2009 Track and Field Roster
DeCastro, Steven
Steven DeCastro
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Biology-zoology
- Hometown:
- Torrance, Caiif.
- Prev School:
- West HS
Bio
Steven DeCastro Career and Season Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor 3000m (8:29.60, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor 5000m (15:05.69, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Steeplechase (9:02.22, 5th)
2012 (R-Senior)
Outdoor: Ran a career best 9:02.2 to finish fourth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational ... Was eighth in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships ... Posted a career-best in the 1500m of 4:00.00 at the Big West Challenge ...
Indoor: Entered two indoor events, running the 3000m at both the UW Husky Classic and UW Invitational.
2011 (Senior/Redshirt)
Outdoor: Redshirted the outdoor season.
Indoor: Competed in the 5000m run at the Flotrack Husky Classic during the indoor campaign.
2010 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in the 3000m steeplechase, 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Championships ... Won the steeplechase at the Steve Scott Invitational with a lifetime-best 9:16.37 ... Also registered a 5000m season-best 14:46.96 at the Stanford Invitational.
Indoor: Notched an indoor best in the 3000m (8:29.60) at the Husky Classic ... Finished 23rd at the MPSF Championships.
2009 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in the 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Conference championship meet ... Won his section of the 5000m at the Ben Brown Invitational (15:04.79) ... Later established a season-best 14:56.17 in that event at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 3000-meter run at the USC Invitational (8:41.11) ... Ran a personal-record 31:23.76 for a second-place finish in the 10000m at the Cal-Nevada Championships.
2008 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Established personal bests in the 800m (2:00.09) and 1500m (3:58.12) ... A team scholar-athlete award winner ... Tabbed the most improved athlete for cross country.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country at West Torrance High School ... Two-time All-League performer ... Led the Warriors to a pair of league titles ... Team placed third at the CIF finals in 2005 ... Finished seventh at the CIF-Southern Section track championships (1600m) ... Also spent two years on the varsity soccer squad.
Personal: Sister, Nicole, played soccer at San Francisco State, while cousin, Jennifer, played softball at UC Santa Barbara ... Majoring in biology-zoology.
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor 3000m (8:29.60, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor 5000m (15:05.69, 10th)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Steeplechase (9:02.22, 5th)
2012 (R-Senior)
Outdoor: Ran a career best 9:02.2 to finish fourth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational ... Was eighth in the steeplechase at the Big West Championships ... Posted a career-best in the 1500m of 4:00.00 at the Big West Challenge ...
Indoor: Entered two indoor events, running the 3000m at both the UW Husky Classic and UW Invitational.
2011 (Senior/Redshirt)
Outdoor: Redshirted the outdoor season.
Indoor: Competed in the 5000m run at the Flotrack Husky Classic during the indoor campaign.
2010 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in the 3000m steeplechase, 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Championships ... Won the steeplechase at the Steve Scott Invitational with a lifetime-best 9:16.37 ... Also registered a 5000m season-best 14:46.96 at the Stanford Invitational.
Indoor: Notched an indoor best in the 3000m (8:29.60) at the Husky Classic ... Finished 23rd at the MPSF Championships.
2009 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Competed in the 5000m and 10000m at the Big West Conference championship meet ... Won his section of the 5000m at the Ben Brown Invitational (15:04.79) ... Later established a season-best 14:56.17 in that event at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 3000-meter run at the USC Invitational (8:41.11) ... Ran a personal-record 31:23.76 for a second-place finish in the 10000m at the Cal-Nevada Championships.
2008 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Established personal bests in the 800m (2:00.09) and 1500m (3:58.12) ... A team scholar-athlete award winner ... Tabbed the most improved athlete for cross country.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country at West Torrance High School ... Two-time All-League performer ... Led the Warriors to a pair of league titles ... Team placed third at the CIF finals in 2005 ... Finished seventh at the CIF-Southern Section track championships (1600m) ... Also spent two years on the varsity soccer squad.
Personal: Sister, Nicole, played soccer at San Francisco State, while cousin, Jennifer, played softball at UC Santa Barbara ... Majoring in biology-zoology.
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