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 | Class: Freshman
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 | Hometown: Woodbury, Minn.
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 | High School: Hill-Murray School
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 | Height: 5-4
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 | Position: Forward/Defense
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BEFORE UConn
The 2008-09 Hill-Murray Outstanding Scholar Award recipient...five-time varsity letterwinner in ice hockey and softball...guided the hockey team to three-straight conference championships, earning all-conference accolades at the conclusion of each of those seasons...pulled in Minnesota State High School League All-State Honorable Mention in 2007-08...was a Pioneer Press All-State Honorable Mention as a senior captain...twice the second runner-ups in softball before earning a share of the conference title in 2009...all-conference honorable mention in 2007, earning a spot on the team in 2008 and 2009...selected the teams Most Valuable Player in 2009 in addition to all-state, all-section and all-conference accolades...captained the softball team as a senior...three-time academic letterwinner by achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or high...was an all-conference academic award recipient for hockey and softball during the 2008 and 2009 seasons...graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hill-Murray
PERSONAL
Casey Marie...daughter of Michael and Bonnie Knajdek...has one brother, Mitchell...born on Sept. 17, 1990...a pre-nursing major.