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Maria Belen Castillo
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: NORCECA
Birth Date January 22, 1998 (28 years old)
Home Town Rafaela, Argentina
Resides Hermosa Beach, CA
Height 6'4"
College California-Berkeley/Southern California
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 13th $325
   AVP 13th $325
International 9th $900
   FIVB 9th $900
NORCECA 2nd $500
   NORCECA 2nd $500
Overall 2nd $1,740
 
Bio Bits

College: Castillo played two seasons indoors at Cal, where she was second on the team in blocks as a sophomore. She had a total of 269 kills and 86 blocks.  Castillo played one beach volleyball match (which she won) at USC as a grad student as her season was cut short due to COVID.

Personal: Castillo was born in Argentina, and has one sister, Celeste.
  
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
2025 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325.00 1,463.5 94th 0 0 1 1 1
2026 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 627.0 145th 1 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)		   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325.00
(762nd)		 2,090.5   1 0 1 1 1
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
2026 FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $915.00 250.0 253rd 0 1 0 1 0
Total
(Rank)		   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $915.00
(1670th)		 250.0   0 1 0 1 0
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
2026 NORCECA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $500.00 144.0   0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)		   1
(495th)		 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $500.00
(215th)		 144.0   0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)		   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 $1,740.00
(1711th)		 2,484.5   1 1 1 2 1
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Partner Summary
 
AVP Pro Beach Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
Ella Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325 1,088.0 0 0 1 1 0
Kahlee York 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 627.0 1 0 0 0 0
Caitlin Bettenay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 375.5 0 0 0 0 1
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325 2,090.5 1 0 1 1 1
 
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
Kahlee York 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $150 140.0 0 1 0 0 0
Katie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750 110.0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $900 250.0 0 1 0 1 0
 
Overall
Partner Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
Kahlee York 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 $665 911.0 1 1 0 0 0
Ella Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325 1,088.0 0 0 1 1 0
Katie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750 110.0 0 0 0 1 0
Caitlin Bettenay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 375.5 0 0 0 0 1
 
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 $1,740 2,484.5 1 1 1 2 1
 
 
Location Summary
 
United States
Location Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
California: Huntington Beach AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 375.5 0 0 0 0 1
California: Laguna Beach AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 461.0 0 0 1 0 0
California: Manhattan Beach AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325 627.0 0 0 0 1 0
Texas: Austin AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 627.0 1 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $325 2,090.5 1 0 1 1 1
 
International
Location Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points 13th 17th 21st 25th 45th
Greece: Ios FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 0 50.0 0 1 0 0 0
Mexico: Tlaxcala FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750 110.0 0 0 0 1 0
Türkiye: Balikesir FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 150 90.0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $750 110.0 0 0 0 1 0
 
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 $1,795 2,484.5 1 1 1 2 1
 
 
Season Summaries 2025-26
 
2025 AVP Pro Beach Tour
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/9-11 Huntington Beach Caitlin Bettenay Q51 45   375.5
Q1: l. Malia Gementera / Taylor Hagenah (Q14,15)  18-21, 13-21
8/14-17 Manhattan Beach Ella Gray Q25,32 25 $325.00 627
Q1: d. Karynn Garrow / Grace Goudy (Q40)  21-17, 21-13
Q2: d. Heather Friesen / Delaney Peranich (Q8)  21-18, 21-17
Q3: d. Ashleigh Adams / Logan Walter (Q56)  21-17, 21-17
W1: l. Taryn Brasher / Kristen Cruz (1)  21-16, 13-21, 8-15 (0:52)     
C1: l. Malia Gementera / Taylor Hagenah (17)  19-21, 13-21 (0:42)     
9/12-14 Laguna Beach Ella Gray Q11 21   461
Q2: d. Olivia Medina / Emma Zuffelato (Q22)  21-16, 21-19
Q3: l. Alexa Fernandez / Sally Perez (Q27,16)  21-13, 13-21, 5-15
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 4-4  
Sets Won-Lost: 10-8  
Points Scored-Allowed: 312-319
Tournaments Played: 3
Best Finish: 21st
Winnings: $325
Points: 1463.5
Ranking: 94th
 
2026 AVP Pro Beach Tour
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
4/17-18 Austin Kahlee York 13 13   627
W1: l. Addison Junk / Avery Junk (20)  17-21, 14-21     
C1: d. Ella Grimes / Brynn Hughbanks (29)  21-16, 21-18     
C2: d. Maria Kliefoth / Lexi McKeown (14)  21-16, 21-10     
C3: l. Tory Paranagua / Natalie Robinson (11)  18-21, 11-21     
7/3-5 Denver Katie Lindstrom        
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 2-2  
Sets Won-Lost: 4-4  
Points Scored-Allowed: 144-144
Tournaments Played or Entered: 2
Best Finish: 13th
Points: 627
Ranking: 145th
 
2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
3/18-22 Tlaxcala, Mexico Katie Lindstrom Q12,31 25 $750.00 110
Q2: d. Marine Kinna / Alex Merle (Q5)  21-19, 21-14 (0:38)
PB: l. Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul (2)  17-21, 15-21 (0:36)
PB: l. Anniina Parkkinen / Valma Prihti (15)  21-18, 13-21, 9-15 (0:50)
6/18-21 Ios, Greece Kahlee York Q3 17   50
Q2: l. Emma Cudmore / Ofure Odigie (Q6,12)  19-21, 17-21 (0:41)
6/25-28 Balikesir, Türkiye Kahlee York 11 9 $165.00 90
PC: l. Marta Carro / Adriana Serrano (6)  22-24, 20-22 (0:39)
PC: d. Amanda Regute / Marta Vildere (Q5,14)  21-18, 21-8 (0:31)
W1: l. Adriana-Maria Matei / Beata Vaida (7)  by Forfeit
7/22-26 Shangluo, China Katie Lindstrom        
Summary 
Matches Won-Lost: 2-5  
Sets Won-Lost: 5-8  
Points Scored-Allowed: 237-243
Tournaments Played or Entered: 4
Best Finish: 9th
Winnings: $915
Points: 250
Ranking: 253rd
 
2026 NORCECA
Date Location Partner Seed Finish Winnings Points
5/15-17 Managua, Nicaragua Kahlee York 5 2 $500.00 144
 

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