Class: FR
Position: Distance
Height: 5-4
Previous School: Gaylord HS
Hometown: Vanderbilt, Mich.
2009-10
XC: Came in ninth at the UTC Frontrunner Invitational (2M) in a time of 12:12 ... Placed 13th at the UTC Opener (2M) in 12:33 ... Ran to a 22nd place finish in 19:56.09 at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) ... Finished 47th at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in a time of 23:04.57 ... Placed 61st at the Belmont Opener (4K) in a time of 16:44.14.
Indoor: Placed 22nd in the mile run in a time of 5:35.54 at the Sun Belt Championships ... Finished sixth in the 800 meters in 2:38.22 and 12th in the mile run in 5:47.18 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Placed 10th in the 800 meters at the Middle Tennessee Invitational in a time of 2:27.81.
Outdoor - Placed ninth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a time of 12:35.78 and 21st in the 800 meters in 2:33.04 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Came in sixth in the 800 meters in 2:45.69 at the WKU Invitational.
High School: All-state 2006-07 cross country, all region 2006-08, and a member of the 2007 Michigan State Championship team under coach Jeff Kalember...Earned the Governor's Service Award and Youth Spirit of Volunteerism Award of Otsego County.
Personal: Amber Kassuba...Daughter of Jill and Vern Kassuba...Born March 3, 1991...Majoring in Exercise Science.