2011: Competed in all events for the Bears...an All-American on parallel bars with a score of 14.500 in the NCAA Individual Championships, good for fifth...recorded at least one score of 15.000 or higher on every event, except for rings...finished fifth in the all-around during the NCAA Championships, helped by his career-best 15.250 on floor...set new career highs on vault (15.650), parallel bars (15.350) and high bar (15.200) in the NCAA Qualifiers...his season-best 15.000 on pommel horse tied him for first in a meet against Stanford.
2010: Competed in all but one meet this season...his career-high 14.750 on the pommel horse against Stanford tied him for first with teammate Donothan Bailey...finished first in the all-around at Stanford with an 86.900 that included season highs on rings and parallel bars...finished fourth in the all-around of the NCAA Team Championships with a career-best 88.050 that included new career highs on floor and vault...finished as an All-American on floor with his sixth place score of 15.300 in the NCAA Individual Championships.
2009: All-American on high bar...del Castillo scored his best marks of the season in Minneapolis...he set new personal bests on vault (15.500) in the qualifier as well as on floor exercise (15.200) and horizontal bar (14.750) in the NCAA Championships...established a new career high on the pommel horse (14.400) during the last regular season meet against Penn State.
2008: 2008: Competed in the first meet of the year against Stanford on Jan. 19 and achieved a 13.200 in the floor and a 14.400 on the vault...suffered from injuries and eventually redshirted the season.
2007: Had a great freshman campaign and set career-high marks on floor (9.500), vault (9.000) and high bar (9.250)...his 9.500 on floor exercises at Peter Vidmar Invitational (March 1) was a team season high...second on the team last season when he notched a 8.750 on vault at the Stanford Open (Jan. 27), he also took second at that meet with a 9.400 on vault.
Personal: Competed in international competitions in El Salvador, Canada, Hawaii and Ukraine... a member of the U.S. national team from 2001-06...competed for the New Hope club team...related to professional golfer Tracy Nakazaki...economics major...parents are Lisa Nakazaki and Ernie del Castillo.
del CASTILLO'S 2011 BESTS (FIG SCORING SYSTEM)
Floor 15.250
Horse 15.000
Rings 14.500
Vault 15.650
P-Bars 15.350
H-Bar 15.200
All-Around 8.350
del CASTILLO'S CAREER BESTS (FIG SCORING SYSTEM)
Floor 15.250
Horse 15.000
Rings 14.550
Vault 15.650
P-Bars 15.350
H-Bar 15.200
All-Around 89.350
del CASTILLO'S CAREER BESTS (PRIOR TO FIG SCORING)
Floor 9.500
Horse 8.850
Vault 9.000
H-Bar 9.300
From a Q&A with del Castillo posted March 9, 2009:
CalBears.com: What has surprised you most about college?
BDC: "How smart and hard working everybody is. The students and the student-athletes are all very intelligent and work hard to be the best."
CalBears.com: What is one skill you would like to have that you don't already possess?
BDC: "I would like to learn how to cook. I love good food and it would be nice to know how to make it."
CalBears.com: What's your biggest pet peeve?
BDC: "At the moment, when people leave their dirty dishes in the sink!"
CalBears.com: What is your favorite food that someone in your family makes? What's great about it?
BDC: "Mochi with soy sauce and sugar. It has been a favorite of mine since I was about six. My grandmother always has it ready for me when I come over."
CalBears.com: Who are the most influential people in your life?
BDC: "My parents and girlfriend, Alex Leggitt. They are always there for me and help me when I need it."
CalBears.com: How do you prepare for gymnastics meets?
BDC: "I begin preparing for a gymnastics meet the day before the competition. The night before I make sure to eat a good meal and get a good nights rest. The next morning I get up early, eat, and rest my body so that I feel good for the meet. I eat a meal about two hours before we have to arrive at the competition. Basically, I do what I have to do to feel my best for the meet."
CalBears.com: What is the best piece of advice you've ever received?
BDC: ""Work harder.' It's amazing what you can do if you think about what you want to accomplish and then put all of your effort into doing it."
CalBears.com: What is the worst piece of advice you've ever received?
BDC: "'Let go early and twist.'"
CalBears.com: In the last men's gymnastics Q&A, Kyle Brady wanted the next men's gymnastics student-athlete to answer: What motivates you?
BDC: "I have always been motivated by the desire to be the best that I can be. I am always doing things to better myself. I do things for my own personal satisfaction, but at the same time, I consider others and try to make them happy."
CalBears.com: What question would you ask the next men's gymnastics teammate who is interviewed?
BDC: "What is something embarrassing you have done this year?"
