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Alejandro Castro
Alejandro Castro
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Syracuse, Ind.
  • High School:
    Wawasee
  • Class:
    157

Bio

Junior (2021-22): Finished with an overall record of 16-16 ... Placed sixth at the Adrian College Invite ... Placed sixth at the Baldwin Wallace Invitational ... Placed fifth at the Mid-States Invitational ... Recorded Two pins and a major decision.

Sophomore (2020-21): Finished with an overall record of 2-0 ... Recorded a major decision and seven takedowns.

Freshman (2019-20): Finished with an overall record of 9-16 ... Placed third at Mount Union Invitational ... Placed fifth at Mid-States Invitational ... Recorded one pin, three major decisions, and one technical fall.

Prep: Participated in wrestling, football, track and field, and unified flag football while at Wawasee High School ... Earned a sectional championship senior season ... Named All-Conference both junior and senior seasons. 

Personal: Son of Angelica and Jorge Castro ... Majoring in business administration with a minor in marketing.

News Mentions

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Majewski places fifth, Smith eighth at NCAA Central Regional

Junior Seth Majewski placed fifth at 133-lbs while senior Alex Smith placed eighth at 141-lbs at the NCAA DIII Central Regional. As a team, the...

February 26, 2022

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Wrestling goes 1-1 on Senior Day

The Defiance wrestling team hosted Mount St. Joseph and Manchester in the HCAC on Wednesday and went 1-1, losing a tightly contested match to...

February 16, 2022

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Wrestling places sixth at Mid-States Invite

Five Yellow Jackets placed at the Mid-States Invitational on Saturday as the Defiance wrestling team finished sixth out of eight teams in the...

February 12, 2022

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Wrestling competes at Pete Willson Invite

The Defiance wrestling team traveled to Wheaton, Ill. this weekend to compete at the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational. The Yellow Jackets placed...

January 29, 2022

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Wrestling goes 1-2 at Dr. Si Ostrach Duals

The Defiance wrestling team went 1-2 at the Dr. Si Ostrach Duals on Saturday, defeating Waynesburg 38-3 and falling to Case Western 28-27 and...

January 22, 2022

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Wrestling goes 1-3 at Kalahari Duals

The Defiance wrestling team went 1-3 on Saturday at the Kalahari Duals in Sandusky, Ohio.

December 18, 2021

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Wrestling wins home opener, 51-6

The Defiance wrestling team defeated Cornerstone by a score of 51-6 on Saturday in their first home dual of the season.

December 11, 2021

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Schlegel places second, wrestling fifth at Baldwin Wallace Invite

The Defiance wrestling team placed fifth out of eight teams on Saturday at the Baldwin Wallace Invitational.

November 20, 2021

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Schlegel and Castro place at Adrian Invite

The Defiance wrestling team competed at the Adrian College Invite on Saturday finishing 11th out of 15 teams. Sophomore Jonah Schlegel placed...

November 6, 2021

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Wrestling drops season opener at UIndy

The Defiance wrestling team took on NCAA Division II UIndy in their season opener on Tuesday night, falling to the #13 ranked Greyhounds,...

November 2, 2021

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Wrestling ready to return to action

The Defiance wrestling team is set to begin the 2021-22 season with a road dual at the University of Indianapolis on November 2 at 6:00 p.m.

October 29, 2021

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