Danielle Castaldi

Photo by: Sun Belt Conference

Position:
Middle
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Exton, Pa.
High School:
Downington East HS

Career Results

2014-15: Cross Country - Competed in six events for the Ragin' Cajuns, posting one top-5 finish ... placed third overall at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational covering the 5K course in 18:48.6 ... ran a season-best 18:45.5 at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships ... finished 13th overall at the Azalea City Classic, covering the 6K event in 23:06.2.

2013-14: Outdoor - Set a personal-best in the 800-meters (2:11.40) at the LSU Alumni Gold .... claimed the 1,500-meter crown at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:45.49 ... finished second in the 800-meters (2:19.17) at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational ... placed fifth overall in the 800-meters at the Bobcat Invitational (2:13.46) ... Indoor - Posted the third-fastest time in the 800-meter preliminaries (2:12.03) at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships ... finished fourth in the 800-finals posting a time of 2:13.30 ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns 4x400-meter relay team that finished fourth (3:54.59) and the distance medley relay team that placed sixth (12:25.54) at the Sun Belt Indoor ... Cross Country - Ran in six events during the season, including the Sun Belt Conference Championships and the NCAA Division I South Central Regional ... turned in a best time on a 5K course (18:56.1) at the UALR Invitational ... clocked a time of 19:24.9 at the Florida State Invitational ... closed out the season with a top-time in a 6K race (23:26.5) at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships.

2012-13: Outdoor - Set a season-best in the 800-meters (2:14.20) at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... ran the mile in 5:34.89 at the McNeese Springtime Classic ... earned first-place finishes in the 800-meters (2:16.01) and 4x400-meter relay team (3:52.50) at the Jaguar Invitational ... ran anchor leg of 4x400-meter relay team that finished second (3:51.57) at the Louisiana Classics ... Indoor - Posted a personal-best in the 1-mile run (5:28.96) at the LSU Twilight ... ran the 800-meters in a season-best 2:17.71 at the Samford Multi and Invitational ... helped distance medley relay team to a second-place finish (13:15.17) at the McNeese Cowboy Invitational ... Cross Country - Competed in five events on the season … turned in a personal five-kilometer best at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 20 minutes, 1.7 seconds … finished 21st overall at the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede covering the 5K course in 20:50 … best overall finish came at the Ragin’ Cajun Invitational, turning in a seventh-place performance (23:36.9).

High school: A member of the 2012 Pennsylvania state champion 4x800-meter relay team at Downingtown East High School … the school-record holder in the 600-meter dash (1.36) … helped DEHS to a third-place finish in the 4x800 in 2010, a fourth-place finish the following year and a sixth-place performance in the 4x400-meters in 2009 … best performance in indoor competition came as a sophomore in 2010, earning a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter open.

Personal: Born March 19, 1994 in West Chester, Penn. … the daughter of Joyce and Anthony Castaldi … has one sister, Geanine, and one brother, Anthony … an accounting major.