2007-08: Appeared six times as the coxswain with the Novice Eight boat, two with the Second Varsity Eight and another with the Varsity Four ... Her boat never finished worse than third in any of her nine races ... Coxed the Novice Eight boat to a third-place finish of 17 boats at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival ... Followed with victories at the Parker Cup Regatta and in a dual meet at UCLA ... Coxed the Aztecs[apos] Novice Eight boat to a runner-up showing of 17 at the San Diego Crew Classic ... Led the boat to back-to-back wins at the San Diego City Championships and WIRA Championships to end the season ... In the WIRA race, the boat was first of 18 boats overall.
High School/Club: Was a member of the NorCal Crew club team ... Was selected to the CSUS development team that competed at nationals for four consecutive years (2003-06) ... Also competed in soccer in high school.
Personal: Cassandra Marie Baleix was born June 25, 1989, in Burlingame, Calif. ... Daughter of Cecilia Sharer and Jim Baleix ... Intended major is political science ... Lists working out, snowboarding, being outdoors and being with friends as her hobbies ... Favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong.