Abby Cassario joined former YOTA teammates at UNC Asheville as a freshman at the start of the 2015/2016 season. Cassario raced distance freestyle and butterfly for the Bulldogs.
Cassario raced to multiple personal best times at the 2015 Georgia Tech Mid Season Invitational. Her 200 freestyle, 1650, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly were all personal best times.
At the the 2016 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Conference Championships Cassario bested her previous time swum at Mid Season Invite in the 500 freestyle. She raced to the wall with a personal best time of 5:20.33.
Cassario looks to develop her distance freestyle events as a sophomore next year with the Bulldogs.