2007
Outdoor -Castillo recorded his best finish of the season at the Tom Tellez Invitational where he finished eight overall with a time of 16:51.88 in the 5,000-meter race... placed 10th overall at the Texas Twilight with a time of 4:32.06 in the 1,500-meter race... crossed the end line in 12th place at the Texas Invitational with a time of 9:51.40 in the 3,000-meter race... placed 15th overall at the Bobcat Open with a time of 9:40.92 in the 3,000-meter race... Indoor - Castillo competed in three meets during the indoor track and field season... finished 13th overall with a time of 9:58.38 at the UH/RunSport All-Comers Meet in the 3,000-meter race... collected 15th place honors at the University of Houston Invitational in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:04.03... placed 20th overall at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational with a time of 17:35.44 in the 5,000-meter race.
2006
Outdoor - Castillo recorded his best finish of the season at the Houston Invitational where he finished 11th overall with a time of 4:28.62 in the 1,500-meter race... crossed the end line in 23rd place at the Texas Twilight with a time of 4:31.06 in the 1,500-meter race... finished 28th overall in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:25.86 at the Rice/Bayou Classic... Classroom - Castillo was selected to the UTPA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the first time in his career... was a Bronc Pride 3.0 Club member during both the fall and spring semesters.
High School
A Rio Grande Valley product, Castillo attended Hanna High School where he earned three letters - two in cross country and one in track and field.
Off the Track
Castillo is the son of Gilbert and Alicia Castillo... was born on Oct. 29, 1985... majoring in communications.