2024 Men's Water Polo Roster

8 Dante Ianora

  • Position Center
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height/Weight 6-5 / 280
  • Hometown Walnut Creek, Calif.
  • High School Las Lomas
  • Prev School Cuesta

Biography

At Cal
2024 (R-Jr.)
  • First-year member of the three-time defending national champion California Golden Bears
At Cuesta
2023 (R-So.)
  • Named 2023 Western State Conference Player of the Year and Cuesta Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year after leading his team through a crisis and to a third-place finish at the CCCAA State Final Four
  • Also named to the CCCAA All-Regional and All-American First Teams and was a finalist for the CCCAA State Player of the Year award
  • Scored 115 goals, ranking fifth in the state, fourth all-time at Cuesta, and going down as the most since former Yugoslavian National Team Star Todor Prlainovic's 120 goals in 1990
  • Drew 77 exclusions, ranking second in the state and third all-time at Cuesta
  • Four-time All-WSC Academic Team member
  • Made the Dean's List with a 3.83 GPA
2022 (R-Fr.)
  • Scored 34 goals, helping Cuesta to a fourth-place finish at the State Championships
2021 (Fr.)
  • Redshirted the season

High School/Club
  • Competed at Las Lomas High for coach Steve "Skip" Mann and for club 680 Drivers under coaches Steve Mann and Kirk Everist
  • Was an Eagle Scout
  • Also competed in track and field throwing

Personal
  • Hobbies include reading romance novels, playing video games, working on cars, listening to music, and fixing things with his hands
  • Intends to major in Business Administration
  • Wants to play professionally and see the world after graduating

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