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Jersey Number 15
Caroline Castans
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Marcus HS
Get to Know Caroline ...
At what age did you start playing soccer and how did you get into soccer?
- I started playing with all my friends at the age of 3.
- I play calm and intentional. I think my strengths are vision of the field and ball distribution.
- Dance, I danced for eight years and thought it was so fun.
- I love to bake.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
JUNIOR – 2025
- TopDrawerSoccer Women's National Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Nov. 25)
- TopDrawerSoccer Women's National Team of the Week (Nov. 18)
- Big 12 Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Hermann Trophy Midseason Watchlist
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)
- TopDrawerSoccer Women's National Team of the Week (Sept. 23)
- Hermann Trophy Watchlist
- United Soccer Coaches Defenders Watchlist
- Preseason All-Big 12 Team
SOPHOMORE – 2024
- United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- CSC Third Team Academic All-America
- Big 12 Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team
- TopDrawerSoccer Women's National Team of the Week (Oct. 29)
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28)
- CSC Academic All-District Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Started all 23 matches
- Scored three goals on the season; fourth most on the team
- Scored a career-high two goals against K-State (Oct. 25)
- Tallied six assists; second most on the team
- Recorded 13 shots, with six shots on goal
- Scored two game-winning goals on the season, coming against K-State (Oct. 25) and Arizona State (Oct. 30)
- Logged 1,889 minutes; the most by a field player on the team
- Played all 90 minutes in 14 matches, including 101 minutes against West Virginia (Nov. 2)
FRESHMAN – 2023
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Started all 18 matches
- Scored her first career goal vs. Texas (Oct. 1)
- Set a career-high in shots with three at Iowa State (Oct. 12)
- Logged 1,483 minutes; the second most on the team by a field player
- Played all 90 minutes in 12 matches, including each of the final nine
ECNL
- Texas all-conference first team in 2023
- Helped her team make the final four in the ECNL national playoffs in 2021 and 2022; team finished third in 2021
- Member of the team that was ECNL Texas conference champions in 2021 and 2023
- Dallas Cup champions in 2021
ECNL 04/05 DKSC
- ECNL Texas All-Conference Second Team in 2022
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of soccer at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas
- Helped her team become Texas 6A state champions in 2023, regional champions in 2021, 2022, 2023 and district champions in 2022 and 2023
- Texas 6A UIL State Soccer All-Tournament Team selection in 2023
- Dallas Morning News Defensive Player of the Year in 2023
- TASCO All-State First Team Defense in 2023
- District 6-6A Defensive Player of the Year in 2023
- Star Local Media Defensive Player of the Year in 2023
- All-District First Team in 2020 and 2022
- All-Area DFW Award in 2022
- District Freshman of the Year in 2020
- Newcomer of the Year in 2020
PERSONAL
- Daughter of John and Shannon Castans
- Has two older brothers, Connor and Jack
- Committed to Kansas in October 2021
- Chose Kansas because, “I love the style of soccer they play, the culture of the team, the coaching staff, and the positive environment I felt when I visited the school.”
- Majoring in marketing
Kansas Postgame Press Conference at Duke NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Sunday, November 23
Kansas Soccer NCAA Tournament Third Round Media Availability
Friday, November 21
Kansas Postgame Press Conference vs. Louisville NCAA Tournament Second Round
Thursday, November 20
Kansas Soccer vs. Louisville Highlights
Thursday, November 20
