Cassie Stilley was hired as an assistant track and field coach in March and along with distance coach Kevin Jeffers, has been a huge part of the recent success of the distance team since her hiring. Stilley brings more than nine years of collegiate coaching experience to the Park Blocks.
Stilley comes to Portland State from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., where she coached four individual sprint champions and also oversaw the men's 4x100 relay team to a North Coast Athletic Conference Championship. She also handled all equipment inventory duties, along with coordinating workouts for sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and middle distance.
From 2006-08, Stilley was a Graduate Assistant at Frostburg State and coached two all-americans, a Division III national qualifier and eight conference champions in sprints, jumps and hurdles.
She got her start in coaching at Christopher Newport College where she coached for five seasons. Stilley coached the Captains distance program and had 11 conference champions in the 800 and 1,500-meters. During home meets, Stilley would also monitor all the event staff.
As an athlete, Stilley competed at North Carolina State for the cross country and track programs. She was a member of the cross country team's 1997 and 1998 ACC Championships and also won a championship as a part of the distance medley relay team. Individually, Stilley finished fifth in the 800-meters (outdoors) and eighth in the mile (indoors) at the ACC Championships.
THE STILLEY FILE
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.
Alma Mater: North Carolina State '00 (B.S.);
Frostburg State '08 (M.E.)
AT ALLEGHANY COLLEGE (2008-10)
• Coached four individual sprint champions and men's championship 4x100 relay team
• Planned teams banquets, spring break travel and recruiting events
• Handled and ordered inventory of team equipment
• Worked with sprinters and hurdlers and developed weight training routines for jumpers and middle distance runners
AT FROSTBURG STATE (2006-08)
• Served as a graduate assistant for two seasons
• Oversaw eight conference champions, two all-americas and one national qualifier in the sprints, hurdles and jumps
• Trained sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers
AT CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT (2001-06)
• Coached five seasons at Christopher Newport in Newport News, Va.
• Coached 11 conference champions in the 800 and 1,500-meters
• Developed and monitored all weightlifting and running workouts for distance program
• Supervised event staff at home meets
COLLEGE RUNNING EXPERIENCE
• Ran cross country and track at North Carolina State 1995-2000
• Won two team cross country championships in 1997 and 1998
• Member of ACC Championship distance medley relay
• Also finished fifth in outdoor 800-meters and eighth in the mile at the indoor championships
