2021
ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION… Helped the Regals win the SCIAC Tournament Championship as they advanced to the National Collegiate Water Polo Championship… Athlete of the Week once… Started all seven games she played in during her senior season… Was second on the team with 16 goals… Added 10 assists and steals, five field blocks, and three drawn ejections… Had three hat tricks and a season-high four goals in the SCIAC Tournament semis.
2020
ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION… played and started in 12 games of her junior season as a utility player… led the team in field blocks with four… scored 12 goals on 20 attempts… had the third-most steals on the team with 17 steals… contributed 13 assists… recorded a season-high three goals on Feb. 29 versus Fresno Pacific.
2019
Helped the Regals win the SCIAC Tournament Championship as they advanced to the National Collegiate Water Polo Championship… transferred to Cal Lutheran for her sophomore season and played in all 30 games as a utility player… tied for third on the team with 33 goals… added 18 steals, six field blocks, five drawn ejections and four assists... made her CLU debut and scored two goals against St. Francis (02/02)… scored a season high four goals versus Chapman (04/13), La Verne (04/17) and Whittier (04/26)… in the SCIAC Championship, she scored one goals and tallied a steal and field block.
San Joaquin College
Competed in the Big 8 League… played two years of water polo… a two-time All-American, First and Second Team in Big 8 and is a two-time honoree for the Nor Cal Team… her team was third-place at state… received the Torch of Excellence… earned her AA degree.
Madera High School
Competed for the Coyotes in the CMAC… played on the water polo, swim & dive, soccer and basketball teams… lettered all four years in water polo and once in soccer… was three-time All-League… scored the most goals in a season (156)… her team won the Swim Valley Championship.
Personal
Full name: Jessica Rae Diaz… from Madera, Calif… parents are Richard and Rachel… siblings are David, Elizabeth and Alicia… played club for Praetorian Water Polo…chose CLU because it has a great criminal justice program and a great water polo program… majoring in criminal justice.
