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Jersey Number 8
Peter Castillo
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Newport Harbor HS
- Hometown:
- Costa Mesa, Calif.
UCLA Career Highlights
• ACWPC All-American (Third Team - 2024)
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honoree (Excellent - 2024)
• 2-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in all 28 games … was third on the team in scoring with 31 goals on 60 attempts, converting at a 51.7 percent rate … was 10th on the team in total points (38) with seven assists … scored a season- and career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Davis (Oct. 20) … he scored at least one goal in 19 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple-goal games, and three games with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in five straight games (Oct. 12 to Nov. 2) … recorded eight steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) … also drew 64 exclusions (led the team and ranked third in the MPSF).
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo at Newport Harbor High School … graduated as a two-time First-Team All-American and a two-time CIF MVP … played on the U.S. Junior National Team … won bronze at the World Championships … played club water polo for the Newport Beach Water Polo team.
Personal
Full Name: Peter Thomas Castillo … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Julie and Phil Castillo… has three older sisters, Claire (32), Jenna (30), and Leah (28), and two older brothers, Nate (36), and Luke (34) … mother Julie is in the hall of fame for Volleyball at Pepperdine, brother Nate played water polo at Pepperdine, and sister Jenna played soccer at Montana State … chose UCLA because "It's the best program in the nation and the location as well as the size of the school is up my alley.” … greatest athletic thrills were winning back to back CIF championships and winning America’s first medal of any level at the World Championship stage … athlete he admires most is Ben Hallock … enjoys bodysurfing, gaming, DJing, and fishing … majoring in Business Economics.
• ACWPC All-American (Third Team - 2024)
• All-MPSF (Second Team - 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024)
• ACWPC All-Academic Honoree (Excellent - 2024)
• 2-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in all 28 games … was third on the team in scoring with 31 goals on 60 attempts, converting at a 51.7 percent rate … was 10th on the team in total points (38) with seven assists … scored a season- and career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Davis (Oct. 20) … he scored at least one goal in 19 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple-goal games, and three games with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in five straight games (Oct. 12 to Nov. 2) … recorded eight steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) … also drew 64 exclusions (led the team and ranked third in the MPSF).
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo at Newport Harbor High School … graduated as a two-time First-Team All-American and a two-time CIF MVP … played on the U.S. Junior National Team … won bronze at the World Championships … played club water polo for the Newport Beach Water Polo team.
Personal
Full Name: Peter Thomas Castillo … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Julie and Phil Castillo… has three older sisters, Claire (32), Jenna (30), and Leah (28), and two older brothers, Nate (36), and Luke (34) … mother Julie is in the hall of fame for Volleyball at Pepperdine, brother Nate played water polo at Pepperdine, and sister Jenna played soccer at Montana State … chose UCLA because "It's the best program in the nation and the location as well as the size of the school is up my alley.” … greatest athletic thrills were winning back to back CIF championships and winning America’s first medal of any level at the World Championship stage … athlete he admires most is Ben Hallock … enjoys bodysurfing, gaming, DJing, and fishing … majoring in Business Economics.
| Peter Castillo's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2024 | 28 | 31 | 60 | .517 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 64 |
| Totals | 28 | 31 | 60 | .517 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 64 |
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