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Jersey Number 3
Marko Valecic
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-4 / 220
- Hometown:
- Zagreb, Croatia
- High School:
- XI Gymnasium
- Major:
- Economics
ACCOLADES
2x National Champion
All-MPSF Honorable Mention
3x MPSF All-Academic Team
At Cal
- Earned his first career All-MPSF nod (Honorable Mention)
- Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team for the third straight year
- Finished the year with eight field blocks – tied for fourth on the team – to go with eight goals, 15 steals and five drawn exclusions
- His 11 sprints won ranked first on the team and sixth in the MPSF
2021 (Sr.)
- Ranked third in the MPSF with 10 field blocks
- Added six goals, 11 assists and 16 steals
- One of the team's top defenders
- Had two field blcoks in Cal's NCAA semifinal win over UCLA
- Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
- Tallied seven goals, six assists and four steals
- Had three assists against Stanford in the MPSF Championship Game
- Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team
- Battled through early season injuries to play in 18 matches as a sophomore
- Totaled 17 points (six goals, 11 assists)
- Recorded 10 steals, seven drawn exclusions & seven field blocks
- Set a season high with five points (two goals, three assists) vs. Pepperdine (Oct. 12)
- Scored once in Cal's upset of top-seeded USC in the MPSF Championship semifinals (Nov. 23)
- Made season debut on Sept. 21 vs. California Baptist
- Versatile player who made an immediate mark for the Bears as a true freshman
- Scored nine goals & added 15 steals, 10 assists, nine field blocks & six ejections earned
- Tallied a season-high two goals twice vs. Concordia & Pepperdine
National
- Has played for his native country of Croatia throughout his career
- Helped lead Croatian U18 Youth National Team to gold medal at 2016 Junior World Championships in Montenegro
- Also competed with Youth National Team at 2016 Junior European Championships
- Received Top Athlete II status from Croatian Olympic Committee in 2016, the highest possible category for non-senior athletes
Club
- Member of HAVK Mladost water polo club team
- Helped club team take second place in Senior Water Polo Croatian Championship & the Triglav Regional Water Polo League in 2018
- Led club team to Junior Water Pol Croatian Cup title & a third-place finish in the Junior Water Polo Croatian National Championship
Personal
- Native of Zagreb, Croatia
- Son of Martina & Goran Valecic
- Majoring in Economics
- Has one sister, Maja
- Intends to study economics & business at UC Berkeley
- Played multiple sports, including ice hockey & table tennis, tennis, basketball & swimming
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