2026 Women's Indoor Track Roster
Makena Castillo
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Marina HS
2025 (Junior)
β’ Finished 13th in the mile at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran a personal-record 5:03.80 at the conference meet
β’ Member of the distance medley relay that claimed runner-up honors at the Riverfront Invitational
β’ Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2024 (Sophomore)
β’ Clocked a season-best 5:09.15 to finish 13th in the mile at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran the 800m (2:20.51) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2023 (Freshman)
β’ Made herΒ indoor track debut at the Spokane Indoor Challenge
β’ Completed the mile in 5:27.96
2022 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
High School
β’ Three-sport athlete, lettering in cross country, track and soccer at Marina High School
β’ Won the 2021 Sunset League Cross Country Finals with a 3-mile PR of 18:04.3
β’ Also claimed the 2021 Sunset League individual titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m and ran a leg on the first-place 4x400
β’ Advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Division I Finals in the 1600m where she came in eighth with a lifetime-best 5:02.23
β’ Anchored the 4x800 that ran a school record 9:36.38 in a top-10 finish at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational
β’ Led the Vikings' soccer team to the third round of the CIF playoffs
β’ Named the 2020 league offensive MVP
β’ Selected as the 2021 Orange County Athletic Directors Association Girls' Athlete of the Year
Personal
β’ Majoring in public health sciences
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
β’ Played eight years of club soccer
β’ Both parents are UCI track & field alums; Mother was an All-American and Big West champion in the hurdles
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:20.51 (2024 Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational)
Mile = 5:03.80 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Distance Medley Relay = 12:01.08 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
β’ Finished 13th in the mile at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran a personal-record 5:03.80 at the conference meet
β’ Member of the distance medley relay that claimed runner-up honors at the Riverfront Invitational
β’ Earned MPSF All-Academic honors
2024 (Sophomore)
β’ Clocked a season-best 5:09.15 to finish 13th in the mile at the MPSF Championships
β’ Ran the 800m (2:20.51) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational
β’ Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
2023 (Freshman)
β’ Made herΒ indoor track debut at the Spokane Indoor Challenge
β’ Completed the mile in 5:27.96
2022 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
High School
β’ Three-sport athlete, lettering in cross country, track and soccer at Marina High School
β’ Won the 2021 Sunset League Cross Country Finals with a 3-mile PR of 18:04.3
β’ Also claimed the 2021 Sunset League individual titles in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m and ran a leg on the first-place 4x400
β’ Advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Division I Finals in the 1600m where she came in eighth with a lifetime-best 5:02.23
β’ Anchored the 4x800 that ran a school record 9:36.38 in a top-10 finish at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational
β’ Led the Vikings' soccer team to the third round of the CIF playoffs
β’ Named the 2020 league offensive MVP
β’ Selected as the 2021 Orange County Athletic Directors Association Girls' Athlete of the Year
Personal
β’ Majoring in public health sciences
β’ Member of the UCI cross country team
β’ Played eight years of club soccer
β’ Both parents are UCI track & field alums; Mother was an All-American and Big West champion in the hurdles
TOP MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:20.51 (2024 Dr. MLK Jr. Invitational)
Mile = 5:03.80 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Distance Medley Relay = 12:01.08 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
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