Auburn Riverside grad Daniel Casanova honored
Published 6:25 pm Thursday, June 25, 2015
University of Dubuque sophomore centerfielder and speedster Daniel Casanova was honored this past week with a selection to the All-Iowa Conference First Team baseball squad.
Casanova, a 2013 Auburn Riverside graduate, swiped a team-best 15 bases and led the NCAA Division III Spartans in runs scored with 31.
And Casanova finished the season second on the team with a .362 batting average, and was first in doubles (11), triples (4) and total bases (76).
The award is the second All-Iowa Conference selection for Casanova, who set a University of Dubuque stolen bases season record with 28 his freshman season. He needs a mere 11 stolen bases over the next two seasons to become the Spartans’ all-time stolen bases leader. And he is fourth on the school’s all-time triples record board with nine.
Casanova, who maintains a 4.0 GPA, majors in biology and was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 team this season.
A standout on the track, where he took second at the Iowa Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 200-meter race with a 23.08 second time, he also helped set a school record in the 800 relay with a 1:29.19 finish.
