Vicho Castro

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
150
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santiago, Chile
High School:
San Ignacio El Bosque/Northwood School

Senior (2023): Appeared in 20 matches, making six started ... Scored four goals and recorded three assists on the season ... Scored against SMU in the NCAA Tournament ... Tallied an assist on the game's only goal against North Carolina, sending the Beavers to the College Cup ... Found the net in back-to-back games against Santa Clara and Seattle U early in the season.

Northwestern
Senior (2022): Made 9 starts across the first 9 games of the season ... Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 win over Houston Baptist (9/12) ... Notched an assist at Rutgers (9/17) ... Tallied a goal against Michigan (9/23) ... Did not appear in the final eight games of the season.

Junior (2021): Appeared in all 17 games, starting in 16 as a junior ... Led the team with seven assists ... Second on the team in minutes ... Assisted the Wildcats' first goal of the season in the opener against Chicago St. (8/26) ... Recorded two shots on goal against Loyola Chicago (9/3) ... Picked up an assist against Penn State (9/17) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Indiana (9/21) ... Recorded two assists in the win over DePaul (9/29) ... Scored second goal of the season against Maryland (10/8) ... Logged a pair of assists against Michigan State (10/31).

Sophomore (2020): Appeared in 11 games, starting nine as a sophomore ... Tied for the team lead in assists ... Recorded his fourth assist of the season against Maryland (3/27) ... Fired two shots on goal against Penn State (3/19) ... Scored a goal and recorded an assist against Ohio State (3/7) ... Recorded an assist in the win over Wisconsin (2/23) ... Credited with an assist, along with Bardia Kimiavi, on Joseph Arena's goal in the season opener versus Michigan (2/19).

Freshman (2019): Appeared in 18 games this season, starting 12 ... Scored his first collegiate goal and recorded two assists in a win over Marian (11/1) ... Made first collegiate appearance against UCLA with two shots on goal (8/30)

High School: Played varsity all at San Ignacio El Bosque, his high school in Chile four years in a 10-month season…Won 2 Copa Soprole UC and 1 Afutcop…Four time MVP… In fall 2018, moved to Lake Placid to attend Northwood School for a year.

Club: Played club soccer for Black Rock FC in their residential academy at Lake Placid, New York after having previously played in Chile.

Personal: Son of Maria del Pilar and Refael … Has four siblings – Ignacio, Joaquin, Camila and Mariana … Enjoys spending time with family, learning from other cultures and ping pong … Chose Oregon State “because of the trust that people of this prestigious program put in me, and the multicultural environment of the OSU team.”