Naima Castro Season 2026

#2
PositionF
ClassSophomore
HometownSan Diego, Calif.
Previous SchoolNevada

Honors and Awards
Mountain West All-Newcomers Team (2025)
Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Aug. 18, 2025)

University of Nevada (2025)
Started all 18 matches for the Wolf Pack... Led the team with five goals... Made her collegiate debut and attempted a shot at Arizona State on August 14... Scored her first college goal at Northern Arizona on August 17 to earn Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors the following day... In the next match, against Cal Poly on August 28, scored again and set a career high with three shots, all on goal... Found the back of the net for Nevada's lone goal against Pacific on September 11... Had two goals in Mountain West play, coming against New Mexico on October 12 and at Air Force on October 19... Assisted on a goal for the first time in the season finale against UNLV on October 30... Totaled 32 shots with 17 on goal... Played a total of 1,490 minutes including all 90 minutes eight times and 70 or more minutes on 17 occasions.

High School/Club
Lettered at Patrick Henry High in San Diego... Led the Patriots to CIF championships at both the DI and DII levels as well as a SoCal Regional DIII Regional title in 2025... Made an all-league team in each of her final three seasons including the first team as a sophomore and junior... Named the team MVP on three occasions and won the Golden Boot in 2022... Also excelled in the classroom, garnering Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Winter Scholar-Athlete and Female Patriot Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades... Played her club soccer for Rebels SC.

Personal
Daughter of Joseph and Kilsha Catro... Has two siblings... Is majoring in kinesiology... Lists her favorite athlete as former San Diego Wave FC forward Alex Morgan.