2013-14 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2012-13: (Outdoor) - Received Sun Belt Conference Field Athlete of the Week (4/10) acclaim ... Won the discus at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4/20) with a personal-record 170-07.64/52.01m performance ... Finished second place with a 158-04.39/48.27m toss at the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) ... Secured three first-place showings in the hammer throw - at LSU Relays (3/23), at Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) Haines Invitational (4/5), and at ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) ... Netted a personal-best 205-08.50/62.70m distance in the hammer at the SEMO Haines Invite (4/5) ... Turned in a 200-01.57/61.00m hammer throw effort at LSU Relays (3/23) and a 197-08.82/60.27m toss at ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) to earn top honor in both meets ... Had a third-place 50-02.35/15.30m in the shot put to place third at Vanderbilt Invitational (4/19) ... Produced 51-00.00/15.54m for sixth place in the shot put at ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) ... (Indoor) - Claimed SBC Track Field Athlete of the Week (1/23) recognition ... Placed first in the weight throw at the Eastern Illinois John Craft Invitational (1/19) with a personal career-record and A-State indoor second-best 64-00.50 (19.52m) ... Posted a fifth-place shot put performance with a throw of 47-01.75 (14.37m) at the Eastern Illinois John Craft Invitational (1/19).
2011-12: (Outdoor) - Placed 42nd in the hammer throw at the NCAA-I West Region Preliminaries (5/24-26).
2010-11: (Outdoor) - Finished fifth in hammer throw at SBC Championships with a distance of 53.11m ... Claimed seventh place at the SBC Outdoor Championships in the discus with a throw of 48.93m ... Registered a season-best throw of 13.93m in the shot put at the Mississippi Open (4/23) ... (Indoor) - Placed 10th in the weight throw at SBC Championships with a toss of 15.54m ... Turned in an 11th-place showing in the shot put with a throw of 14.39m ... Produced a season-best 16.56m effort in weight throw at the Iowa State Classic.
High School: Chosen 2009-10 school's male athlete of the year at Louis Brandeis High in San Antonio, Texas ... A 2010 graduate ... Placed third overall at the 2010 state meet ... Recognized as team's Most Valuable Performer in 2010 senior campaign ... Threw the discus a school-record and personal-best 173-8.50 distance in 2009 season ... Helped lead team to a regional championship title and state qualifying appearance ... Also participated in football and was member of school's band ...Captained both the track and football teams ... Garnered all-district accolades in football at the tight end position ... A National Honor Society member ... Competed on the debate team.
Personal: Born in San Antonio, Texas ... Parents are Marco and Brenda Nicasio ... Has two older brothers ... Majoring in mathematics.
Career Performances (Track & Field)
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Outdoor
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Mark
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Discus |
170-07.64/52.01m |
4/20/13 |
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Hammer |
205-08.50/62.70m |
4/5/13 |
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Shot Put |
53-06.12/16.31m |
5/11/12 |
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Historical Player Information
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2010-11Freshman
Throws
6'1"
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2011-12Sophomore
Throws
6'1"
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2012-13Junior
Throws
6'1"
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2013-14Senior
Throws
6'1"