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Jersey Number 8
Julia Almendariz
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Hawthorne, CA
- Prev School:
- Mira Costa HS
2025
2024
PERSONAL
- Played in all 28 games in the 2025 season
- Recorded 8 goals, 9 assists, and 8 steals
- Recorded a hat trick in a dominant win over Mercyhurst at the Harvard Invite
2024
- Played in all 30 matches as a true freshman
- Scored her first collegiate goal against UCLA in the Triton Invitational
- Scored four goals and dished out seven assists
- Scored multiple points in conference wins against APU and Concordia
- Named to the GCC All-Academic Team
PERSONAL
- Born and raised in Hawthorne, CA
- Daughter to Teresa and Sergio Almendariz
- Two siblings, Diego and Celeste
- Both sisters play college water polo, Celeste plays at CBU
- Majoring in Business Entrepreneurship
- Plans to start her own business after graduation
- Enjoys going to the beach, listening to music, finding new places to eat and explore
- Favorite verse is Romans 15:4
- Attended Mira Costa High School
- 2019 CIF Division-Two Semi Finalist
- 2019-2023 Mira Costa High School Varsity Water polo
- 2019-2022 Mira Costa High School Varsity Swim Team
- 2020-2021 All Bay League Second Team Water Polo
- 2021-2022 All Bay League First Team Water Polo
- 2022-2023 All Bay League First Team Water Polo
- CIF 2023
Men's Basketball Highlights vs GCU
Saturday, February 08
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Thursday, August 31
