This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in 16 meets during the track and field season ... placed seventh in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a toss of 51.39m ... finished sixth in both the discus and hammer throw at the outdoor Gina Relays ... claimed fourth in the discus (46.03m) at the outdoor Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational ... won the shot put at the indoor Indiana University Relays with a toss of 13.72m ... finished third at the indoor Notre Dame Invitational with a throw of 12.76m and fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.88m ... earned a monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Opened her first season on the team with a sixth-place finish in the shot put (12.05m) and eighth-place result in the weight throw (13.39) at the Blue and Gold Invite ... ended sixth in the shot put (11.87m) and 11th in the weight throw (13.30) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... at the Notre Dame Invitational, placed eighth in the shot put (11.50) and ninth in the weight throw (13.50) ... set a mark of 11.40 in the shot put at the Meyo Invitational, good for 35th ... also finished 36th in the weight throw with a 14.22m ... placed 11th in the weight throw at the Alex Wilson Invitational, recording a throw of 14.65m ... finished 14th in shot put (11.49m), 13th in discus (37.14m) and 18th in the hammer throw (42.48m) at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... grabbed 11th in the shot put (11.43m) and discus (38.26m) at the Border Battle, also earning 10th in the hammer throw (46.96m) ... finished 13th in shot put (11.73m) and discus (38.98m) while also placing 12th in hammer throw (45.23m) at the Dave Rankin Invite ... finished 15th in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, tossing a 46.35m.
HIGH
SCHOOL AND PERSONAL:Holds school records in both the shot put and discuss throws at Alemany (Calif.) ... two-time winner of the California Division III discus championship ... earned four varsity letters in track and field and two in soccer ... member of the National Honor Society, student body president, and yearbook editor ... born July 28, 1991, in Mission Hills, Calif. ... daughter of Peggy Shea and Richard Casanova ... has seven brothers and sisters, one of whom graduated from Notre Dame in 2008 ... currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is double majoring in psychology and theology.
