2009 Lacrosse: CAPTAIN ... Played in 14 games, including 13 as a starter ... Scooped up five ground balls and caused eight turnovers ... Had a ground ball and two caused turnovers in a loss to Swarthmore (4/11) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ...
2008 Lacrosse: CAPTAIN ... Started all 15 games ... Recorded 11 ground balls and five caused turnovers ... Had three ground ball pick-ups in a win at Oneonta State (3/19) ... Caused three turnovers in a win over Ursinus (4/5) ... Had two ground balls in a win at St. Lawrence (4/13) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ...
2007 Football: CAPTAIN … Started all ten games … Seventh on the team in tackles with 45, including 21 unassisted … Recorded eight tackles for lost yardage (32) … Had three sacks … Recorded four tackles, including 0.5 of a tackle for loss against St. Lawrence (10/6) … Made seven tackles, including two solos, and 0.5 of a tackle for loss against Merchant Marine (10/20) … Recorded five tackles, all of them solos, and one tackle for loss in Transit Trophy game at WPI (10/27) … Had seven tackles, including one for a loss against Rochester (11/3) … Made 10 tackles, including six solos, and three sacks in NCAA First Round game against TCNJ (11/17) … Liberty League All-Academic ...
2007 Lacrosse: Played in all 15 games ... Scored a goal ... Scooped up 17 ground balls and caused four turnovers ... Tallied a goal in a victory over Lasell (3/14) ... Posted two ground balls and a caused turnover in a Liberty League semifinal loss at St. Lawrence (5/4) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ...
2006 Football: Started all ten games … Had 43 tackles, including 20 unassisted, to lead the team's down linemen ... Registered six tackles for lost yards (22) and two sacks (15 lost yards) … Played fullback and on special teams ... Returned two kicks for 11 yards ... Had three solo tackles, in two for lost yards (5) and a four-yard sack, at Endicott (9/9) ... Recorded seven tackles, including four solos, at St. Lawrence (10/7) ... Made six stops, including season-high five unassisted and an 11-yard sack, at Merchangt Marine (10/21) ... Had season-high nine tackles (2 solos), including one for a loss (1 yard), in shutout of WPI (10/28) ... Liberty League All-Academic … ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 First Team …
2006 Lacrosse: Did not play ...
2005 Football: Played in all ten games … Had 16 tackles, including four unassisted and three sacks (20 yards) … Forced one fumble … Had at least one tackle in nine games and two-or-more in three games … Saw action at fullback … Registered an 11-yard sack in season opening win over Endicott (9/10) … Had three tackles (1 solo) at Hobart (9/24) … Made two assisted tackles in Transit Trophy Game win at WPI (10/29) … Recorded a season-high five tackles, including a solo and two sacks (9 yards), in ECAC Northwest Bowl Game win at St. John Fisher (11/19) …
Before Rensselaer: Attended the University of Albany ...
High School: Two-year starter in football at center and linebacker ... Played basketball (forward) for a year and participated in track (shot put) for one year ... Played four years of varsity lacrosse ... Captained the football and lacrosse teams ... All-Big 10 First Team linebacker and All-Area First Team center as a senior ... National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award in 2004 ... All-Area Second Team in lacrosse as a senior ... Team won sectional title and advanced to state semi-finals ... President of National Honor Society ...
Personal: Management major ... Dean’s List ... Son of Mary Anne and Tony Casale ... Brother, Anthony, a 2004 graduate of Rensselaer, played football for the Engineers ... Sister, Gianna '09, started in goal for Rensselaer’s lacrosse team ... Brother, Marc '11, also plays lacrosse for the Red Hawks.
