University of Albany

UAlbany:  Team Captain ... recorded most interceptions by UAlbany defender since 1990 last season to establish program's FCS standard ... All-ECAC and All-Northeast Conference selection ... tied for 10th on school's career interceptions list with nine ... hard-hitting defender with 147 career tackles ... three varsity letters ... 2008: Named to ECAC Division I FCS all-star squad and all-conference first team ... second on team in tackles (74) and first in pass break-ups (7) ... third-best single-season mark in school history with seven interceptions ... picked off two passes at Robert Morris and scored on a 23-yard return ... ECAC and NEC defensive player of the week twice ... career-high 13 tackles and blocked a 34-yard field goal with nine seconds left in regulation at Hofstra ... six-plus tackles against eight opponents ... 2007:  Fifth on team in tackles with 56 ... led squad in pass break-ups (6), plus had two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles ... season-best seven tackles vs. Hofstra and Stony Brook ... made four or more tackles in 11 of 12 games ... one interception and two PBUs in conference-clinching win at Central Conn. State ... NEC defensive player of the week against Fordham ... first career interception vs. No. 2 Montana ... 2006:  Appeared in all 11 games after redshirting the previous campaign ... made 17 tackles, including nine unassisted ... season-high six tackles against Sacred Heart ... two-plus hits against four opponents ... member of special teams on punt cover/return and kickoff cover/return units ... High School:  Named to the Albany Times Union and Troy Record all-area first team ... made 76 tackles and eight interceptions as a senior captain ... two-time All-Big Ten selection ... played in Section II Senior Bowl ... caught 27 passes for 408 yards and four touchdowns as a wide receiver ... totaled 157 tackles and 10 INTs during his career ... two varsity letters  as a baseball infielder ... National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award ... Personal:  Major is business administration (marketing/finance) ... born 6-18-87 ... parents are Salvatore and Kathy Casale ... father works as air traffic controller at Albany International Airport ... has two brothers, Anthony and Joe, and two sisters, Alyssa and Natalia ... 2005 Capital District Student Scholarship recipient ... named to Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll twice.