2015 Men's Cross Country Roster

Douglas Castro

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown La Puente, CA
  • High School Bassett High School

Biography

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2015 Recorded the first top-20 finish of his career with a 14th-place showing at the Nevada Twilight Classic ...


2014 Established a 5k time of 18:17 at the Nevada Twilight Classic on August 29 ... Ran a season best 8k time of 27:31.8 at the UC Riverside Invitational on September 13 ... Set a best 6k time of 19:36.9 at the Highlander Invitational on October 18 ...

2013 Redshirted the season ...

High School Four-year letter winner in cross country for Coach Armas at Bassett High School ... Named All-League in 2011-13 ... Achieved Platinum Award for 4.0 GPA or higher ... Won a Bronze Award for the Academic Decathlon ...Volunteered for Levanta y Anda and holiday charity drives ... Also did community service for Heart and Soul ...

Personal Douglas Castro is the son of Alma Martinez ... Enjoys reading books by Emily Dickinson, David Henry Thoreau, and Edgar Allan Poe ... "Tao of Physics" and "Heart of Darkness" are among his favorite books ... Favorite foods are pupusas, pad thai, and pho ... Hobbies include skateboarding and playing the guitar ... Considers Coach Armas to be his biggest athletics influence ... His career goal is to become a kinesiologist ...

 

Career Collegiate Performances
 
Meet Date Overall Scoring Team Time Dist
Nevada Twilight Classic Sept. 4, 2015 14 14 7 18:20 5k
UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 12, 2015 157 129 6 27:23 8k
Stanford Invitational Sept. 26, 2015 228 - 8 27:08 8k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 17, 2015 58 48 8 19:49 6k
Big West Championship Oct. 31, 2015 61 63 7 27:14 8k
Nevada Twilight Classic Aug. 29, 2014 27 - 9 18:17 5k
UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 13, 2014 191 - 10 27:31.8 8k
Highlander Invitational Oct. 18, 2014 53 - 10 19:36.9 6k








Historical Player Information

  • 2014Redshirt Freshman

  • 2015Redshirt Sophomore

    5'7"