Casimir Loxsom Class: Junior Hometown: New Haven, Conn. High School: Wilbur Cross Position: Mid-Distance Experience: JR

On the International Stage ... || 2010 Outdoor || Became the highest-ever United States finisher in a distance event at the IAAF World Junior Championships, with a second-place standing in the 800-meters ... Clocked a PR 1:46.57 in the final - the second-fastest time in PSU history, and sixth-best ever run by a U.S. junior athlete ... Advanced to the IAAF World Juniors via a victory in the 800-meters at the USATF Junior Championships, where he clocked 1:47.75 in the final. || 2010 Indoor || Clocked a personal-best 1:16.92 for 600-meters, which was recognized as a World Junior Best.

On the National Scene ... || 2010 Outdoor || Placed 17th in the 800 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as one of just four freshman in the field ... Won both of his heats at the NCAA First Round, clocking 1:47.73 in the opening round, and 1:49.34 to advance to the national meet. || 2010 Indoor || Placed 15th in the 800 in his first-career NCAA appearance.

At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2010 Outdoor || Cruised to his first-career Big Ten title, running 1:48.06 in the 800 final ... Anchored the Lions' seventh-place 4x400-meter relay, which clocked a season-best 3:11.85 ... Was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. || 2010 Indoor || Placed sixth overall in the 600, and was a member of the sixth-place 4x400 (3:13.45).

Around the Track ... || 2010 Outdoor || Clocked a career-best 1:46.74 to win the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford ... Performance is the third fastest in PSU history and top 10 effort by a collegian in 2010 ... Ran the fastest split of the day on the 4x800 at Penn Relays, clocking 1:46.58, as a member of the third-place team, which ran 7:17.02 ... Placed fourth overall and was the top collegiate finisher at the Sun Angel Classic, running 1:48.41 ... Ran on the Lions' winning 4x800 at the Florida Relays, helping the team to a meet-record 7:18.72 ... Was twice named Big Ten Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season. || 2010 Indoor || Won the 600 at the PSU Northeast Challenge in 1:16.92 - the second-fastest time in PSU history ... Finished fourth in the 800 at the Penn State National with an indoor PR and NCAA automatic-qualifying 1:47.98 ... Was a member of winning 4x400s at the Penn State Relays and PSU Northeast Challenge. || High School || New England indoor champion in the 600-meters as a senior ... Also won the state outdoor 800-meter title in 2009 ... 600 PR of 1:18.72 was ranked third among preps in 2009 and is a New England record ... Clocked 1:50.45 in the 800 as a senior, which ranked eighth nationally ... Named 2008-09 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... Placed sixth in the 800 at 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals, and 12th at Nike Outdoor Nationals. || Personal || Son of John and Christine Loxsom ... Born March 17, 1991 ... Enrolled in the College of Health and Human Development.