John Cassleman Class: Freshman Hometown: Pullman, Washington High School: Pullman High Height: 6-0 Event: Hurdles Birthdate: 08/16/1984

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned four letters in track at Pullman High for coach Mike Hinz and one letter in football for coach Bill Christie…won state 2A championships in the 300m hurdles three times (2001, 2002, 2003) after a fifth-place finish as a freshman…senior year time of 37.79 seconds is a state meet record, set in spite of falling after the last hurdle and lunging for the finish line…also claimed state titles in the 200m twice (2002, 2003), and 110m hurdles (2003) with PR time of 14.68…also ran on state champion 4x400m relay (2000)…during prep career won intermediate hurdles titles at Pasco Invite (2002 and 2003), Mt. SAC Relays (2002), Arcadia Invitational (2003) and ran a PR time of 37.51 in Golden West Invite 300m hurdles win…has high jumped 5-10, run the 100m in 10.8, and the 400m in 50.76…finalist for 2003 Spokane Regional Sports Commission and Inland Northwest Sports Writers and Broadcasters Junior Male Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL. Born John Andrew Cassleman 8/16/84, at Pullman…father Rob works with WSU International Programs and was the WSU women’s track coach from 1985-95…Rob was a five-time All-American intermediate hurdler for Michigan State…mother Jessica is the assistant dean of WSU’s Honors College and was the WSU women’s track coach from 1983-84…she was a hurdler on the Chilean national team…brothers Brendan (9/26/86), Nicholas (10/9/90), and Michael (8/25/93)…undeclared major at WSU.

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