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Illinois State University Athletics

2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster

Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

Cassidy Carey

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sun Prairie, Wis.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

Junior Year (2022-2023)

MVC Scholar Athlete team selection...CSC Academic All-District honoree...Set a 200 Back school record of 2:00.16 at the Valley Championships en route to All-MVC Honorable mention selection...Helped Illinois State to a 400 Medley Relay school record...Turned in personal bests in the 100 Back (56.56), 200 Back (2:00.16) and 200 Fly (2:04.74) at the Valley Championships...50 Back season best of 27.23 at the Valley Championships...Ranks 3rd in program history in the 100 Back (55.94) and 10th in the 200 Fly (2:04.74). 

Sophomore Year (2021-22)

Competed in all eight meets for the Redbirds, including the MVC Championships and the CSCAA National Invitational Championship ... Earned All-MVC Honorable Mention honors in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.25 ... Swam a personal-best time of 56.99 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke in the finals at the MVC Championships ... Clocked her fastest time ever in the 200-yard backstroke at the Purdue Invite, posting the 12th-fastest time overall at 2:01.42 ... Member of the 400-yard medley relay team that broke a 20-year-old Horton Pool record, finishing with a combined time of 3:50.91 at the Dual vs. UNI ... Finished in the top-five on 10 occasions in individual events this season.

Freshman Year (2020-21)

Competed in all five meets for the Redbirds … Turned in eight top-three finishes, including a pair of wins against Valparaiso and Little Rock in her respective individual events … Made her collegiate debut in a win over Valpo, finishing with a season-best time of 59.99 in the 100-yard backstroke …. Turned in a season-best time of 2:05.93 in a tri-meet at SIU … Posted a pair of season-best times in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.67) and 100-yard butterfly (56.54) at the Valley Championships.

Background: Four-year member of Sun Prairie High School’s swimming team … Named a team captain her senior season … Holds the team record in the 100-yard backstroke … Helped her high school team secure a second-place finish at sectionals and third at state during her junior year … Competed at the ISCA Nationals with her club team for two years … Earned a spot on the National Honors Society, while receiving an academic achievement pin and letter for her success in the classroom.

Personal: Daughter of Todd and Rebecca Carey … Born on January 11 in Madison, Wisconsin … Has two older brothers, Tyler and Zack … Plans to study psychology while attending ISU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior