Rod'Esther Castor

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Hamilton, N.J.
Prev School:
Steinert HS

2009-10 (Jr.): Enjoyed her best cross country season, setting 5K (19:22.8 at the Hagan Stone Park Classic) and 6K (23:00.6 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship) personal bests … placed 13th overall and fourth among the Lady Flames at the Big South meet, helping Liberty win the team title … served as the Lady Flames' No. 3 runner at the season-ending NCAA Southeast Regional Championship … On the Track: Helped Liberty set the indoor 4 x 800 school record with a 9:15.21 at the Hokie Invitational … ran a personal-best 2:18.22 to make the 800-meter final at the Big South outdoor meet … placed eighth in the 800 final, contributing to the Lady Flames' 25-point effort in the event.

2008-09 (So.): Competed in all six of Liberty's cross country races … paired with fellow mid-distance specialist Jaime Watson to place ninth at the Virginia Tech Cross Country Relay … served as the Lady Flames' No. 6 runner at the Big South meet, where she finished 26th overall … On the Track: Led off for the third-place distance medley relay quartet, but just missed making the 800-meter final at the Big South indoor championship … her preliminary clocking (2:23.22) was the ninth-fastest in the field … endured a similar outcome at the Big South outdoor meet, where her preliminary effort in the 800, 2:21.91, ranked 10th among the entrants.

2007-08 (Fr.): Recorded top-10 finishes in each of her first two collegiate cross country meets … took sixth place at the Virginia Tech Invitational and came in seventh at the Longwood Invitational … 35th-place finisher at the Big South meet … On the Track: Clocked the 10th-fastest qualifying time in the 800 (2:21.29) at the Big South indoor meet … ran a season-best 2:20.99 in her final 800-meter race of the outdoor season, the Liberty Twilight Qualifier.

Prep: Attended Steinert High School … her best high school efforts included 2:18.3 for the 800 and 5:12.3 for the 1,600.

Personal: Daughter of Villate and Marie Castor … majoring in kinesiology … birthday is Dec. 7.

Cross Country Personal Bests
5K: 18:55.71
10/30/10 – Big South Cross Country Championship
Blacksburg, Va.

6K: 22:50
10/1/10 – Brooks Paul Short Run
Bethlehem, Pa.

Track Personal Bests
800: 2:18.22
1,500: 5:01.85
Mile: 5:25.42 (indoor)
3K Steeplechase: 12:23.19

Big South Cross Country Championship (5K)
2007 (Hendersonville, N.C.): 35th place, 19:53.0
2008 (Lynchburg, Va.): 26th place, 20:18.6
2009 (Winston-Salem, N.C.): 13th place, 19:24
2010 (Blacksburg, Va.): 20th place, 18:55.71

NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (6K)
2008 (Clemmons, N.C.): 184th place, 24:25.1
2009 (Louisville, Ky.): 119th place, 23:00.6
2010 (Louisville, Ky.): 131st place, 22:51.0