Biography
As a Junior in 2017-18:
NE10 Champion in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 100 backstroke…Team captain…Finished fourth in the 50 backstroke (26.09) and sixth in both the 100 backstroke (57.09) and the 200 backstroke (2:06.74) in the meet against Iona…Placed second in the 100 freestyle (53.27), fifth in the 50 backstroke (26.71), sixth in the 100 backstroke (57.61) and eighth in the 100 freestyle (53.51) in the meet against TCNJ…Took fourth in the 100 backstroke (56.28) and seventh in the 100 freestyle (51.60) in the meet against Pace…Registered fifth in both the 200 backstroke (2:05.21) and in the 50 backstroke (25.98) and eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:55.80) in the meet against WPI…Recorded 21st in the 100 backstroke (56.28), 25th in the 100 backstroke (56.20), 28th in the 200 backstroke (2:04.84) and competed in both the 500 freestyle (5:13.58) and in the 100 fly (1:00.15) during the WPI Invitational…Placed third in the 50 backstroke (26.23) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (56.88) in the meet against Yale…Finished first in the 50 backstroke (25.40) and second in the 100 backstroke (54.50) in the meet against LeMoyne…Took first in the 100 backstroke (54.21) in the meet against Saint Rose…Registered second in the 50 backstroke (24.87), third in the 100 backstroke (63.68) and sixth in the 200 backstroke (2:03.68) in the meet against Marist…Registered third in the 100 freestyle (50.03) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:51.55) in the meet against Bridgeport…Placed first in the 100 backstroke (50.46), the 400 medley relay and in the 200 medley relay (1:32.04), second in the 200 backstroke (1:51.94), seventh in the 400 IM, ninth in the 200 freestyle (1:45.57), ninth in the 800 freestyle relay and 10th in the 500 freestyle (4:44.79) during the NE10 Conference Championships.
As a Sophomore in 2016-17:
NE10 Champion in the 200 freestyle relay…Earned second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.88), third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.01), third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.91), sixth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:09.08), eighth in the 100 yard backstroke (57.25) and competed in the 200 yard IM (2:13.70) against West Chester and Shippensburg on 9/30-10/1…Won the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:32.20), finished fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.90), fifth in the 100 yard backstroke (56.92) and seventh in the 200 yard backstroke (2:10.68) versus Iona on 10/8…Notched second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:34.79), fourth in the 400 yard medley relay (4:03.64), fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:55.26) and competed in the 500 yard freestyle (5:09.94) against TCNJ on 10/22…Achieved second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:35.59), fourth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:48.50) and competed in the 200 yard backstroke (2:08.92) against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on 11/11…Finished third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.02), fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:34.88), fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:46.58) and fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (58.81) versus Pace University on 11/12…Earned seventh in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.24), seventh in the 800 yard freestyle (7:28.27), 14th in the 100 yard backstroke (56.92), 17th in the 400 yard IM (4:37.04), 23rd in the 500 yard freestyle (5:08.04), competed in the 100 yard freestyle (51.05) and 400 freestyle relay (3:28.84) in the ECAC Championships on 12/2-12/4…Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.05), seventh in the 200 yard freestyle (1:54.84) and eighth in the 100 yard freestyle (51.76) versus Yale on 12/8…Won the 500 yard freestyle (5:03.74), placed second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:34.94) and fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (56.04) against Marist College on 1/10…Notched third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:51.75) and fifth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:09.89) versus Saint Rose on 1/13…Finished second in the 100 yard backstroke (55.41), third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.42) and third in the 100 yard butterfly (57.04) against Le Moyne on 1/14…Won the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:24.84), finished fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:51.80) and fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (51.01) versus UConn on 1/20…Achieved third in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:32.65), fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (55.29) and fifth in the 500 yard freestyle (5:02.25) against Bridgeport on 1/27…Placed 11th in the 50 yard butterfly (25.67), 13th in the 50 yard breaststroke (29.57) and 18th in the 50 yard freestyle (23.02) at the UConn Open on 2/4…Won the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:24.45), finished second in the 100 yard backstroke (51.42), sixth in the 200 yard backstroke (1:54.71), ninth in the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:08.48), ninth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:44.94), ninth in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:15.36) and 10th in the 400 yard medley relay (3:32.55) in the NE10 Championships on 2/16-2/19.
As a Freshman in 2015-16:
Touched the wall fifth in the 200 yard free relay (1:37.36), fifth in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:35.20) and seventh in the 100 yard freestyle (51.74) against West Chester University and Shippensburg on 10/2-10/3…Placed second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:41.33) and sixth in the 200 yard butterfly (2:21.74) against The College of New Jersey on 10/31…Achieved fourth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:45.65), sixth in the 100 yard backstroke (1:02.00) and sixth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:15.69) against Saint Rose on 11/7…Notched sixth in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:39.61), seventh in the 500 yard freestyle (5:16.35) and 24th in the 100 yard butterfly (1:00.74) against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on 11/21…Recorded 20th in the 200 yard fly (2:19.68), 21st in the 100 yard back (58.71), 29th in the 200 yard IM (2:11.48) and 45th in the 100 yard free (52.11) against ECAC Winter Championship on 12/4-12/6…Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:35.18), third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:44.86) and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:54.45) against Yale on 12/11…Finished fifth in the 100 yard backstroke (56.19), fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:32.93) and seventh in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.45) against Marist on 1/9…Placed fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (56.26), fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:33.06) and sixth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.63) against Connecticut College on 1/13…Achieved first in the 400 yard medley relay (3:37.12) against Le Moyne College on 1/16…Finished third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.61), fifth in the 50 yard freestyle (23.53) and seventh in the 200 yard freestyle (1:52.19) against Pace on 1/22…Finished seventh in the 100 yard backstroke (53.09) and the 200 yard backstroke (1:59.28), ninth in the 200 yard medley relay (1:36.14) and the 400 yard medley relay (3:30.57), 11th in the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:07.70) and 13th in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:19.38) at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/4-2/7…Placed 14th in the 100 yard backstroke (53.58), 15th in the 100 yard backstroke (53.30), 21st in the 200 yard backstroke (1:59.63), 23rd in the 200 yard backstroke (2:00.91), 32nd in the 500 yard freestyle (4:55.17) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships on 2/19-2/21.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-Conference as a junior and senior at South Windsor (Conn.) High School…Team captain in his senior year.
Personal:
Son of Terry and Jim Castellone…Plans to major in sport management.
