One Last Run for Castillo!
Vancouver, Washington - On Friday, November 17th, RU Cross Country runner, Salvador Castillo, will lace his shoes up around 11:30 am (pacific time) for his final race as an Eagle. The native of Dalton, GA, Castillo has been a top runner for the RU Cross Country for the past four years under head coaches Jordan Turner and Austin Brennan.
Some of the highlights from his career are getting AAC All-Conference in 2022 putting him among the elite in all of the NAIA. AAC member Milligan University continuously wins the NAIA National Championship and has top-level runners that make competing in the conference very competitive. Castillo has been able to do this all of his time at Reinhard and he performs well at all competitions where he runs.
Castillo has some of the best times in 8k for the Eagles program and he was able to obtain the 10k record as well. The 10k record was a milestone event for Castillo as it was one of his goals along the way of his running journey at Reinhardt.
In Outdoor Track, Castillo continues to hold the record for the 1500 meter and the 10k. He has left a mark on both the Cross Country program and Indoor/Outdoor Track. He sets an example to the younger runners by his training, his competitiveness, and his ability to show up and get the job done at meets.
Castillo also excels in the classroom where he majors in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Upon graduation in the spring of 2024, he will be entering a Graduate Program where his focus will be Molecular Biology. His collegiate running days will be over at that point, but he can know once he finishes the race on Friday that he will go down as one of the top runners of all time for Reinhart Cross Country and Track.
2023 NAIA Cross Country Finals Update
Salvador Castillo finished 164 out of 331 total runners in the NAIA. He finished with a time of 26:44 placing him in about the middle of the pack. The top runner from Rocky Mountain finished with a time of 24:31. This was not the best time for Castillo in his career, but it was a great achievement just to make it to the NAIA Nationals. He is a great representative for Reinhardt University on this stage.
In other RU Cross Country News, Brooke Simon and Tom Vincent were named AAC Champions of Character on Thursday, November 16th. Also, the AAC released its All-Academic Team as well. Those making the All-Academic Team were as follows:
RU ALL-ACADEMIC
Thomas Vincent
Brooke Simon
Sarah Timmerman