Bio

Senior (2022-23): Nearly doubled career victories with a record of 25-16 and finished 52-46 for his four-year career at Defiance...Went 8-3 in duals with 33 team points earned and surrendered 16 as one of three wrestlers in the program to score more points than allowed and to have a winning record...Earned seven wins by fall, tied with Jack Minner for the most in the program for the season...Placed seventh at 157 in the BW Invite on Nov. 19...Earned a fourth-place finish at the Waynesburg Invite that included a win by fall in just 46 seconds, his fastest of the year...Climbed to his highest podium finish by any wrestler in the program for the season with a third-place finish in the Mid-State Invite at Olivet on Feb. 11...Finished the season with an eighth-place finish in the 157-pound class, going 3-3 over the weekend at the DIII Central Regional

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.