University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

1999: Playerd in 26 games, started eight...National Fastpitch Coaches' Association All-American Scholar-Athlete...WAC Scholar-Athlete...UH Scholar-Athlete...one of the most frequently used pinch-runnners...second among Wahine reserves in runs (7)...played left in three of Hawai`i's five NCAA Regional games...swiped first collegiate stolen base against UTah in the WAC tourney (May 14)...first collegiate hit came against Colorado State (Mar. 5)...hit .167 (1-for-6) in WAC contests, scoring three runs...posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, handling 14 chances flawlessly.

Prep:  A 1998 graduate of Kamehameha Schools on O`ahu...lettered three years in softball...a two-time all-state selection...also earned All-Interscholastic League f Honolulu honors twice...guided Warrior to ILH and state championship titles as a senior.

Personal:  Born Dec. 7, 1980, in Kane`ohe, O`ahu...favorites include green and Hawaiian food...lists her grandmother Gladys Carvalho, as the most influential person in her life...winning the '98 Hawai`i state high school softball title was her biggest athletic thirll...majoring in civil engineering...has one brother and two sisters...resides with mother and stepfather Joslynn and Gary Ojiri of Kane`ohe, O`ahu...father is Richard Castro of Honolulu.