Nicole Castronuova

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jackson, NJ

2009 All-ACC Outdoor
2011 Indoor
One of the top sprinters for Wake Forest during the indoor season ... Owned the top time on the team in the 400m dash, 57.27, recorded in the preliminary rounds of the ACC Championship ... Turned in a time of 57.49 in the 400m at the Virginia Tech Elite meet to place eighth overall ... Recorded season-best time of 8.06 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the Liberty Quad Meet ... Went on to place sixth in the finals with a time of 8.09 ... Finished first in the 200-meters at Liberty Quad, crossing the line in 25.30 ... Recorded season-best time of 25.27 in the 200 at the Hokie Invite ... Raced in the 300-meters twice during the season, finishing tenth at the Virginia Tech Invitational in 39.98 and 17th at the Hokie Invite in 40.61 ... Member of both the DMR and 4x400-meter relay squads that earned tenth place finishes at the ACC Championship ... Also part of the 4x400 team that turned in a season-best time of 3:50.79 at the Virginia Tech Elite en route to a tenth place finish. 2010 Outdoor
Member of the 4x200 meter relay team that set a new record of 1:38.97 ... Ran a time of 24.23 in the 200 meters to place first at the Wake Forest Open ... Ran a season-best time of 24.05 in the 200 meters to place fifth at the Orange and Purple Classic ... Member of 4x100 meter relay team that placed sixth at the 2010 ACC Outdoor Championships in a time of 46.49 ... Part of 4x400 meter relay team that placed sixth with a time of 3:43.08 at the 2010 ACC Outdoor Championships. 2010 Indoor
Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that set a new record of 3:43.66 at the 2010 ACC Indoor Championships, placing sixth ... Ran a season-best time of 57.52 in the 400 meters at the 2010 ACC Indoor Championships ... Finished fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 25.05 at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Placed seventh in the 200 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a season-best time of 24.70 ... Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed seventh at the Virginia Tech Elite meet ... Part of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed second with a time of 3:48.90 at the 2010 NY Armory Duals. 2009 Outdoor
Was a member of both school-record 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams ... 4x200m team set the record of 1:39.08 at the Penn Relays while the 4x400 relay team broke the record with a time of 3:39.39 while placing third at the ACC Championship ... Earned All-ACC honors in the 4x400 and narrowly missed in the 4x100m, taking fifth in 46.51 ... Won the 200m dash at the Wake Forest Open with a season-best time of 23.97 ... Also took second at the Raleigh Relays in the 200m at 24.07 ... Placed third at the Wake Forest Open in the 400m dash with a time of 55.95 ... Member of the 4x400m team that won both the Auburn Tiger Classic and the Wake Forest Open as well as qualifying for the NCAA East Regionals ... Finished seventh at the regioanls with a time of 3:40.52. 2009 Indoor
Continued to show her speed and talent as a top finisher in nearly every sprint throughout the season ... Claimed another school record as a member of the 4x400m relay team that finished eighth at the ACC Championship with a time of 3:45.52 ... Team also won the NY Armory Duals (3:48.26) and finished third at the Virginia Tech Elite (3:46.44) ... Ran an NCAA Provisional time of 54.39 in the prelims of 400m at the ACC Championship where she went on to finish seventh ... Took 10th at the NCAA Qualifier Meet at Notre Dame with a time of 55.00 ... Won the 200m dash at both the Virginia Tech Invite and the NY Armory Duals while turning in her top-time of 24.39 at the Virginia Tech elite meet ... Finished third in the 60m dash at the NY Armory Duals with a time of 7.83 seconds 2008 Outdoor
Ran a personal-best 23.94 to finish 7th at the ACC Championship (4-19-08) in the 200-meter dash ... Also finished 7th in the 200-meter at the Spec Towns Invite (4-12-08) at 24.20 ... Won the 200-meter title at the Duke Invitational (4-5-08) with a time of 24.35 ... Finished 2nd at the Wake Forest Open (3-21-08) in the 200-meter in 24.25 ... Ran a personal-best 55.59 in the 400-meter dash at the Georgia Tech Invite (5-18-08) ... Also ran a 56.63 in the prelims of the 400-meter at the ACC Championship (4-19-08) ... Ran her best time in the 100-meter dash at the Duke Invitational of 12.44 to finish 10th.

2008 Indoor
Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that bested the previous school record of 3:48.88 four times ... The first came at the Virginia Tech Invite (1-11-08) when the team ran a 3:47.77 to finish 2nd ... The best time came at the ACC Championships (2-29-08) when they narrowly missed All-ACC honors, finishing 4th with a school record time of 3:45.66 ... The 4x400 team started the season by winning the Clemson Opener (11-30-08) ... Finished 4th with a season-best time of 24.68 in the 200-meter dash at the Akron Open (2-2-08) ... Also ran a 25.02 at the Tyson Invite (2-16-08) and finished 7th at the Clemson Opener (11-30-07) with a time of 25.34 ... Turned in her best time in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Elite (2-9-08) with a 57.60 ... Ran a 7.26 in the 55-meter and a 40.26 in the 300-meter at the Virginia Tech Invite (1-11-08).

2007 Outdoor
Ran in ACC Championships with a time of 58.52 in the 400m and 24.95 in the 200m ... Placed 14th in the 200m in a time of 25.77 at the Duke Invitational ... Helped set a new school record in the 4x400-meter relay in a time of 3:42.16 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished 18th in the 200m with a time of 24.83 and 19th in the 400m with a time of 57.60 at the Wake Forest Open ... Claimed the season[apos]s second best time in the 100m with a time of 12.47 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... 4x100 Indoor record holder. Background
Named first team All-Shore Conference, all-county and all-state ... Group IV state champion in the 200m ... Finished third at the Meet of Champions in the 200m ... Member of the county, Shore Conference, Central Jersey and state championship team ... Was on both the Principal[apos]s Honor Roll and the High Honor Roll ... Bborn Jan. 5, 1988 in Jackson, N.J. ... Daughter of Fred and Michele Castrouova.