Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Returning letterwinner.....2020 PBC Team of Academic Distinction....Competed in all five meets in 2019....2019 PBC All-Sportsmanship Team....Second Patriot finisher in all five events....Placed 62nd at the 2019 PBC Championship Meet and 110th at NCAA II Southeast Regional Meet....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2021....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (fall), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring).....Non-traditional student....Previously attended Reading Area Community College....Her daughter runs cross country for Queens University of Charlotte.

PERSONAL:

• Born Angela Renee Kasitz in Reading, PA
• Native of Boyertown, PA
• A graduate of Boyertown Area High School, where she ran cross country for coach Don Hendricks and track for coach Joe McGlinchy
• Lives now in Effingham, SC
• Nickname is Ang (pronounced Anj)

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Doctor
• How you got your nickname: Just the shortened version of my name 
• Favorite Superhero: Elastigirl (Mrs. Incredible)
• Favorite Athlete: Janet Evans (swimmer)
• Favorite Sports Teams:  All Philly sports (Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers)
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Notebook and Grey's Anatomy
• Favorite Food: Pizza and anything with vegetables
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Beach or mountains (anywhere there is water)
• Twitter Acoount: @KasitzAngela
• Instagram Account: angelakasitz 
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Close to my house, great tuition price, cross country, and love the tea olives on campus
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Spend time with my kids, swim, decorate, cook/bake
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Do as well as last year; Be helpful to my teammates 
• Why you chose your sport: I can do it pretty much anywhere, and a friend in high school talked me into it
• The biggest mental challenge to improving faster: Recovering from illness in the spring
• Interesting Notes: I’m a Non-traditional athlete that has a daughter that runs for Queens University
• Brush With Greatness: NCAA feature on her running against her daughter at the Southeast Regional Meet