Starred as Rebounder and Shot Putter
Chelsea Cassulo, Lompoc High’s versatile senior basketball and track star, is Lompoc Locker Room’s Female Athlete of the Year.
Cassulo led the LHS girls basketball team, and the entire Los Padres League, in rebounding last winter. Then in the spring she set a school record in the shot put and won the shot and discus in the league championships. She tied the Santa Barbara County track meet record in the shot. Then she joined the Hancock College women’s basketball team and, despite faster competition, has held her own rebounding and raised her scoring average.
In our poll Cassulo outpointed San Diego State water polo captain Becca Ur 94-78 to win the top spot with three more water poloists, Sarah Ur, Rachel Nelson and Heather Fenske following in third, fourth and fifth.
“This year has been so amazing for me in sports,” Cassulo said after receiving word of her honor. “Everything’s really gone the way it should
“In basketball we made it to the second round. That’s the farthest I’ve made it in my high school career so that was a lot of fun. And then track comes around and everything just goes over the top with me making it to the Masters Meet in the shot put and second round in the discus. It seems so unreal.”
In addition to her 240 rebounds last winter Cassulo scored eight points per game and made a last minute free throw to win Lompoc’s first round CIF contest. She was named to the all-Los Padres League first team. She was also named to the Santa Barbara News-Press all-county basketball team.
In track and field she combined the most unlikely events – the 100 and the 100 hurdles along with the shot put and discus.
At the Santa Barbara County Track & Field meet she tied the meet record in the shot put at 42'-6." She also won the discus (119-08) and finished eighth in the 100.
At the Arcadia Invitational Cassulo posted a school record mark in the shot at 42-8.5, which was good enough for third in the high level event. Her performances ranked her among the top 25 in the nation in the shot put.
“I was shocked when I was invited to the Arcadia Invitational,” Cassulo confided. “I was even more in awe when I took third place.”
At the LPL finals Cassulo took her usual firsts in the shot put and discus and also was 3rd in the 100 Hurdles. She advanced as far as the CIF masters’ meet.
In May she was named the North County Female Athlete of the Year by the North County Athletic Round Table.
Cassulo’s current statistics with the Hancock College women’s basketball team show her with 10 points per game, a higher number than she posted in high school.
In the spring she plans to compete in the shot and discus for the Hancock women’s track team and add the javelin and the hammer throw.
Last year’s Female Athlete of the year was shared by Sarah Ur of Cabrillo’s CIF champion girls water polo team and Lompoc High soccer star Jani Carmona.
The final poll results for the Top Ten finishers:
Chelsea Cassulo – 94
Becca Ur – 78
Sarah Ur – 62
Rachel Nelson – 58
Heather Fenske – 52
Jeana Carrillo – 51
Paola Hernandez – 37
Katie McIntosh – 30
Julia Heath – 28
Jozza Ray - 24
Cassulo led the LHS girls basketball team, and the entire Los Padres League, in rebounding last winter. Then in the spring she set a school record in the shot put and won the shot and discus in the league championships. She tied the Santa Barbara County track meet record in the shot. Then she joined the Hancock College women’s basketball team and, despite faster competition, has held her own rebounding and raised her scoring average.
In our poll Cassulo outpointed San Diego State water polo captain Becca Ur 94-78 to win the top spot with three more water poloists, Sarah Ur, Rachel Nelson and Heather Fenske following in third, fourth and fifth.
“This year has been so amazing for me in sports,” Cassulo said after receiving word of her honor. “Everything’s really gone the way it should
“In basketball we made it to the second round. That’s the farthest I’ve made it in my high school career so that was a lot of fun. And then track comes around and everything just goes over the top with me making it to the Masters Meet in the shot put and second round in the discus. It seems so unreal.”
In addition to her 240 rebounds last winter Cassulo scored eight points per game and made a last minute free throw to win Lompoc’s first round CIF contest. She was named to the all-Los Padres League first team. She was also named to the Santa Barbara News-Press all-county basketball team.
In track and field she combined the most unlikely events – the 100 and the 100 hurdles along with the shot put and discus.
At the Santa Barbara County Track & Field meet she tied the meet record in the shot put at 42'-6." She also won the discus (119-08) and finished eighth in the 100.
At the Arcadia Invitational Cassulo posted a school record mark in the shot at 42-8.5, which was good enough for third in the high level event. Her performances ranked her among the top 25 in the nation in the shot put.
“I was shocked when I was invited to the Arcadia Invitational,” Cassulo confided. “I was even more in awe when I took third place.”
At the LPL finals Cassulo took her usual firsts in the shot put and discus and also was 3rd in the 100 Hurdles. She advanced as far as the CIF masters’ meet.
In May she was named the North County Female Athlete of the Year by the North County Athletic Round Table.
Cassulo’s current statistics with the Hancock College women’s basketball team show her with 10 points per game, a higher number than she posted in high school.
In the spring she plans to compete in the shot and discus for the Hancock women’s track team and add the javelin and the hammer throw.
Last year’s Female Athlete of the year was shared by Sarah Ur of Cabrillo’s CIF champion girls water polo team and Lompoc High soccer star Jani Carmona.
The final poll results for the Top Ten finishers:
Chelsea Cassulo – 94
Becca Ur – 78
Sarah Ur – 62
Rachel Nelson – 58
Heather Fenske – 52
Jeana Carrillo – 51
Paola Hernandez – 37
Katie McIntosh – 30
Julia Heath – 28
Jozza Ray - 24
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