FMU: Three-year returning letterman....Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar for 2016-17 and 2017-18....Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Team 2017-18....Earned the Carlanna Hendrick Swamp Fox Academic Award for 2017-18....Career 76.83 stroke average for 80 rounds (29 events) entering his senior year....Played in all 11 tournaments as a junior....Low average on the team (75.00) for 2016-17....Top finish was T-19th at two events....6 rounds of par or better....Played in 11 of 12 events as a sophomore....Posted 77.29 stroke average (31 rounds)....Two rounds of par or better....Best 2015-16 finish: T-39th at 2015 AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic....Played in seven events as a freshman....6th best stroke average on the team....Two rounds of par or better....Best 2014-15 finish: T-25th at 2015 Furman Intercollegiate....Possesses a nice game....Steady all-around player....Will fit in well academically....Adds to the diversity of our squad.....One of the best attributes is that he is excited to be coming to Francis Marion....At the 2017 FMU Awards Day ceremony, received the Wall Street Journal Award in Finance....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society.....Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2015-16. .....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2014 (fall), 2015 (spring, fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring, fall), 2018 (spring)....One of four FMU students to attend the 2017 Global Asset Management Education (GAME) conference in New York City.
PERSONAL: Born Alessandro Caselli in Vimercate, Italy....A product of Liceo Banfi and Collegio Villoresi San Giuseppe, where he played under the direction of coach Roberto Zappa.....Four-year letterman....Placed third at a pair of tournaments during the 2013-14 season.....Owns a +1.4 handicap, a driving distance of approximately 280 yards, and a 7-iron distance of 174 yards.....Nickname is Ale.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Scuba diver....Favorite Superhero when growing up: Superman....Favorite Athlete: Tiger Woods....Favorite Sports Team: Cleveland Cavaliers....Favorite Movie: Limitless....Favorite TV Show: Suits....Favorite Food: Italian....Favorite Vacation Spot: Sardinia....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Basketball....Favorite Website (outside social media): Youtube.....Favorite Social Media Site: Instagram....Twitter Handle: @AleCaselli....Instagram Account: @ale_caselli ....Your Motivation Music: Hip Hop....Favorite Thing About FMU: The campus and sport teams....Favorite Off-Field Activities: Relaxing, listening to music....Goals for Upcoming Season: Staying helathy and being consistent with my results....Hobbies: Sports, music, movies, and traveling....Interesting Notes: I can solve the Rubik's Cube.....Brush With Greatness: Been part of the Italian golf team for a couple years.
CAREER TOTALS:
| Year | Rds | Strokes | Avg |
| 2017-18 | 26 | 1963 | 75.50 |
| 2016-17 | 31 | 2325 | 75.00 |
| 2015-16 | 31 | 2396 | 77.29 |
| 2014-15 | 18 | 1383 | 76.83 |
| Career | 106 | 8067 | 76.10 |
Caselli, 5-9, is a product of Liceo Banfi and Collegio Villoresi San Giuseppe, where he played under the direction of coach Roberto Zappa.
A four-year letterman, he placed third at a pair of tournaments during last season. He owns a 1.4 handicap, a driving distance of approximately 280 yards, and a 7-iron distance of 174 yards.
Casullo, 5-8, is a graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova College, where he played for coach Eric Roach.
Over 22 tournaments this past season, he posted a 75.6 stroke average. This past spring, he won the CISAA championship and in June shot a 77 score at the RBC Canadian Open regional qualifier.
In August of 2013, as one of the youngest competitors he tied for 65th place among 252 golfers at the Canadian Amateur Championship in Victoria, B.C. He placed eighth at the 2013 AJGA Ravenwood Junior Tournament with a 54-hole score of 218. He was a two-time participant in the OFSAA Provincial Championship Tournament.
He earned his squad’s most valuable player award each of the past two years and was a four-time Principal’s Academic Award winner. In 2012 he earned both Golf Canada Juvenile and Junior order of merit awards. He was a 2011-12 FCWT third-team All-American for the 13-15 age category.
“These young men will be very competitive for us this coming season,” said Gaynor. “Both possess nice games and are steady all-around players. Both also will fit in well academically and will add to the diversity of our squad. One of the best attributes for them is that they are excited to be coming to Francis Marion.”
