Casey Strong

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Round Rock McNeil
Hometown:
Austin, Texas

Career Bests: Weight - 66-9.75; Hammer - 206-7

2013 (JUNIOR): Placed fourth in the SEC Championships, breaking his own school record in the hammer witha 206-7 (62.97) toss ... Advanced to the NCAA West preliminary round, placing 19th with a mark of 202-3 (61.64) ... Earlier in the outdoor season broke his A&M school record from 2011 with a 201-5 (61.40) effort for third place at the John McDonnell Invitational in Arkansas ... Opened the outdoor campaign with an eighth place finish at Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invitational (174-2) and then placed seventh at Texas Relays (196-3) ... Following his PR at Arkansas, placed second at LSU Alumni Gold (198-9) and third at Texas State in San Marcos (199-8) ... In shot put, produced a best of 55-7 1/2 (16.95) as runner-up in John McDonnell Invitational ... Placed 14th at SEC Championships with a 49-6 1/2 ... Also had a 51-4 1/4 for sixth place at UTA Bobby Lane Invitational.

Indoors: Finished sixth in weight throw at SEC Indoor Championships with a 64-2 1/2 (19.57) ... Improved his school record in four meets, taking it from 61-1 1/2 set in 2012 to 66-9 3/4 (20.36) when he won the weight throw at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in New York City ... Won six consecutive meets to open the season ... First claimed the December 2012 Reveille Invitational with a then school record toss of 63-10.5 (19.47), improving his previous best by two feet ... His series at the Reveille Invitational included five marks over his previous school record ... Won the next two home meets with school record efforts at Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, 64-3 3/4 (19.60), and Texas A&M Triangular, 65-0 3/4 (19.83) ... Also added wins at Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, 64-9 1/4 (19.74) and Texas A&M Invitational, 63-4 3/4 (19.32) ... Capped the indoor season with a runner-up effort at LSU Invitational, 63-6 (19.35).

2012 (SOPHOMORE): Placed sixth in hammer at Big 12 Championships with a mark of 192-9 (58.75) ... Fouled three attempts during NCAA West preliminary round in Austin ... Came within four inches of his personal best when he placed second at Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational with an effort of 198-5 (60.49) ... Opened the outdoor season with a sixth place at Arizona State (189-2) ... Finished third at UTA (186-4), sixth at Texas Relays (194-11) and fourth at Oregon (194-1) ... Runner-up at LSU (196-11) and won Texas State title (191-5).

Indoors: Established a school record of 61-10.25 (18.85) in placing third at Big 12 Championships ... Set school record earlier in the season with a 61-1.5 (18.63) in placing second at Texas A&M Mondo Challenge ... Won the Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational (58-11.75), placed sixth at New Balance Collegiate in New York (60-4.75) and finished second at Texas A&M Invitational (60-9.5).

2011 (FRESHMAN): Established a school record in the hammer three times during the season, topped by a mark of 198-9 (60.58) for third place at Florida's Tom Jones Memorial ... Placed fourth at Big 12 Championships (195-11) ... Qualified for NCAA Championship West Preliminary, where a mark of 191-0 placed 27th ... Opened the season placing third at Aztec Invitational (188-6) and then set his first school record of 190-4 for eighth place at Arizona State Invitational ... A toss of 193-7 placed third at LSU Invitational and broke the school record again ... Placed 16th at Texas Relays (180-3) and won Baylor's Michael Johnson Classic (189-11).

Indoors: Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championships with a personal best effort of 60-1 (18.31) ... Opened the season with a personal best toss of 59-5 ¾ (18.13) to win the Reveille Invitational ... Placed third at Texas A&M Challenge (56-1 ¾), fourth in the LSU Dual (58-8), and seventh at Texas A&M Challenge II (57-11) ... Finished 12th (55-4 ¾) in a very competitive field held at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City ... Claimed fourth place (58-3 ¾) at Texas A&M Challenge III.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Round Rock McNeil High School ... Lettered three years in track and field under Coach Estes as well as three years in football and power lifting ... Named Team MVP in 2009 after earning Field MVP honors in 2007 and 2008 ... Earned Academic All-District three years in football as well as track and field ... Earned Academic All-State in football his senior year ... Holds school record in discus with his 175-9 best as well as four weight lifting categories ... Qualified for State 5A championship three consecutive years, placing fifth in 2007 and 2008 and seventh in 2009 (54-10.5) ... Runner-up in Region II-5A as a senior (56-6) after winning district 16-5A (57-7.5) ... Placed seventh in high school division of 2009 Texas Relays ... Set personal best of 58-9.25 in winning McNeil Maverick Relays as a senior ... Produced a mark of 56-8.25 for fifth at State in 2008 and had a 54-10 for fifth in 2007 ... Won Region II-5A shot put as a junior (57-1), placed second as a sophomore ... Established a personal best in discus of 175-9 to win regional qualifiers meet in Fredericksburg ... Earned football first team all-district honors as a senior, second team all-district as a junior ... Placed second in the region and 11th at State in power lifting.

PERSONAL: Casey Lee Strong is the son of Wade and Denise Strong, born in Arlington, Texas, on April 29, 1991 ... Has an older sister, Cara ... Both parents and sister attended Texas A&M ... Started competing in track and field at age 13 ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Chose Texas A&M since his family went to A&M and he has grown up an Aggie, also loves the atmosphere of Aggieland and the traditions.