Loyola Marymount University Athletics

CAREER
Played in every match of her collegiate career (123) to rank tied for first in the category, and finished her Lion career ranked second all-time in digs with 1,571...also played in an LMU-best 455 sets, missing just one over the course of her career...served up 84 aces (.18 per set) and averaged 3.45 digs per set...

LMU
2017...WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection...led the Lions in digs with 404, averaging 3.74 per set...served up 23 aces (.21 per set) while dishing out 122 assists...garnered USC/LMU Invitational All-Tournament honors...posted season-best 27 digs vs. Northern Illinois on September 1...served up four aces vs. Pepperdine on September 23...managed five matches with multiple service aces...reached double-digit digs in all but five matches on the year...

2016...Played in 30 matches during the season...posted 348 digs (3.16) to finish first on the team...added 78 assists and tied first on the team with 26 service aces...named to the Pioneer Classic All-Tournament team after tournament at Denver...named to Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team after tournament at Dayton...recorded fourth-most aces for single match in program history (6) vs. Niagara on 8/27...registered 15 digs in season opener vs. Illinois State on 8/26...posted 18 digs with five assists and an ace in a sweep at Pepperdine on 9/24...managed 17 digs at Pacific on 10/1...three aces and seven digs at San Francisco on 10/15...match-high 19 digs at #16 BYU on 10/22...two aces and 13 digs at Portland on 11/5. 2015... appeared in 33 matches for the Lions... posted 356 digs (2.85) to finish second on the team... notched 60 assists and served up 13 aces... three assists and 23 digs in season-opener vs. Virginia on 8/28... served up a pair of aces at Pepperdine on 9/26... managed 10 digs at #15 BYU on 9/29... had eight assists and a service ace at Portland on 10/10... 25 digs against Santa Clara on 10/17... 24 digs and three assist against #12 BYU on 10/24... posted 20 digs at Saint Mary's on 10/29... three assists and 24 digs in a five-set victory over Gonzaga on 11/7... had two aces and 13 digs at San Diego on 11/24... two aces and 12 digs at #6 Stanford on 12/4... 2014... WCC All-Freshman team selection... named Washington State Cougar Challenge All-Tournament (42 digs | 4.20 D/S | 4 SA)... appeared in all 31 matches for the Lions, including 112 of LMU's 113 sets... started as LMU's libero as a freshman... finished the year with 22 aces (.20 per set) and 463 digs (4.13 per set) to accompany 101 assists (.90 per set)... digs mark ranked seventh in LMU's single-season record book, while her 4.13 per set ranked 10th... managed 36 digs (4.50 per set) over the course of the Concourse Hotel at LAX Classic... 17 digs against UCLA on 8/30... 23 digs, two aces and eight assists against Texas A&M - CC on 9/12... two aces and 19 digs at Washington State on 9/19... an ace and 19 digs at Gonzaga on 10/4... posted five assists, an ace and 24 digs against Gonzaga on 10/30... six assists and 23 digs against #12 BYU on 11/25... registered 10 or more digs in all but six matches on the year... HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles, Calif... a four-year varsity letterwinner for coaches James Ka, Jesse Tupac and Megan Hall... served as team captain in her final two years of play... a four-year All-Sunshine League selection, she was selected All-CIF as a freshman, sophomore and junior... finished her career as the all-time digs leader at Notre Dame Academy... named Notre Dame Academy Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 and team MVP in 2012 and 2013... Notre Dame Academy Athlete of the Year as a senior... garnered MVP of Royal Tournament in 2010 and 2012... member of the Sunshine Volleyball Club... earned an Outstanding Achievement award in AP Spanish in 2011... PERSONAL
Kristen Alana Castellanos... daughter of Roxanne Lara and Artemio Castellanos, Jr... chose LMU because she not only wanted to excel in volleyball, but she also wanted to get a great education, and it was her favorite campus... a psychology major.