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2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster

Cassandra Jahn

Cassandra Jahn

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Free
  • Hometown:
    Big Lake, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Big Lake

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
Four-time All-Summit (2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-2018)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
Summit League Distinguished Scholars List (2014-15, 2015-16)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18). 

Senior (2017-18)
Garnered All-Summit honors in the 800-free relay where she was part of a third-place team that finished with a season-best time of 7:30.03 at The Summit League Championships… Registered 17 top-10 individual finishes and 13 in the top-5… Tallied a runner-up finish in the 500-yard free (5:17.88)… Had seven third-place finishes… Tallied a pair of third-place finishes in the 100-yard free (54.89) and the 200-yard free (1:57.94) against South Dakota State… Set season-bests at The Summit League Championships in the 200-yard free (1:53.47), 500-yard free (5:06.88), 1000-yard free (10:51.27) and the 1650-yard free (17:51.14)… Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. 

As a Junior (2016-17)
Had 14 top-three finishes, including two in first place, six in second place and six in third place...Finished second in the 100 free (55.08) and third in the 500 free (5:27.14) at Northern Colorado...Came in third in the 50 free (25.22) vs. Iowa State...Followed with a runner-up effort in the 200 free (1:57.51) and third-place finishes in the 50 free (24.91) and 100 free (54.74) vs. Northern Iowa...Had a pair of third-place showings vs. South Dakota State in the 50 free (25.23) and 200 free (1:58.35)...Runner-up in the 100 free at (53.70) at Nebraska...Won the 500 free at the Grinnell Invite (5:15.71)...Won the 100 free at South Dakota (1:00.40)...Put together a strong week at the Summit League Championships, tallying season bests in the 50 free (24.27), 100 free (52.45) and 200 free (1:54.24) to end the season...Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.


As a Sophomore (2015-16)
Appeared in all 13 meets as a sophomore… All-Summit in the 800 free relay…Won one individual event and was part of seven winning relay teams in 2015-16…In the 400 free relay, part of all five of the fastest times of the year, joining Natalie Renshaw, Morgan Stepp and Kylie Vermeire for the quartet’s season-best time of 3:31.30 at the Mutual of Omaha Invite…Also held four of Omaha’s top five times of the season in the 200 free relay, again with the foursome’s season-low time of 1:36.99 coming at the Mutual of Omaha Invite…Won the 500 free (5:15.37) vs. Nebraska-Kearney…Medaled in the 800 free relay at the Summit League Championships as she, Renshaw, Stepp and Vermeire finished third with a season-best time of 7:31.55…Named to the Summit League’s Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence, Academic Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars List.

As a Freshman (2014-15)
All-Summit in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay, medaling in both…Appeared in all 15 meets and won one individual event as a freshman…At the Mutual of Omaha Invite, posted season lows in the 100 fly (1:00.69) and 500 free (5:13.71)…Won the 200 free (1:57.95) at Western Illinois…Closed the year with a big performance at the Summit League Championships, helping the Mavericks to a runner-up finish in the 800 free relay, joining teammates Jenna Foiles, Natalie Renshaw and Morgan Stepp to a school-record time of 7:29.93…Teamed up with Foiles, Renshaw and Hannah Johnson on the 400 free relay, placing third in 3:28.31, the third-best time in school history...Also posted season-best times in three events at the league meet in the 50 free (24.66), 100 free (53.87) and 200 free (1:55.06)…Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars List.

Big Lake High School

Four-year letterwinner for coach Brittany Gronewald at Big Lake High School…Three-time state qualifier, competing in the 500 free, 200 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay…Named all-state in the 500 free and 200 free in her junior and senior seasons…Four-time all-conference selection…School record-holder in the 500 free, 200 free and 400 free relay…Member of the National Honor Society.

Club Swimming
Swam for coach Michelle Mix at Sea Devils Swim Club.

Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1995 to Boyd and Kristina Jahn in Big Lake, Minn….Hobbies include reading and being with friends…Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in journalism and media communications.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Fly/Free
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Fly/Free
  • 2016-17Junior

    Fly/Free
  • 2017-18Senior

    Free