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Jersey Number 14
Dakota Bumbaca
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, CA
- High School:
- Monterey Trail HS
PRIOR TO CSUN
Bumbaca attended Monterey Trail High School and graduated in 2025 ... named Monterey Trail Athlete of the Year and awarded the most varsity letters in the senior class ... competed for her high school water polo, swim and softball teams ... played for her mother (Aja Bumbaca) on the water polo team ... earned first-team all-league and MVP all four years in water polo ... scored a school-record 103 goals in her junior year ... played for the men's water polo team as a senior ... was a two-time first-team all-league honoree in softball ... placed on her school's Honor Roll all four years ... CLUB EXPERIENCE: played for Davis Water Polo Club.Â
PERSONAL
Daughter of Aja and Jason Bumbaca ... she has three siblings: Niya, Sienna and Jameson ... her sister Niya plays water polo for California Baptist while her parents played water polo (mother) and baseball (father) for Cal State East Bay ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, the tv shows: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Attack on Titan, the films: Star Wars, Avatar, Harry Potter, Lego Batman and How to Train Your Dragon, Artic Monkeys, The Neighborhood, Drake, Zach Bryan, Frank Ocean and Daniel Caesar ... says her favorite food are crepes ... chose CSUN because she loved the atmosphere, the team dynamic and the location ... lists helping her high school reach the section playoffs for the first time as her favorite sports moment ... says the best thing about being an athlete are the bonds that are created and meeting so many different people ... enjoys sketching and drawing ... lists her Nana as her greatest hero.Â
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Bumbaca attended Monterey Trail High School and graduated in 2025 ... named Monterey Trail Athlete of the Year and awarded the most varsity letters in the senior class ... competed for her high school water polo, swim and softball teams ... played for her mother (Aja Bumbaca) on the water polo team ... earned first-team all-league and MVP all four years in water polo ... scored a school-record 103 goals in her junior year ... played for the men's water polo team as a senior ... was a two-time first-team all-league honoree in softball ... placed on her school's Honor Roll all four years ... CLUB EXPERIENCE: played for Davis Water Polo Club.Â
PERSONAL
Daughter of Aja and Jason Bumbaca ... she has three siblings: Niya, Sienna and Jameson ... her sister Niya plays water polo for California Baptist while her parents played water polo (mother) and baseball (father) for Cal State East Bay ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, the tv shows: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Attack on Titan, the films: Star Wars, Avatar, Harry Potter, Lego Batman and How to Train Your Dragon, Artic Monkeys, The Neighborhood, Drake, Zach Bryan, Frank Ocean and Daniel Caesar ... says her favorite food are crepes ... chose CSUN because she loved the atmosphere, the team dynamic and the location ... lists helping her high school reach the section playoffs for the first time as her favorite sports moment ... says the best thing about being an athlete are the bonds that are created and meeting so many different people ... enjoys sketching and drawing ... lists her Nana as her greatest hero.Â
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