Fri, Sep 2 Final
Cross Country
at Elmhurst Earlybird Invitational W: 7th/8, M: 8th/9
Fri, Sep 9 Final
Cross Country
Forester Invitational (Senior Day) W: 3rd/3, M: 2nd/4
Sat, Sep 17 Final
Cross Country
at Gil Dodds Invitational (Wheaton) W: 18th/18, M: inc.
Sat, Oct 1 Final
Cross Country
at Aurora Invite W: 15th/18, M: inc.
Sat, Oct 8 Final
Cross Country
at Beloit Olde English Invitational W: 3rd/3, M: 3rd/4
Sat, Oct 15 Final
Cross Country
at Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational (Wis.-Lacrosse) W: 30th/30, M: inc.
Sat, Oct 29 Final
Cross Country
at MWC Championship Meet (Monmouth) W: 6th/9, M: inc.
Sat, Nov 12 Final
Cross Country
at NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional (Aurora) W: 26th/29, M: inc.
Fri, Sep 1 5:00 PM
Cross Country
at Rock River Invite
Sat, Sep 16 10:45 AM
Cross Country
at Gil Dodds Invitational (Wheaton)
Sat, Sep 30 10:00 AM
Cross Country
at Olde English (Beloit)
Sat, Oct 14 11:00 AM
Cross Country
at Jim Drews/Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer Invitational (Wis.-Lacrosse)
Sat, Oct 28 11:00 AM
Cross Country
at MWC Championship Meet (Grinnell)
Sat, Nov 11 11:00 AM
Cross Country
at NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional
Tue, Nov 21 11:00 AM ET
Cross Country
at NCAA Div. III National Championship Meet
Composite Calendar
Cassie Lira

Cassie Lira

  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Vernon Hills, Ill.
  • High School:
    Vernon Hills
  • Major:
    Finance/Spanish
TOP TIMES
6K DATE MEET COURSE
22:38.7 11/11/17 NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional Saukie Golf Course
23:01.9 11/14/15 NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional Saukie Golf Course
23:08.43 11/12/16 NCAA Div. III Midwest Regional Lake Breeze Golf Course
23:09.1 10/29/16 Midwest Conference Championships The Beloit Club
23:18.2 10/28/17 Midwest Conference Championships Nichols Park

 

AWARDS
YEAR AWARDS
2014 1st varsity letter
Forester Fall Semester All-Academic Team
Academic All-Midwest Conference
2015 2nd varsity letter
All-Midwest Conference (19th)
Academic All-Midwest Conference 
2016 3rd varsity letter
Midwest Conference Performer of the Week (Sept. 27)
All-Midwest Conference (6th)
Forester Athlete of the Week (Nov. 17)
Team's Most Valuable Performer
2017 4th varsity letter
Team Captain
All-Midwest Conference (19th)
Forester Commitment Award
Team's Most Valuable Performer
Academic All-Midwest Conference

 

OTHER NOTABLES
YEAR NOTES
2014 Ran in six of the team's eight meets
Finished among the Foresters' top four in each of her races
Posted three of the top 20 6-kilometer times in program history
Placed 18th out of 92 runners with a time of 24:47.16 at the Gene Davis Invitational on Oct. 4
6K time of 24:01.17 at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational on Oct. 18 ranks 19th in program history
Placed 22nd at Midwest Conference Championship Meet on Nov. 1 and time of 23:47.51 ranks 12th in team annals
6K time of 23:53.7 at NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Nov. 15 ranks 16th in team history 
2015 Was among the Foresters' top five runners in each of the team's nine meets
Placed 41st out of 123 runners at the season-opening Tom Barry Invitational on Sept. 5
Finished 59th out of 200 competitors at the Gil Dodds Invitational on Sept. 19
Placed 15th in the 121-runner Lamb-Kohawk Invitational on Oct. 10
6K time of 23:50.72 at the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational on Oct. 17 ranks 18th in program history
Finished 19th at the Midwest Conference Championship Meet on Oct. 31
Was the runner-up in the 3200m at the North Park Relays on Nov. 7
Posted the fourth-fastest 6K time (23:01.9) in team history at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Nov. 14 
2016 Competed in eight of the team's nine meets
Was the Foresters' top runner in each of her races
Posted six of the top 22 6-kilometer times in program history
Placed 12th at the season-opening Tom Barry Invitational on Sept. 3 and the Gil Dodds Invitational on Sept. 17
Was 17th out of 370 finishers at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on Sept. 23
Finished 87th out of 528 runners at the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational on Oct. 15
Placed sixth out of 126 runners at the Midwest Conference Championship Meet on Oct. 29
Won the 3200m Viking Trials on Nov. 4
54th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Nov. 12 is the highest in program history
Times at regional (23:08.43) and conference (23:09.1) meets rank sixth and seventh in team history, respectively
Finished third year with nine of the top 25 6K times in school history
2017 Returned from injury to run in the final four races of the year
Finished 39th out of 353 runners at the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational on Oct. 14
Ran 14th-fastest time in team history (23:18.2) and was 19th out of 123 finishers at the Midwest Conference Championships on Oct. 28
Set a program record with a 6-kilometer time of 22:38.7 at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Meet on Nov. 11
Finished career with seven of the top 20 6-kilometer times in program history