{"id":18008,"date":"2017-08-09T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18008"},"modified":"2017-08-16T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T21:59:01","slug":"golfer-casullo-named-to-ncaa-all-american-scholars-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/golfer-casullo-named-to-ncaa-all-american-scholars-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfer Casullo named to NCAA All-American Scholars List"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Aurora native is at the top of his class not only on the golf course but in the classroom as well.
\nMarc Casullo, fresh off his junior year at Francis Marion University in South Carolina, has been named to the Srixon\/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars List for the 2016-17 season.
\n\u201cPrioritizing schoolwork while travelling to tournaments was a challenge,\u201d said Casullo, one of two members of the Patriots golf team to make the list. \u201cOrganization and time management skills are important.\u201d
\nTo be eligible for the list, an individual must be a junior or a senior academically, have competed in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participated in 50-percent of his team\u2019s competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2.
\nAccording to the team website, a recipient must also be of \u201chigh moral character\u201d and \u201cin good standing with his institution,\u201d of which Casullo shows in spades, as a member of both the Beta Gamma Sigma and Chi Alpha Sigma honour societies.
\nHe has also been named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll three times and the FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll six times.
\nRaised in Aurora, Casullo became competitive on the golf course when he attended Villanova College in King City, where he spent all four years on the school\u2019s varsity golf team.
\nPlacing sixth overall in his grade eleven year at OFSAA, it was in his final season that he really began to turn heads, closing out his time at Villanova with a CISAA title.
\nEarning Most Valuable Player three times as a Knight, he earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA\u2019s Division-I against the nation\u2019s top collegiate golfers.
\nThis past season, he carded a 75.79 stroke average, while playing in all eleven events. He recorded one Top-15 finish and four top-50 finishes.
\nHis career stroke average stands at 75.63 for 75 rounds.
\nPlaying a mental game requiring a ton of practice, Casullo said communication is key in balancing out a busy lifestyle.
\n\u201cGetting to know my professors and keeping them on track when I’m going to be away at tournaments
\nand getting help outside of class was extremely vital to maintain good grades,\u201d he said. \u201cThis allows me to have the time to still practice and play a lot, while also performing well in the classroom.\u201d
\nThe finance major, who said he enjoys \u201clearning about the stock markets and investments\u201d, will head into his senior year looking to continue his success both academically and athletically.
\n\u201cIf I continue to see steady improvement, my goal after university is to continue my golf career and give it a few years to see if it can potentially be a profession.\u201d
\nIf it doesn\u2019t pan out, he is willing to continue to teach the game he loves and try his hand at the world of finance. <\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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