MONIQUE CASTRO
Sophomore - 5-4 - D
San Diego, CA - Mira Mesa HS

2005: Saw action in just two games off the bench before being granted a medical redshirt...

2004: Started six of 16 games played as a freshman … Tallied two assists on the season, the first coming on the game-winning goal against Sonoma State on Oct. 17...

Mira Mesa HS: Two-sport athlete as a prep (soccer, softball)...Led Marauders to CIF Championship during sophomore season under coach Peter Stogsdill, compiling a 17-1-1 record ...Voted female athlete of the year as a senior, as well as MVP...Also voted "Best Offensive Player" three times...As a third baseman for the softball team, led team to three CIF Championships in four years...

Personal: Daughter of Reginald and Annette Castro... Born on October 26, 1986, in Tamuning, Guam...Has four younger siblings, Brandon, Rachel, Nathan, Travis...Chose the Carson campus for its proximity and family atmosphere...Also recruited by Point Loma Nazarene and LaVerne...Most admires her mother...Lists the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as favorite team...Aspires to be a pediatric nurse or doctor...Majoring in nursing / pre-med.