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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
โข 2-time ACWPC All-America selection (Third Team - 2024, Honorable Mention - 2025)
โข 2-time All-MPSF West honoree (Second Team - 2024, Honorable Mention - 2025)
โข MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024)
โข 2-time ACWPCย All-Academic Team member (Excellentย - 2025, 2024)
โข 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Winter 2026)
2025
Played in 25 of 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 20 goals on 33 shot attempts (60.6%) โฆ logged team and conference highs with 76 earned exclusions โฆ received ACWPC All-America honorable mention โฆ received All-MPSF West honorable mention โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded five multi-goal games โฆ scored two goals to help collect 11-9 victory against fourth-seeded California in MPSF Championship Tournament semifinal round (Nov. 22) โฆ tallied two goals to help earn 14-11 victory at No. 4 Stanford (Oct. 5) โฆ piled up game- and season-high seven earned exclusions to help earn 13-12 win against No. 4 Stanford in MPSF Invitational semifinal round (Sept. 20) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025 โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Winter 2026.
2024
Played in all 28 games โฆ was third on the team in scoring with 31 goals on 60 attempts, converting at a 51.7 percent rate โฆ was 10th on the team in total points (38) with seven assists โฆ scored a season- and career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Davis (Oct. 20) โฆ 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 โฆ scored at least one goal in five straight games (Oct. 12 to Nov. 2) โฆ recorded eight steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) โฆ also drew 64 exclusions (led the team and ranked third in the MPSF) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner in water polo at Newport Harbor High School โฆ graduated as a two-time First-Team All-American and a two-time CIF MVP โฆ played on the U.S. Junior National Team โฆ won bronze at the World Championships โฆ played club water polo for the Newport Beach Water Polo team.
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PERSONAL
Full Name: Peter Thomas Castillo โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Julie and Phil Castilloโฆ has three older sisters, Claire (32), Jenna (30), and Leah (28), and two older brothers, Nate (36), and Luke (34) โฆ 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 โฆ 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.โ โฆ greatest athletic thrills were winning back to back CIF championships and winning Americaโs first medal of any level at the World Championship stage โฆ athlete he admires most is Ben Hallock โฆ enjoys bodysurfing, gaming, DJing, and fishing โฆ majoring in Business Economics.
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โข 2-time ACWPC All-America selection (Third Team - 2024, Honorable Mention - 2025)
โข 2-time All-MPSF West honoree (Second Team - 2024, Honorable Mention - 2025)
โข MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 21, 2024)
โข 2-time ACWPCย All-Academic Team member (Excellentย - 2025, 2024)
โข 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Winter 2026)
2025
Played in 25 of 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 20 goals on 33 shot attempts (60.6%) โฆ logged team and conference highs with 76 earned exclusions โฆ received ACWPC All-America honorable mention โฆ received All-MPSF West honorable mention โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded five multi-goal games โฆ scored two goals to help collect 11-9 victory against fourth-seeded California in MPSF Championship Tournament semifinal round (Nov. 22) โฆ tallied two goals to help earn 14-11 victory at No. 4 Stanford (Oct. 5) โฆ piled up game- and season-high seven earned exclusions to help earn 13-12 win against No. 4 Stanford in MPSF Invitational semifinal round (Sept. 20) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025 โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2025, Winter 2026.
2024
Played in all 28 games โฆ was third on the team in scoring with 31 goals on 60 attempts, converting at a 51.7 percent rate โฆ was 10th on the team in total points (38) with seven assists โฆ scored a season- and career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 12 UC Davis (Oct. 20) โฆ 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 โฆ scored at least one goal in five straight games (Oct. 12 to Nov. 2) โฆ recorded eight steals and tied for ninth on the team in field blocks (five) โฆ also drew 64 exclusions (led the team and ranked third in the MPSF) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner in water polo at Newport Harbor High School โฆ graduated as a two-time First-Team All-American and a two-time CIF MVP โฆ played on the U.S. Junior National Team โฆ won bronze at the World Championships โฆ played club water polo for the Newport Beach Water Polo team.
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PERSONAL
Full Name: Peter Thomas Castillo โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Julie and Phil Castilloโฆ has three older sisters, Claire (32), Jenna (30), and Leah (28), and two older brothers, Nate (36), and Luke (34) โฆ 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 โฆ 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.โ โฆ greatest athletic thrills were winning back to back CIF championships and winning Americaโs first medal of any level at the World Championship stage โฆ athlete he admires most is Ben Hallock โฆ enjoys bodysurfing, gaming, DJing, and fishing โฆ majoring in Business Economics.
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| Peter Castillo's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2024 | 28 | 31 | 60 | .517 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 64 |
| 2025 | 25 | 20 | 33 | .606 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 76 |
| Totals | 53 | 51 | 93 | .548 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 140 |
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