Vince Castillo

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
6-0
Class (Indoor):
R-Sr.
Class (Outdoor):
Sr.
Hometown:
Donna, Texas
High School/Previous School:
Donna HS

2016 Outdoor First-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2018 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Placed second in 5000m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 15:46.81 … Ran in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18).

2019 Outdoor Season

Competed in the 400m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22).

2019 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2018 Outdoor Season

Grabbed two top-10 finishes to open the year at the Bulldog Relays (3/23), taking sixth in the 400m and fifth in the 400m hurdles … Ran on the fourth-place distance medley relay at the Florida Relays (3/29) where he also ran the 400m hurdles … Placed third with a time of 53.20 in the 400m hurdles at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … Finished ninth in the 400m hurdles at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … Ran the Bulldogs’ season-best 4x400m relay at the Penn Relays (4/28) where MSU clocked a 3:04.61 … Also ran the open 400m hurdles … Finished 14^th in the 400m hurdles at the SEC Championships (5/11) and ran on the 4x400m relay … Advanced to the 400m hurdles quarterfinals at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) where he ran a season-best 51.06 … Also ran on the 4x400m relay that advanced to Oregon with a sixth-place finish … Competed on the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championships (6/6) where the Bulldogs finished 12^th.

2018 Indoor Season

Opened the season with a ninth-place finish in the 4x400m relay and a time of 1:25.84 in the 600m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) … Ran a 49.21 in the 400m at the Music City Challenge (2/9) … Ran the 800m in 2:03.53 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) to finish 37^th and competed on the 4x400m relay team that placed fifth.

2017 Outdoor Season

Did not compete.

2017 Indoor Season

Made his season debut at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13), running 1:05.83 in the 500m dash to finish 11^th… Took 19th in the 400m dash at the Razorback Invitational (1/27), running 48.79 ... Finished 30th in the 400m dash at the SEC Championships (2/24), running a time of 48.13.

2016 Outdoor Season

Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles at Alabama Relays (3/17), posting a time of 53.28 ... Member of a 4x400m relay team which finished second at the Alabama Relays … Won the 400m hurdles at the Florida State Relays (3/25) with a time of 52.20 ... His 4x400m relay team captured first place at the Florida State relays, posting a time of 3:10.00 ... Finished third in the 400m dash at the South Alabama Invitational (4/14) with a time of 48.20 ... His 4x400m relay team also captured first again at the South Alabama Invitational ... Won the 400m hurdles at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30) with a time of 51:24, which was a personal best time ... His 4x400m relay team captured first for the third time during the season at the Jace LaCoste invitational ... Finished seventh at the SEC Championships (5/12) in the 400m hurdle finals with a time of 51.82 ... Finished sixth in the 400m hurdles prelims at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) to qualify for the quarterfinal where he finished 13th overall ... Competed at NCAA Championships (6/8) as a member of the 4x400m relay team.

2016 Indoor Season

Placed 16th after running a time of 1:24.04 in the 600m run at the Purple Tiger Invitational (1/8) … Posted a time of 48.23 to finish fourth in the 400m dash at the Commodore Invitational (1/15) ... Was part of the 4x400m relay team that brought home first place at the Commodore Invitational with a time of 3:09.56 ... Finished sixth in the 400m dash with a time of 47.93 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29) ... Ran in the distance medley relay at the Armory Track Invite (2/5), finishing fourth with a time of 9:59.12.

Before the Bulldogs

Ran all four years at Donna High School … Turned in his best time in the 300m hurdles at 36.71 ... Set his high school personal best in the 110m hurdles as a junior with a time of 14.07 ... Voted MVP of his team all four years of high school, where he was also a team captain … Qualified for the state championships all four years and twice won gold in the 300m hurdles … Won two bronze medals at state in the 110m hurdles … Also played football and basketball.

Personal

Born Vince Castillo on Dec. 20, 1995 to Richard Castillo and Christian Longoria ... Has two brothers, Richard and Dillon … Majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in P.E. and coaching.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

200m - 22.37 (Conference Clash - 1/22/2016)
400m - 47.93 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/29/2016)
500m - 1:05.01 (Armory Track Invitational - 2/5/2016)
800m - 2:03.53 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/20/2018)

Outdoor

400m - 47.87 (LSU Alumni Gold - 4/23/2016)
400m Hurdles - 50.74 (NCAA East Prelims - 5/26/2016)

Thursday, May 30

Friday, February 24

Thursday, March 31

World Athletics Ultimate Championship Track

Arop, Peters Place Second At World Ultimate Championships

Sunday, September 13

World Athletic Ultimate Championships Track Mockup

Five Bulldogs Set To Compete At Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Wednesday, September 09

State Duo Brings Home Commonwealth Games Medals

Tuesday, August 04

Jul 25, 2026; New York, NY, USA; Curtis Thompson gestures after winning the javelin with a throw of 287-4 (87.59m) during the USATF Championships at Icahn Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Thompson Claims Fourth Straight USATF Javelin Championship

Saturday, July 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2020 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Jaylah Bailey

Anna Balzli

Blake Beavers

Jacob Belin

Sarah Blake

Zoe Brito-Babapulle

Shayla Broughton

Garrett Carswell

Vince Castillo

Charlotte Cayton-Smith

Francesca Chambers

Kobe Clouthier

Terryon Conwell

Benjamin Craw

Cameron Crump

Silvia De La Pena Garibay

Giacomo DeLuca

Dejon Devroe

Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Brian Evans

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Nicole Franklin

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

San'Toria Harris

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Breja Hooks

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

Freddie Jackson III

Tiffaney Johnson

Stephen Jones

Maddy Kish

Karson Kowalchuk

Madelyn Lee

Emilia Lesniak

Katie Martin

Caroline Mattox

Ashley Melcherts

Peyton Mickelson

Lester Miller

Okheme Moore

Cathrina Morris

Monica Mosley

Shar Nichols

Stephanie Peterson

Destini Pickens

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Slater Richardson

Sylvia Russell

Savannah Schwab

Blaise Seale

Kenya Small

Terry Smith Jr.

Lake Spradling

Caroline Standley

Sydney Steely

Joshua Stradford

Malcum Tatum

Kristy Terp

Chardae Tryon

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood

Alicia Viveros

Alex Wallace

Macey Wallace

Jacob Warner

2016 Outdoor First-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2018 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)