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2019-20 Women's Track and Field

Emily Casella

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Athol, Mass.
  • High School Athol
  • Events Throws
  • Major Human Services and Rehab Studies

Biography

Collegiate Bests
Indoor:
SP: 13.61m
WT: 15.43m

Outdoor:
SP: 14.23m
Discus: 42.28m
H: 44.09m
Javelin:39.79m

*2020 Outdoor Track:

2019-20 Indoor Track:

  • Earned USTFCCCA All-East Region honors for shot put and weight throw
  • Finished second in the shot put at the NE10 Championships with a distance of 13.61 meters, a new personal best, while also taking fifth in the weight throw with 14.30 meters
  • Took second at the Coaches Tribute Meet (2/8) in the shot put with a throw of 12.81 meters and earned tenth in the weight throw with a distance of 14.50 meters 
  • Placed first in the shot put with 12.98 meters and second in the weight throw with 14.84 meters at the USM Invite (1/25)
  • At the URI Sorlein Invitational, she claimed third in the shot put (13.10m) and 14th in the weight throw (12.98m)
  • Earned two victories in the shot put (13.00m) and the weight throw (14.27m) at the Brandeis Reggie Poyau Invitational (1/10-1/11)
  • Took fourth in the shot put with a throw of 13.34m and set a new personal record in the weight throw with a third place finish at 15.43m (12/7)

2019 Outoor Track:

  • Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team for shot put, javelin and discus
  • Named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the NE10 Championships
  • Set career highs in the shotput (14.23m), discus (42.28m), hammer throw (44.09m) and javelin (39.79m)
  • Broke her own school record in the shotput at the Skyhawk Invitational (4/27), the discuss at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships (5/4) and the hammer throw at the NE-10 Outdoor Championship (5/4).
  • Placed first on seven different occassions in four different events and took first in every throwing event at the Assumption-Merrimack meet (4/18).

2018-19 Indoor Track:

  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the shot put
  • Took 2nd in the shot put at the NE10 Championships
  • Finished in the top five in six different meets, including second place in the shotput at the BU Last Chance Meet (1/24) and second at the NE-10 Championships (2/16)
  • Also finished fifth in the hammer throw at the NE-10 Championship with a throw of 44.09m
  • Set a new personal best of 13.56m in the weighted throw at the Alden Invitational (12/1)
  • Set a new school record in the shot put at the NE10 Championships with a distance of 13.56 meters

2018 Outdoor Track:

  • Finished fourth at the NE10 Championships (5/4) in discus throw with a throw of 38.24 m
  • Won gold in Shot put and discus throw at the Assumption-Merrimack Meet (4/21)

207-18 Indoor Track:

  • Finished fifth in shot put at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet (2/9) with a throw of 11.56 m
  • Placed ninth at the URI Sorlien Memorial Invitational (1/20) in the shot put with a throw of 11.65 m

2017 Outdoor Track: Had a career best throw at the NE10 Championship in the Shoutput and Hammer Throw.

2016-17 Indoor Track: Had a career-best throw in the shot put at the Dartmouth Indoor Classic with a distance of 11.92m to place 8th… At the NE-10 Championship she had a career-best throw in weight throw of 12.93m to place 15th.

Prior to Assumption: Was a member of the soccer, basketball and track & field team at Athol High School… Named All-State for track & field in high school… Part of her church’s youth group and does a lot of different activities around the town for charity work.

Personal: Daughter of Scott Casella and Darlene Goldthwaite... Has two siblings, Elizabeth and Nicholas.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete: Mookie Betts... Dream job: State Police... Favorite Professional Sports Team: Boston Red Sox... No. 1 song on her iPod: Ride by 21 Pilots… If you could meet anyone: Adam Sandler... Celebrity she gets mistaken for: Jennifer Lawrence…Favorite TV show: Full House... Favorite superhero: Superman... Favorite sports memory: "Breaking the shot put record and then breaking my own record two more times..." Favorite Food: Steak... Favorite Book: Crash... Non-athletic hobby: Spending time with family... Favorite sport (other than the one you play): Basketball... Favorite Actor: Adam Sandler.
 
*Season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Thrower
    5'10"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Thrower
    5'10"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Throws
    5'10"