2007-08 Track: Became the 45th Idaho State track and field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, qualifying for the heptathlon... Sat in 26th place after the first day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/13), but an injury forced her to withdraw for the second day of competition... Won three heptathlons during outdoor competition, including the Big Sky Conference Championships (5/17) with 5,402 points... Won 13 individual events as part of heptathlons during the outdoor season, and 10 more individual events outside of heptathlons... Captured 16 titles, including pentathlon and individual events, during the indoor season for a total of 39 event wins during the 2007-08 season... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships (2/29) with a time of 8.59 seconds, but posted a time of .08 seconds faster in the pentathlon portion of the 60-meter hurdles... Cleared a height of 5-08.00 twice during the indoor season, winning both the Mountain State Games (2/8) and the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/29)... Recorded an indoor-best long jump of 17-04.75 in the pentathlon at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/29)... Took fifth in the shot put at the MSU Open (2/1) with an indoor-best throw of 41-04.50... Won the pentathlon at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships (2/29) by scoring 3,892 points... Took first place in three 100-meter hurdles events not included the heptathlon, and won three more 100-meter hurdle competitions in the heptathlon. Posted a best time of 13.77 seconds in the heptathlon portion of the CSUN Spring Break Open (3/15)... Ran a season-best in the 200-meter dash at the CSUN Spring Break Open (3/15), posting a time of 24.67 seconds... Captured first place in the 400-meter hurdles at the All-Idaho Cup (4/5), running a time of 1:02.58... Helped the Bengals take first place in the 4X400-meter relays at the All-Idaho Cup (4/5) and the Bronco Twilight (5/2)... Cleared a height of 5-08.75 in the high jump at the BYU Invitational (4/26)... Never finished lower than third in any javelin throw competition, recording a season-best throw of 155-08 at the Bronco Twilight (5/2)... Hurled the shot put a season-best distance of 41-07.25 at the Bronco Twilight (5/2), finishing fifth in the event.

2006-07 Track: Had an excellent season competing in multiple events during the indoor and outdoor seasons...Posted a time of 2:27.91 in the 800-meter run during the Big Sky Indoor Championship (2/24)...Holds the season best 55-meter hurdle for the Bengals with a time of 7.99 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24)...Holds the second season best in the high jump with a height of 5-7 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24)...Posted a long jump distance of 16-10.5 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24)...Threw a season best of 40-7.5 in the shot put at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24)...Holds the season best indoor Pentathlon with 3,847 points during the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24) giving her the number one All Time Top-Ten Performance record for the Bengals as well as the number one All Time Top-Ten Performers record for the Bengals...Clocked a time of 7.99 to take second place in the 55-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24)...Captured second place in the high jump with a height of 5-6 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/24)...Posted a season best of 26.46 in the 200-meter dash at the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16) during the outdoor season...Posted a time of 2:35.21 in the 800-meter run at the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16) during the outdoor season...Holds the second season best for the Bengals with a time of 14.50 in the 100-meter hurdle at the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16)...Posted a height of 5-2.5 in the high jump at the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16)...Had a distance of 7-10.5 in the long jump at the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16)...Threw a distance of 38-9.75 in the shot put at the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16) during the outdoor season...Holds the season best javelin throw with a distance of 143-4 at the Boise State Dual (4/7)...Posted a heptathlon with 4,414 points in the Cal State Northridge Invitational (3/16)...Captured sixth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.89 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/12)...Took fifth place in the javelin throw with a distance of 142-2 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships...Captured fourth place in the heptathlon with 4,896 points.

2005-06 Track: Competed both indoors and outdoors for the Bengals in multiple events... Ran a season-best of 8.42 in the 55-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships pentathlon (2/25)... Ran an 8.74 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Indoor Championships... Ran a season-best of 2 minutes, 39.29 seconds in the 800-meters at the Big Sky Championships... Cleared 5-6 in the high jump four times during the indoor season... Jumped 17-1.25 in the long jump at the Mountain States Games (2/4)... Threw 39-9.75 in the shot put at the Intermountain Championships (3/4)... Scored 3550 points in the pentathlon at the Big Sky Indoor Championships to place second... Ran a personal-best of 14.39 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13)... Clocked a 25.79 in the 200-meters at the California Invitational heptathlon (4/11)... Ran a 2 minute, 30.63 seconds 800-meter run at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13)... Threw 39-9.75 in the shot put at the Bengal Dec/Hep Fest (4/21)... Threw 143-7 in the javelin at the Al Manuel Invitational (4/1)... Qualified for the NCAA West Region Championships (5/26) in the javelin where she threw 132-8...Scored 5,014 points in the heptathlon at the Bengal Dec/Hep Fest which was a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA National Championships.

High School: Was a four year member of the track and basketball teams and a three year member of the volleyball team at Cascade High School... In volleyball, she was team MVP for three years; league MVP, First Team All-League... First Team All-State, and holds nine school records in kills, assists, and saves... In basketball, she was voted three time MVP, league MVP, Second Team All-State and averaged 16 points per game... Cassie was also First Team All-League and team leader in scoring, steals, and rebounds... Her track career included four years of state meet appearances with wins in the 100 meter hurdles twice, 300 meter hurdles twice, and javelin twice along with placing in other events five times over the four years... She was also the track team captain two years, All-League, voted MVP track athlete, MVP field athlete, Team's Most Inspirational... Was also the North Central Washington High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2005...Was a member of a state participating volleyball team two years... Member of the seventh place basketball team in 2004 at state... Was a member of the 2003 State Track Championship team and 2004 fourth place team...Was a 4.0 student...Valedictorian for Cascade High School...Member of the Honor Roll and President of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Lamoin and Dixie Merkley... Father competed in wrestling at Central Washington...Five sisters have competed in collegiate athletics, Rachel, Melissa, Hillary, Jocelyn, and Amanda... Rachel competed in track at Ricks College...Melissa competed in volleyball at Washington State...Hilary competed in track at Idaho State... Amanda competed in volleyball and basketball at Shoreline Community and track and Idaho State...Majoring in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Mathematics and Business.