2008: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in six races ... placed 25th at GLIAC Championship in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich ... was WSU's third runner for the NCAA Regionals helping the Warriors to a second-place team finish in Big Rapids, Mich. ... received 2008 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic honors.

2007: Competed in all eight races ... top finish was 19th at the Tommy Titan Invitational ... was WSU's fifth runner at the GLIAC Championship helping the Warriors to a second-place finish ... was WSU's fifth runner at the NCAA Championship meet.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Troy Athens High School ... named Academic All-State in 2006 as well as a Troy Scholar Athlete ... placed 24th at the Division 1 state meet (16:03) as a senior to earn All-State honors ... also earned All-Oakland Activities Association and all-region accolades in 2006 .. ran 18:14 at the state meet in 2005.

Personal: Full name--Chris Tassen ... born August 7, 1989 ... son of James Tassen ... is a chemical engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2008 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2008 and Winter 2009.

Chris Tassen's Career Statistics
	2007		2008
Meet	Time	Place	Time	Place
UP Collegiate Opener/MTU
Kansas Invitational	27:54.00	35th
Detroit Titan Invitational	22:01	19th
Wis.-Parkside - 8k	27:07	72nd
Mel Brodt/BGSU			27:33.87	26th
Iona Meet of Champions			27:16	154th
Slippery Rock			26:27	21st
Paul Short/Lehigh
Louisville Classic - 8k	26:22.44	157th
Michigan Intercollegiate - 8k	28:45.1	41st	26:50	31st
GLIAC Championship - 8k	27:16.34	37th	25:45.8	24th
NCAA Regional - 10k	33:32.78	64th	32:54.6	23rd
NCAA Championship - 10k	33:59.0	140th	33:16	100th