Casey Ostrander
Casey Ostrander
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Yarmouthport, Mass.
  • High School:
    Barnstable
  • Event(s):
    Freestyle/Backstroke

Bio

As a junior: Put an exclamation point on another fantastic season, winning her third-straight NEC Swimmer of the Meet honor at the NEC Championships ... Took home gold medals in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back and helped the 200 free and 400 free relay teams to gold medals and NEC records ... Also won a silver with the 200 medley relay and a bronze with the 400 medley relay ... Set NEC record in the 100 back, qualifying for the Division I "B" cut with a time of 54.92 ... Set another NEC record in the 200 back with a time of 1:59.69 ... Set school records in the 50 free (23.18) and the 200 back (1:59.69), becoming the first women swimmer in Bulldog history to break the two minute mark ... In all, she won 32 events on the season and set three new pool records ... Named NEC Swimmer of the Week six times (Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Nov. 21, Dec. 13, Jan. 24, Jan. 31) ... Won three events and set three pool records vs. UMass (Jan. 20) ... Represented the Bulldogs at the U.S. Nationals, competing in the 100 and 200 back ... Finished 67th (1:05.30) in the 100 back and 89th (2:25.25) in the 200 back.

As a sophomore: Ostrander has etched her name into the Bulldog record books as one of the most prolific swimmers in Bryant history ... Named the 2011 NEC Swimmer of the Year after winning the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke at the NEC Championships ... She holds five schools records (50-yard Free, 100-yard Free, 50-yard Back, 100-yard Back, and 200-yard Back) and has recorded two pool records (50-yard back, 100-yard back) ... Ostrander was named NEC Swimmer of the Week on two different occasions (2/8/11; 12/7/10) ... Was named to the All-NEC First Team ... Set a pool records in the 50-yard backstroke (27.11) against UVM (11/21/10), and in the 100-yard backstroke (57.67) versus CCSU (11/5/10).

As a freshman: Ostrander made a big impact in her first year with the Bulldogs, setting four individual school records in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 back and the 200 back ... First three also set Chace Center pool records with times of 23.85, 51.93, 56.31 and 2:01.93, respectively ... Also a member of four school-record holding relay teams (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay).

Before Bryant: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Barnstable High School ... Captain junior and senior year ... Swam sprint freestyle and backstroke events ... 2007 Bay Colony League Champion in 100 freestyle, swimming a 53.83 ... 2009 YMCA New England Champion in 100 backstroke, swimming a 58.14 ... 2009 league champion in 50 freestyle ... Helped 400 freestyle relay team to league championship in 2008 ... Named Boston Globe Division I Swimmer of the Year for junior and senior year ... YMCA National qualifier ... Massachusetts South Sectional record holder in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle ... Massachusetts Division I state champion in 50 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay ... Four-year Bay Colony League All-Star ... Four-year Cape Cod All-Star ... Also earned four varsity letters in field hockey.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Phyllis Ostrander, Casey Ostrander was born May 2, 1991 in Yarmouthport, Mass. ... Has both an older brother and sister that graduated from Bryant and an older sister at Auburn University.