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2021 Women's Track and Field

Zharia Casteal

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Blythewood, S.C.

Biography

2019

Competed in the sprints and hurdles for the Wolves.
Placed 35th in the preliminaries in the 60H with a career-best time of 11.13 in the JDL College Kick-Off Classic.
Placed 24th in the preliminaries in the 60m dash with a career-best time of 8.52 in the JDL College Meet Madness.
Placed 10th in the 400m dash with a career-best time of 1:12.45 and placed 14th in the 200m dash with a career-best time of 28.85 (1.7), both in the CIU Invitational.

Prior to Newberry
Went to Spring Valley HS...

Personal
Majoring in Secondary Education (History), Minoring in Psychology...mother was track star at Claflin, father was basketball athlete at Claflin, brother played football at Greenville Tech...Favorite Movie: Gone With the Wind...Musician: Jazmine Sullivan...TV Show: Luther...Role model: Sydney McLaughlin...Pre-Game Ritual: Listening to gospel music...Athlete: Tori Bowie...Foods: Anything...Sport to watch: Track and Field...Hobbies/activities: Reading, sleeping, eating...Career ambition: Doctorate in Education...Newberry Activities: ACE....Volunteer activities: Feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving and Christmas...Best athletic moment: Making it to finals for 100 hurdles her senior year of high school...

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2021Junior

    Sprints