High School:
Katie Castro attended Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, Calif. where she earned eight letters running track and cross country. With the Wildcats she won the Scholar Athlete Award, Freshman of the Year honors, and made first team all-county in 2009. Castro's best times in high school included an 18:57 5K, 11:19 3200m, and 5:13 1600m.

Personal:
Katie is the daughter of Mike and Libby Castro, and has a younger sister Laura. In her free time she enjoys swimming, running, biking and eating her favorite food frozen yogurt. She plans to study Pre-Dentistry and wants to become an Orthodontist.