Casey Short Class: Senior Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Naperville Central Height: 5-6 Position: Midfielder

CAREER ACCOLADES:
* All-ACC Second Team (2010).
* All-ACC Academic Team (2010).
* Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11).
* NSCAA Southeast Academic All-Region First Team (2010).
* All-ACC Freshman Team (2008).
* Soccer America Freshman All-American Second Team (2008).
* Soccer Buzz Southeast Region All-Freshman Team (2008).
* Finished 2010 season as the as 87th ranked player on the Top Drawer Soccer's National Top 100 Women.
* School's all-time leader in assists in ACC play with 10.
* FSU's Dean's List (Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
* One of a school record seven Seminoles named to the All-ACC first or second teams.
* Also one of a school record seven Seminoles named to the ACC Academic Team.
* One of six Seminoles to start every game during the regular season and NCAA Tournament..
* Tallied 1839 minutes on the pitch, which was the fourth most of any Seminole.
* Ranked third on the team in shots (38), shots on goal (18) and goals (5).
* Finished the season fourth on the team in assists (3).
* Recorded season-highs in points (13) and goals with five.
* Led Florida State in the season opener vs. Washington State with four shots including three shots on goal.
* Scored her first goal of the 2010 season in the 6-0 victory over Stetson victory.
* Tallied two multi-goal games on the year scoring twice at NC State and against Middle Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
* One of her two goals against NC State went down as the game-winner her only GWG of the season.
* Assisted on Kassey Kallman's goal in the 89th minute to push FSU into overtime against rival Florida in Tallahassee.
* Delivered an assist to Janice Cayman against No. 3 Maryland, while notching her third assist of the season on a goal by Tori Huster in the 3-0 victory over Clemson.
* Recorded a career-high six shots in a 4-1 win at NC State.
* Tied for second on the team with six points during the ACC regular season scoring two goals and adding two assists while taking 17 shots.
* Two goals against Middle Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament served as her first goals in postseason play.

2009 HIGHLIGHTS:
* Made her first appearance of the season against UAB; started the second half and played 15 minutes...missed the first six games of the season due to injury.
* First start of the season came in the ACC opener at home against Maryland
* Finished the season appearing in 13 matches, while making seven starts.
* Tallied assists in her first three ACC games in wins over Maryland, Boston College and Miami - notched the game-winner against the Hurricanes...dating back to her freshman campaign recorded assists in six of her last seven conference games.
* Assist against Miami made her the all-time leader at FSU for assists in ACC play with her eighth - a feat performed in just 13 career ACC games.
* Nine of her 11 career assists have come against league opponents.
* Played in all three games in the ACC Tournament in Cary making two starts...finished the tournament with four shots, one on goal and one assist, while playing a tournament-high 65 minutes in the finals against North Carolina.
* Started FSU's first round NCAA Tournament match-up against SE Louisiana - recorded two shots including a shot on goal in 44 minutes of action.
* Brought the Seminoles back from a one-goal, second-half deficit in the third round against Texas A&M...recorded her fifth assist of the season finding Lauren Switzer on a header off a long pass to the far post to even the game at a goal a piece.
* Finished the season ranked sixth in the ACC in assists per game (0.40).

2008 HIGHLIGHTS:
* One of three Seminole freshmen named to the All-ACC Freshman Team tying a school record set twice before in 2001 and 2005.
* Appeared in 23 games making 18 starts while playing over 1,500 minutes in her first collegiate season.
* One of three freshmen to play in every game...joined Tori Huster as the only two freshmen to start all 10 ACC regular season games.
* Finished her freshman campaign with 10 points on two goals and six assists.
* Tied for third on the team in assists and fifth in shots with 39.
* Five of her six assists came in league play, tying the single-season school record for assists during the ACC regular season with Sarah Wagenfuhr...went a stretch of recording an assist in three straight games.
* Tied for third in assists (5) and assists per game (0.50) in the ACC in conference games only.
* Got her collegiate career off to a fine start scoring two goals in 45 minutes of action on opening day against UCF...became just the third Seminole freshman to score a goal on opening day while her point total was the second most all-time among Seminole freshmen.
* Recorded a season-high five shots on the road against Connecticut...matched that mark with five shots on the road at Maryland.
* Notched her first career assist finding Sanna Talonen for her second goal of the game in the 64th minute against the Huskies.
* Tallied her first assist in league play finding Rachel Lim for the game's first goal in a 3-1 victory over Virginia Tech.
* Found Talonen for the equalizer against North Carolina to erase a two-goal deficit on the road against the Tar Heels.
* Earned her first career game-winning assist finding Tiffany McCarty for a goal against Miami...finished the season tied for second on the team with three game-winning assists...posted consecutive game-winning assists against Duke and Clemson.
* Finished the season starting 18 consecutive games averaging 73 minutes of action during that stretch...played every minute in two consecutive games (Maryland, Boston College) and four overall.
* Started all four games in the Seminoles' postseason run to the NCAA Quarterfinals averaging more than 70 minutes of action during the NCAA Tournament.
* Played all 90 minutes in the quarterfinals at Notre Dame - led the team with three shots.
* Wrapped up the postseason tournament with 10 shots including five shots on goal.

U.S. NATIONAL TEAM:
* Pool player for the U-14 U.S. National Team...participated with the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 U.S. National Teams...participated in the U-20 camp in Chula Vista, Calif., in 2009.
* Member of the 2009 U-20 squad that played in the 10 Nations Tournament in LaManga, Spain - started all three games for Team USA tallying three points on a goal and an assist...scored the only goal in a 1-1 tie against France.
* Led the U.S. U-20 team to a 1-0-1 record during a two-game road trip in Germany in June of 2009...played in both games against England and Germany.
* Participated in U-20 camp at the University of Colorado in July of 2009...guided the U.S. to a 2-0-0 record in a pair of friendly competitions against the Canadian U-20 team.
* Called into camp with the U-20 squad in Sunrise, Fla., in late December of 2009.
* Member of the U.S. U-20 team that captured gold at the CONCACAF Qualifier thus earning an automatic berth in the FIFA World Cup...started two matches for the U.S. playing the full 90 minutes against Trinidad & Tobago and getting the starting nod in the finals against Mexico.
* Led the U.S. U-20 squad to the Four Nations Cup title in La Manga, Spain in February of 2010...started two matches, while appearing in all three.
* Participated in U-20 training camp in Gainesville, Fla., from March 14-21, 2010, in Carson, Calif., from April 11-17, 2010 and in German in early June in preparation for the FIFA World Cup...registered an assist in a friendly match against the University of Florida.
* Member of the U.S. U-20 squad that made it to the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup...started the quarterfinal match against Nigeria and played 65 minutes.
* Invited to U-23 camp twice in 2011 - April 24-May 1 and May 15-21 - both in California.
* Participated with the U-23's at the Three Nations Tournament in Falun, Sweden, June 12-22, 2011.

CLUB:
* Participated with the Chicago Magic '89-'90 squad.
* Played with the Chicago Red Eleven of the W-League during the summer of 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL:
* 2008 PARADE All-American...two-time NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American.
* Four-time Illinois state cup champion...former Chicago Tribune Toyota Athlete of the Week.
* Top rated soccer recruit in 2008 as ranked by the Chicago Sun Times.
* Two-time state champion in the 800m run and a state champion in the 400m dash.
* Garnered 4.0 High Honor Roll accolades since her freshman year at Naperville Central...named an Illinois State Scholar.
* Named a top 25 recruit by Soccer Buzz.

PERSONAL:
* Daughter of Kerrwin and LeeShelle Short.
* Major is criminology, minor in sociology.

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