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Jersey Number 8
Dante Ianora
- Position:
- Center
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-5 / 280
- Hometown:
- Walnut Creek, Calif.
- High School:
- Las Lomas
- Prev School:
- Cuesta
At Cal
2024 (R-Jr.)
2023 (R-So.)
High School/Club
Personal
2024 (R-Jr.)
- First-year member of the three-time defending national champion California Golden Bears
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
- Scored 34 goals, helping Cuesta to a fourth-place finish at the State Championships
- 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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