Greg Castro

Height:
5-6
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Boulder, Colo.
High School:
Boulder

GREG CASTRO

Distance

Senior, VR/VR

Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)

PERSONAL BESTS

Indoor:

Mile: 4:50.74 (2005)

3,000-Meter: 9:22.13 (2007)

5,000-Meter: 15:05.67 (2006)

Outdoor:

1,500-Meter: 4:17.73 (2004)

5,000-Meter: 15:23.60 (2007)

Steeplechase: 10:32.04 (2005)

2008 OUTLOOK: Greg is training hard this year to make a contribution at the Big 12 meet which CU will host this year.

2007: Castro competed in the 3,000 during the indoor season and the 1,500 and 5,000 during the outdoor season. Castro took eighth at the Potts Indoor Invitational, running a personal record of 9:22.13. He then ran a pr in the 5k at the Oregon Invitational during the outdoor season at 15:23.60, to take 19^th. Castro’s best result in the 1,500 came at the Potts Invitational, where he placed 14^th, running a 4:20.56.

2006: Castro only participated in the indoor season. He placed 13^th at the Air Force Invite in the 3,000m (9:32.14). Castro also ran the 5,000m at the Husky Classic, picking up a 44^th-place finish (15:05.67). Both times were personal records for Castro.

2005: Castro participated in the mile and the 3,000-meter races during the indoor season. He ran at the Air Force Open and took fourth in the mile (4:50.74). Castro’s best 3k finish was at the Colorado Open when he took seventh (9:41.00). Castro participated in the 1500-m and the steeplechase during the outdoor season. He earned a 14^th place finish at the Colorado Invitational with a time of 4:17.73. At the Jack Christianson Invitational, he took 10^th in the steeplechase with a personal record (10:32.04)

2004: Castro competed during the indoor season in the 3,000-meter run. His season best time came when he raced at the Air Force Invite and clocked a 9:35.39 to claim sixth place. He also battled at the Air Force Classic, as he ran a 9:45.95 to finish 14^th. Outdoors, Castro competed in the 1,500-meter distance with a time of 4:17.73 at the Jack Christensen Invite to earn 14^th place.

CROSS COUNTRY: In 2007, Castro competed in four races for the Buffs. His best finish was second at the Fort Hays Invite. Castro finished the 8k loop in 25:51.20. He was named the Big 12 Runner of the Week for his performance. In 2006 Castro took 49th in the Rocky Mountain shootout, finishing in a time of 27:52 during his lone race of the season. In 2005, Castro competed in four races. At the Air Force Invitational he recorded a sixth place finish and was the Buffs’ second harrier to cross the tape. He was also second for the Buffs at the Tiger Invitational where he finished 13^th overall. He competed in the Pre-National Invitational, finishing 44^th overall and was the fourth Buffalo to cross the line in the open race.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Boulder High School, Castro was a first-team All-Centennial League performer and all-region in cross as a junior and senior. He added first-team all-state in cross country, along with all-region and all-county honors on the track as a senior. His personal records include 15:56 (5K cross and seventh all-time at BHS), 2:01 (800), 4:31.45 (1,600) and 10:03.56 (3,200).

ACADEMICS: Castro has been a mainstay on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a Buff. He is an advertising major with a better-than 3.0 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Gregory Castro was born Jan. 1, 1985 to parents Rich (the former director of intramural sports at CU’s recreation center, and is the Bolder Boulder international race coordinator) and Patti Castro of Boulder, Colo. His hobbies include dancing, poker and video games. His older brother, Antonio, ran track for the Buffs in 2003.