Castillo Named Newcomer of the Year
SHERMAN, Texas – Austin College men’s soccer player Luis Castillo has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year in addition to being selected as a Second Team All-SCAC performer, the conference office announced today.
Castillo, a freshman midfielder from Kingwood, led Austin College and all first year players in the SCAC with seven goals and 18 total points, and led the conference in total shots with 77 and shots-per-game with 4.53 on his way to being tabbed as the SCAC’s top newcomer. Three of Castillo’s goals were game-winners.
Castillo played in 17 games this season, starting 15 and established himself early as one of the team’s top scoring threats and displayed superior control with the ball in the midfield. Castillo put a team high 36 shots on goal and scored an overtime game-winner during the course of the season.
Castillo either scored or assisted on a goal in nine of the team’s 18 games on the year, including getting a goal and an assist in a huge 3-2 win over conference rival DePauw University. Castillo is a graduate of Kingwood High School and played club soccer for Texas Heat.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
About Austin College
Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located just north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges That Change Lives.
Jeff Kelly
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