2015 Track and Field
Roster
Dan Castello
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 152
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greer, S.C.
- High School:
- Riverside HS
2014-15 Indoor: Competed in five events, and ran in both the 800-meter and 3000-meter runs…Logged two top-10 finishes including a 4th place showing in the 800-meter run (1:59.35) at the App State Indoor Open…Added an 8th place finish at the Bob Pollock Classic after registering a time in the 800-meter run seeded of 2:01.23…Was part of two distance medley relay teams that had 4th place finishes at the Bob Pollock Classic and A-Sun Championships.
High School: Graduated from Riverside High School where he earned eight varsity letters from cross country and track…Named Team MVP for cross country and track during his junior and senior seasons…Is part of the school’s 4x400 and 4x800-relay teams…Was voted to the All-State Team for cross country in 2012…Selected as All-County for three consecutive years for cross country and the mile run in track…Also received All-State accolades in the 800-meter run and 4x800-meter relay.
Personal: Born on November 15, 1995…Parents are Bob and Chris Castello…Has one brother, Matthew (22), and one sister, Beth (15)…Is undeclared on a major…Hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching Netflix and playing almost every sport…Enjoys eating teriyaki salmon…Says his favorite movie is “Kicking and Screaming” and favorite TV show is “Supernatural”…His favorite actors are Robert Downey, Jr. and Ariana Grande…Timeflies is his favorite musical group…His favorite season is fall…Claims Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Troy Polamalu as his favorite athlete…His favorite quote comes from the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around every once in a while, you could miss it”…Dream job is to be a professional sports agent.
