Hall of Fame
CASSANDRA M. (CANDY) CASHELL
Hometown: Unionville, Pa.
Sport: Track & Field/Women's Basketball
Years: 1982-84
One of just nine female track athletes to earn All-American honors at Utah State, Candy Cashell was Utah State's first female track All-American as she finished sixth in the high jump as a freshman in 1982 at the AIAW Outdoor Championships in College Station, Texas. During her freshman season, Candy set the then school record of 5-10 (1.78m) in the high jump, a mark that still ranks tied for second all-time in school history. Candy also spent three years on the Utah State women's basketball team (1982-84) and ended her career ranking eighth all-time in school history with 60 blocked shots, including 33 her senior season to rank 10th all-time. Candy also recorded five blocked shots against Northern Arizona as a junior in 1984, a mark that still ranks tied for sixth all-time at USU. During her junior season, Cashell averaged 13.2 points and a team-best 9.4 rebounds per game, and scored a career-high 25 points against Idaho State. As a junior, she led the team in scoring seven times and in rebounding 16 times. Following her collegiate career, Cashell won the Gatorade Track and Field Invitational in 1986, 1987 and 1988 and won the Jesse Owens Track and Field Invitational in 1988 after finishing as a runner-up in that meet in 1987. Cashell, who also competed in the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials, was ranked eighth in the nation in the high jump in 1988 and 10th in 1989 by Track and Field News. Cashell was also an All-American high jumper at the the University of Delaware in 1986 and was inducted into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
