CASSANDRA “CASSIE” BAXTER – HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH   2014

Coach Cassandra “Cassie” Baxter is entering her 5^th year of coaching collegiate volleyball.  This season at CRC will be her first as a Head Community College Coach.  She is also presently a Physical Education teacher at Mills Middle School in Rancho Cordova and coaches the 6-8^th grade girls’ basketball team for the Mills Middle School Mustangs.

As a graduate of Cal State East Bay in 2010, Baxter earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Teaching Physical Education.  She then completed her CA K-12 Teaching Credential at CSUEB with a 4.0 GPA in 2011.  In Spring of 2013, she completed her education when she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Education Curriculum with an emphasis in Physical Education.

Cassie comes to CRC from Sierra College where she spend the past 2 seasons as an Assistant Coach for Head Coach Vera Nelson.  Prior to that and while attending graduate school at CSUEB, she served as an Assistant Coach for Head Coach Jim Spagle.

During her collegiate career Baxter played middle blocker for CSUEB, following a successful career at American River College where she was a two-sport athlete.   During her time at ARC Baxter served as the Beaver’s volleyball captain and was a two year captain and starter for the women’s basketball team.

2013-14 marked the first year Coach Baxter entered the Club Volleyball scene, returning to her home town of Carmichael to coach with Sac Performance Volleyball Club under the direction of Curtis Gee.  Cassie was the 12-2 head coach and led a group of first year players to finish 5^th out of 27 teams competing in the Area Division at Jackson Sports Academy.  For the 2014-15 club season, she has been promoted to the position of 17-1’s Power Head Coach.

A native of Sacramento, Baxter comes from an athletically gifted family.  Her parents, Bill and Michelle, are both former collegiate athletes and graduates of UC Davis.  Her Father retired from the local high school scene after serving 37 years as a Physical Education Teacher, Athletic Director and Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach at El Camino High School earning a spot in the C.I.F. Hall of Fame with over 600 victories and an undefeated 36-0 State Championship Title.  He is currently an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Sacramento State University.  Her Mother is entering her 33^rd year of teaching physical education with 22 of those years at Oakmont High School in Roseville, where she also coached Varsity Volleyball.  Cassie’s brother, Kyle, played basketball for Humboldt State University where he was a Freshman All-American and upon graduation played professionally in France.

Coach Baxter is very excited for the opportunity provided to her by Athletic Director Liz Belyea and is looking forward to building a very successful volleyball program for the Hawks.