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Cassie played four years on both the NCU volleyball and softball teams and excelled in both sports. As a volleyball player, she lands in the top-ten in five categories. She ranks sixth all-time for kills (598) and digs (692). She earned the Coaches Award as a sophomore, and was Most Inspirational as a senior. As a junior she earned All-Conference honorable mention.
 
Ahrens had one of the most prolific softball careers in NCU history and is still regarded as one of the best to ever put on the Beacon uniform. Beginning with a Most Valuable Newcomer award from her teammates as a freshman, she went on to be named the team’s Silver Slugger twice and was the team MVP as a senior. She was a three-time All-CCC selection include First-Team honors as a sophomore and senior.
 
While some of her numbers have since been eclipsed, when her career ended she owned two single-game, five single-season and seven career records. She still holds the best single-game marks for runs (4) and doubles (3) and her 14 multiple-hit games in 2008 is the most in school history.
 
Ahrens still holds NCU records for runs (93), extra base hits (66), total bases (274), plate appearances (519) and walkers (68). And she is second all-time for home runs (32) and runs batted in (78). She had 14 home runs at James Park which is tied for the most ever.
 
Her four combined All-Conference honors is tied for the fifth-most in NCU history and she was named the NCU Female Athlete of the Year in 2010. In 2011 she was honored as the Sports Information Legacy Award winner. 

After graduating in 2011, Cassie Ahrens was inducted into the Hall of Fame in just her second year of eligibilty, the earliest induction to date.