UC Santa Barbara
2019
The true Freshman appeared in 16 games as a Utility for the Gauchos…Scored 1 goal…Had 3 drawn exclusions and 2 field blocks.
High School
Played four years of varsity water polo at Clear Creek High School as a set, center defender and attacker under head coach Ty Halford ... Was a two-time All-American (2017-18), four-time TISCA South All-Region and All-State selection (2015-18), and a two-time TISCA South All-Region MVP (2016, 2018) ... Helped lead her team to a TISCA South Region championship in 2017 ... Also competed in varsity swimming and qualified for regionals ... Was a USA Water Polo Academic All-American and took home four NISCA Scholar Water Polo and Swim Team awards.
Club
Competed for water polo clubs Rose Bowl, HOPs and TWWP ... Spent four of her 10 club years playing for Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. under coach Adam Roth ... Competed in the National Junior Olympics from 2012-18 ... Helped her team to first place finishes in the 2016 Hale Tournament, 2015 Dallas Fall Invite, and the 2015 Dallas Summer Classic ... Was a member of the USA Water Polo All-Star ODP Team and won several ODP National Championships.
Personal
Jordan Marie Castillo was born on June 8, 2000 in Webster, Tex. to parents Joseph and Megan Castillo ... Names League City, Tex. as her hometown ... Has two older siblings, Jared and Madeline ... Is currently an undeclared major ... Her favorite sports teams are the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets ... Most memorable sports moment was winning regionals ... Favorite movies are "Mulan," "Hercules," "The Road to El Dorado," "Superbad," "Zoolander," and "Shrek" ... Favorite TV shows are CSI, Friends, Supernatural, The Office, That 70's Show, Parks and Recreation, Family Guy, and Rick and Morty ... Favorite novels are "The Great Gatsby," "The Shining," "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "Scythe" ... Favorite writers are James Patterson and Stephen King ... Queen B, Travis Scott, Drake and Lil Wayne are among her favorite musicians ... Enjoys making music with her band and writing short stories ... Favorite athletes are James Harden, George Springer and Simone Biles ... Started playing water polo at age nine ... Volunteered with Hurricane Harvey Relief, CCABC Swim and Water Polo Clinics ... After graduating, plans to go to grad school ... Favorite after practice snack is Hot Cheetos ... Favorite pre-game pump up songs are "Suavemente," "Unwritten" and the Mamma Mia soundtrack ... Favorite aspect of UCSB is its social environment ... Her brother Jared is a three-time letterman playing varsity water polo for the United States Naval Academy ... Her cousin Charles Bryant also played for UCSB men's soccer.
