Location: Caslteton, Vt.
Nickname: Spartans

Colors: Green and White
Stadium: Spartan Stadium (5,000)

Head Coach: Rich Alercio (2nd season)
Overall Record: 3-6

Sports Information Dir.: Jeff Weld
SID Email: jeff.weld@castleton.edu
SID Phone: (802) 468-6052
Press Box Phone: (802) 468-6164

2009 Overall Record: 3-6
2009 ECFC Record/Finish: 1-5/6th

Key Returners
Shane Brozowski (QB - Soph.)
Tyler Carpenter (RB - Soph.)
Evan Cassidy (WR/KR - Soph.)
Dustin Young (LB - Jr.)
Cody TanCreti (DB - Soph.)

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Closing the gap. This simplest of concepts has been the mantra of the Castleton players and coaches since the end of the inaugural 2009 season. Throughout recruiting, spring practice and preseason camp the team has been focused on just that. With a solid group of returning players and more than 100 players reporting to camp, Head Coach Rich Alercio and his staff feel as though they are heading in the right direction.

Perhaps the biggest asset in closing the gap between the Spartans and the rest of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), will be experience. In 2009 the preseason camp featured roughly 100 players who had never experienced a preseason. Now, the team features 40 veterans to help guide the new players through practices, through meetings and through workouts.

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