Justin Castor Biography

JUSTIN CASTOR
6-4, 180, PK/P
Golden, Colo. (Arvada West)

HIGH SCHOOL - He earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and was ranked the No. 22 kicker in the country by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and the No. 43 kicker by ESPN out of Arvada West High School and coach Casey Coons. He started for four years as a kicker also as a wide receiver and punter his senior season. In his career, he hit 28-of-46 field goals with 10 from 40 yards or longer and two from 50-plus yards. He was first-team All-Colorado and first-team All-State by the Denver Post and first-team All-5A Big 8 Conference as a senior when he helped Arvada West to an 11-2 record and 5A state semifinal appearance. He hit 13-of-22 field goals his senior year, including hitting from 40 yards or longer five times. He connected on 45-of-47 extra points for 84 total points. He punted 26 times for 1,130 yards, averaging 43.5 yards per punt with a long of 67 yards. He had seven of his 26 punts go for more than 50 yards and had one over 60 yards. He also kicked off 64 times with 21 touchbacks. He would have had more touchbacks, but the plan of attack was to put a lot of air under the ball and kick it as deep as possible in play for the kickoff coverage unit. As a wide receiver, he led Arvada West in receiving with 30 catches for 607 yards and seven touchdowns. He lists his best games against Pomona as a senior when he hit his only field goal attempt and caught six passes for 158 yards and a touchdown in a 31-14 win. Against Regis, he hit two field goals longer than 40 yards in a 20-6 victory. As a junior, earned first-team All-5A Big 8 Conference when he hit 9-of-15 field goals, including two over 50 yards and five of 40 yards or longer. He connected on 35-of-36 extra points and had 62 kickoffs with 36 touchbacks. He lists his top game that season when Arvada West upset Pomona 30-24 and he had two field goals, including his career-best from 53 yards and another one from 43 yards out. As a sophomore, he connected on 3-of-5 field goals and 37-of-39 extra points while kicking off 59 times with 13 touchbacks. As a freshman, he hit on 38-of-40 extra points and 3-of-4 field goals. An all-around athlete, he also played basketball and track & field in high school. As a junior in basketball, he lettered and averaged 10.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. In track & field, he earned All-5A Big 8 Conference honors and took seventh in the state in the triple jump with a mark of 44-11-+ in his first season participating in track. He also participates in the long jump, high jump and as a senior will be part of the 4x100-m relay team.

ACADEMICS - He plans on majoring in business at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-State four times in both football and basketball and twice in track & field. He also earned four academic letters from Arvada West, which are given to students to attain a 3.67 or higher GPA for consecutive semesters.

PERSONAL - He was born August 24, 1991, in Denver. He enjoys snowboarding, wake boarding and just about any sport recreationally.

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