Cassedi Simon

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
West Liberty, Iowa
High School:
West Liberty

WEST LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

HONORS: MaxPreps 2015 Medium Schools All-American Girls Volleyball Second Team ... named to the Iowa Girls' Coaches Association 2015 Elite All-State Team made up of eight players from all five classifications ... IGCA 3A Player of the Year and all-state tournament team captain as a senior ... two-time all-state first team ... a three-time all-conference and three-time all-district honoree ... Iowa City Press Citizen Player of the Year ... Muscatine Journal's 2015 Player of the Year as a senior and a four-time all-area first team member ... twice named to the Quad City Times All-Area First Team and once to the second team ... three-time team captain ... finalist for the Andy Collins Setter of the Year award ... academic standout as well being named a four-time member of the LCHS Blue Honor Roll.
HIGHLIGHTS: A 2016 graduate of West Liberty High School in West Liberty, Iowa ... a four-year starter at setter for the Comets' varsity team coached by Ruben Galvan ... over the last three years WLHS's combined record was 92-24 ... senior season team went 37-5, won the conference tournament championship and reached the state championship match, finishing as runners-up in the school's first-ever appearance in title match ... during 2015 state tournament recorded 86 assists, 20 kills, 26 digs, five service aces and three blocks ... as a senior recorded 952 assists, 188 kills, 32 service aces and 229 digs ... as a junior the team went 36-6 and advanced to the state tournament, on the year she had 917 assists, 218 kills, 277 digs, 21 blocks and 43 service aces ... a four-sport athlete during prep career also competing in basketball, softball and track & field.

CLUB

Played her club ball for the Platform Elite Volleyball Club of Davenport, Iowa, where she was coached by Dawn Kerr for three years ... also played for the Iowa Rockets Volleyball Club of Iowa City ... during club ball career her teams reached the USVA Junior National Tournament three times in 2011, 2014 and 2015 ... in 2014 the Platform Elite team finished third at the Show Me Qualifier to reach the USAV Junior National Tournament ... in 2015 they placed second at the Crossroads Qualifier and won the Northern Lights Qualifier advancing to USAV Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL

Twin sister Maddie played on the team for 2016 and 2017 seasons ... two sport athlete at Boise State competing for both the indoor and beach volleyball teams.