 100m hurdles at the Greyhound Invitational (15.48)…Set a PR in the 400m hurdles (1:11.11) while finishing fourth at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet.
2017 INDOORS: Captured her first Patriot League championship in the pentathlon with 3,511 points at the league championships in Boston, where she won the pentathlon’s high jump and took runner-up in the shot put…Set a personal-best in the 60m hurdles at the Bucknell Tune-Up where she finished ninth (9.54)…Also set a PR of 13.03m in fourth place in the shot put at the Bucknell Tune-Up…Scored 3,392 points to take third place out of 16 competitors at the Thundering Herd Invitational…Finished second in the shot put at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet…Won the shot put and high jump at the Fast Times Before Finals.
2016 OUTDOORS: Took fourth place in the heptathlon at the Patriot League Championships, where she also competed in the javelin, high jump and shot put…Set a new career-best mark of 40.34m in the javelin at the PLC…Set four more career-best marks in the heptathlon at the PLC…Placed third in the heptathlon (4,386 points) at the Princeton Outdoor Invite.
2016 INDOORS: Placed ninth in the Pentathlon at the Patriot League Championships…Placed third in the shot put at the Lafayette dual meet and the Angry Birds Invite (12.16m)…Finished third in the pentathlon at the Fast Times Meet.
2015 OUTDOORS: Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Patriot League Championships…Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the ECAC Championships to earn All-East distinction…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 INDOORS: Placed seventh in the pentathlon at Patriot League Championships.
2014 OUTDOORS: Finished seventh in the heptathlon at the Patriot League Championships…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 INDOORS: Placed eighth in the pentathlon at Patriot League Championships.
GETTING TO KNOW SARAH
Why did you choose Lehigh? “It has the best of both worlds, top-notch academics plus a passionate athletics program.”
Favorite thing about Lehigh: “I feel like part of a family.”
Major: Undecided
Favorite place on campus: UC Lawn
Favorite food: Soup
Favorite color: Blue
Favortie musical artist: Ed Sheeran
Favorite movie: Footloose
Favorite website: Buzzfeed
Favorite pro team: Red Sox
Magazine cover I'd like to be on: TIME
Place I'd like to visit: Ireland
Talent I'd most like to have: Singing
Dream job: Infomercial Actor
If I didn't run track, I would: Swim
If I had $1 Billion, I would: Split it with my parents and have us all retire.
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