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Monica Castro

Class: Freshman Hometown: Cottage Grove, Minn. High School: Park HS

Height: 5-5 Position: Midfielder Experience: HS

Park High School

• All-state honorable mention as a senior for head coach Greg Juba
• Team captain and team MVP in 2011 after helping Park to its best record in four years (12-3)
• A four-time all-conference selection
• Finished her career with 19 goals and 17 assists

Club (St. Croix Scorpions)

• Played for coach Dickie Vilme for four years on the St. Croix Scorpions
• Minnesota State Cup runner-up twice
• Won the 2010 U.S. Soccer Region II and placed second at the U.S. National Cup
• Ranked as high as second in the state

ODP

• Member of the Minnesota State ODP team for three years

Personal

• Born Monica Rose Castro in St. Paul, Minn.
• Daughter of Gus and Pam Castro... Has a brother, Marco, and sister, Maddie
• Plans to major in community health