KASSANDRA
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2013 SENIOR
SARTELL, MINN.
SARTELL HIGH SCHOOL
TWIN CITY TWISTERS
HONORS AND AWARDS
•Second-Team All-American (2010: UB)
•All-Big Ten Championship Team (2013: UB)
•NACGC/W Scholastic All-American (2012)
•Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall Honor Roll (2011)
•Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Spring Honor Roll (2012)
2013 • SENIOR SEASON
Kassandra Nathe (pronounced NAY-thee) battled back
from season-ending injuries in both 2011 and 2012 to rejoin
the lineup in her last season at Nebraska. She became one
of Nebraska’s most consistent competitors on bars, and
earned a career-high 9.90 at NU’s conference championship
meet, snagging a tie for second on the event and All-Big Ten
Championship honors.
2012 • R. JUNIOR SEASON
•All-Big 12 Championship Team (2009: V; 2010: BB)
Nathe did not see competition during 2012 due to
lingering injury. Nathe did continue her outstanding
career in the classroom for the Huskers, earning individual
NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors.
•Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2008, 2010)
2011 • JUNIOR SEASON
•First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010)
•Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2008, 2010, 2011)
•Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2011)
Nathe missed the 2011 season with an injury. In the
classroom, Nathe continued to perform at a high level,
earning spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in
both the fall and spring semesters. Nathe was also a leader
for the Huskers in the community and claimed a prestigious
Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2011.
2010 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Nathe was named a second-team All-American on bars
at the 2010 NCAA Championships. In her second year as a
Husker, she tallied a career-high 9.85 on bars and 9.875 on
beam, en route to posting two individual event titles.
Nathe posted a season-high 9.85 on bars at the IGI
Chicago Style Invite for first in the event. She then earned
a piece of the beam crown against Iowa State, receiving a
score of 9.85. Nathe tied her career-high score on bars at
Penn State, hitting a 9.85.
She tied for second on beam with a career-high 9.875
at the 2010 Big 12 Championships, notching a spot on the
All-Big 12 Championship Team. She also earned a firstteam academic All-Big 12 mention and a spot on the Big 12
Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.
2009 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Nathe provided a surprising spark in the Husker lineup,
competing as an all-arounder in every competition in 2009.
She placed ninth in the all-around (38.85), 15th on vault
(9.825) and 11th on bars (9.80) at the 2009 NCAA Southeast
Regional on April 4. At the Big 12 Championships, Nathe hit
a career-high 9.85 on vault to take third and earn a spot on
the All-Big 12 Championship Team.
Nathe posted a season-best 39.175 in the all-around
against Utah. She posted a career high on floor (9.825)
against Iowa State on March 8, tied her season high on
bars (9.825) at Arizona State on March 13 and tied another
season high on beam (9.80) at UCLA.
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BEFORE NEBRASKA
Nathe co mpeted for Coach Mike Hunger at Twin City
Twisters. A Level 10 gymnast, she was a four-time Junior
Olympic qualifier from 2005 to 2008. At the 2008 Junior
Olympic National Championships, Nathe tied for 13th on
floor and 15th in the all-around, while also taking 19th on
beam. Nathe was the 2007 Region IV all-around and beam
champion and took first in beam at regionals in 2006. In
addition, she finished 15th on beam in 2006 and 13th on
vault in 2005 at the J.O. National Championships. Nathe
chose Nebraska over Iowa State and Utah State.
PERSONAL
Kassandra was born Jan. 5, 1990, in Sartell, Minn.
and is the daughter of Ken and Doris Nathe. She has one
brother, Kent. A 2008 graduate of Sartell High School,
Kassandra lettered in cross country and track. She is a
graduate student at Nebraska and is seeking her degree
in financial family planning.
CAREER HIGHS
VAULT:
9.85 (4 times, last at Big 12 Championships,
4/21/09)
BARS:
9.90 (at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13)
BEAM:
9.875 (2 times, last at Big 12 Championships, 3/27/10)
FLOOR:
9.825 (3 times, last vs. Iowa State, 3/8/09)
ALL-AROUND:
39.175 (vs. Utah, 2/13/09)