Samuel Cascella

Marquette Track & Field headshots taken on media day at Al McGuire Center in on Thursday November 2, 2023 in MIlwaukee, WI.

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wheaton, Ill.
High School:
North HS

TFRRS Profile

2024-25:
2024-25 BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in five events … Set a 100m PR of 11.31 seconds at the WI Private College Championships (April 5).
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in four events… ran a 55m PR at the Lake Michigan Open (Feb. 1) at 6.78 seconds… ran in the 2025 BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championship.

2023-24:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.

2022-23:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Saw action in six meets, running in sprinting events … Earned All-BIG EAST honors as a member of the 4x100 relay team that placed third at the conference championships … A member of the 4x100 relay team that finished second at the Marquette Invitational (Apr. 22) with a time of 42.41 … Ran a 100m PR of 11.24 at the Wisconsin Classic on May 5.
Indoor (So.): Saw action in six meets, running the 55, 60 and 200 meters … Clocked a personal best of 6.80 in the 55 meters at the Tadd Metzger Invitational on Feb. 4 … Placed fourth in the 60 meters with a personal best 7.25 and finished runner-up in the 200 meters with a time of 23.54 at the Badger Valentine Invitational (Feb. 17) … Ran a personal best of 23.13 in the 200 meters at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 24, finished 18th. Also, finished 18th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.28.

2021-22:
Indoor (Fr.): Saw action in seven meets in his first season with MU … Ran a personal best 23.54 in the 200 meters at the Blue & Gold Invitational (Dec. 3) … Recorded a PR 6.80 in the 55 meters at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 4-5), finished sixth overall … Ran a PR 7.30 in the 60 meters at the St. Valentines Open (Feb. 18) finishing seventh.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered three times in track and field at Wheaton North High School under coaches Don Helberg and Nathan Roe … Also, lettered two times in both basketball and golf … Named to the All-Conference team as a senior in both track and field and basketball in 2021 … Qualified for the State Championships in the 4x200 relay … Helped the Falcons to a Dukane Conference Championship in his sophomore year in 2019 … Awarded the Bill Brown Competitive Spirit Award, given to a student-athlete who displays the most desire, competitive spirit, never quits, and goes beyond normal practice hours.

Personal: Cascella was born March 15, 2003 in Winfield, Illinois to Mike and Rebecca Cascella … He has one older brother, Michael … Majoring in biomedical engineering.