Mustang of the Year: Tim Casilli

By GIANNA GALLAGHER '21

Tim Casilli of Class I is this year’s Mustang of the Year. Casilli is leaving Milton as a three season varsity athlete in sports: Football, Ice Hockey, and Track. Casilli came to Milton as a new sophomore where he immediately earned a spot on the Boys Varsity Hockey Team. Track was also a sport that Casilli picked up right away at Milton; although Casilli was one star of this years football team, he waited until his final year of high school to begin playing football. Over three years, Casilli showed tremendous effort in athletics, culminating in a number of big achievements and accomplishments.

This fall, Casilli played football for the first time ever and thrived. During the 2017 football season, Casilli had 36 solo tackles followed by 25 assisted tackles; he also executed 11 tackles for loss. Moreover, Casilli finished the football season with not only 25 quarterback pressures but also 4 sacks. Even though Casilli had only one year of football experience behind him, he earned himself a spot on the D1 Georgetown University football team.

Along with football, Casilli was also apart of Milton’s Boys Varsity Hockey team. He made the Varsity Hockey Team his first year at Milton, his sophomore year. Throughout Casilli’s career as a Milton Hockey Player, he accomplished many goals. Casilli also brought a lot to his team and was a leader on Milton’s Hockey Team. This past Hockey season, Casilli was considered to be the “backbone of defense,” as he helped to lead Milton’s hockey team to a successful 2017-2018 season with a league record of 11-1-2 and ultimately the ISL championship.

Casilli’s third varsity sport was Track and Field. Casilli was a member of the Boy’s Track and Field Team, where he competed in Track events such as the 4x100 relay and 100m dash. During the 2018 Track season, Casilli was considered to be the anchor of his 4x100 relay team, placing 1st in the league. Not only did Casilli participate in the 4x100 relay, but he also contributed to Milton’s track team as a sprinter. As one of Milton’s top sprinters, Casilli scored a personal best of 11.01 seconds in the 100m dash this past track season.

Casilli not only works hard on his teams, but he keeps up this dedication during the off-season as well. Due to Casilli’s dedication to sports at Milton, he was awarded The Robert Saltonstall Medal this past Wednesday, May 30th, at the M-Club Dinner. As mentioned previously, The Robert Saltonstall Medal Winner is one of the big awards, given to one senior male every year. The recipient of this award is chosen based on the senior boy who has shown the most competitiveness, leadership, and sportsmanship throughout his time in Milton Athletics. Over the past three years, Casilli truly fulfilled these qualities as a competitor, a leader, and a good sportsman. Milton has been lucky to have Casilli as a part of their athletics over the past three years and will miss him and his dedication to his sports teams. Milton wishes Tim Casilli good luck at Georgetown and with his new career as a football player.