2025 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Cassidy Tanton
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Stoneville, N.C.
- High School:
- Dalton McMichael
- Prev School:
- Auburn
2024 (r-Jr.)
- Appeared in 93 sets across 23 matches
- Was named the MVP of the Wake Forest Invitational All-Tournament team
- Led West Virginia with 310 kills at 3.33 kills per set
- Finished No. 7 in the Big 12 with her 34 services aces and 0.37 aces per set
- Notched a trio of career highs against Binghamton on Sept. 21 with 26 points, 22 kills and three assists
- Contributed six services aces in WVU’s win over Navy on Aug. 30, aiding in the team’s Big 12 match record with 18 team aces
- Tallied 217 digs, finishing second on the team
- Added 10 or more kills in 19 matches
2023 (r-So.) – Auburn
- Appeared in one match versus Middle Tennessee
- Was apart of the team’s run to the first round of the NCAA tournament
- Named to the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (r-Fr.) Auburn
- Appeared in 58 sets across 19 matches
- Tallied four career-highs with 10 kills, a .348 hitting percentage, six digs and 12 total points in a win over Marist on Aug. 27
- Collected a service ace in three separate matches, tying her career high
- Was named to the Auburn Athletics Director Honor Roll
2021 (Fr.) Auburn
- Did not compete during the 2021 season
- Was named to the Auburn Athletics Director Honor Roll
High School
- Led Dalton McMichael to an undefeated regular season, (23-0) and a conference championship as a sophomore in 2018
- Was named the Greensboro News & Record All-Area Player of the Year in 2018
- Collected 2018 Mid-State 3A First Team All-Conference honors
- Was named a 2018 Mid-State 3A All-Tournament player
- Ranked second in North Carolina as a sophomore in kills
- Finished in the top five in state 3A in both kills and hitting percentage as a sophomore
- Collected All-West Selection honors, was named the Mid-State 3A Conference Most Outstanding Player of the Year, State 3A First Team All-Conference, Mid-State 3A All-Tournament Team selection and team Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year during her junior year
- Was named to the 2019 AVCA Phenom List
- Eclipsed 1,100 career kills as a junior
- Led the conference in kills during the 2019 season
- Was named to the 2020 AVCA All-Region Team
- Competed for Twin City Volleyball Club
- Competed at the AAU Nationals Premier Day Two Star Search (Supernova)
- Was honored with Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2020
Personal
- The daughter of Christy and Scott Tanton
- Her father played football at Western Carolina University
- Has one sister
- Birthday is September 3
- She is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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