Maia Garcia

Height:
6-3
Class:
Junior
High School:
Pinewood HS
Hometown:
San Jose, CA

TFRRS Profile
Member of the Cal Poly women's basketball for two years (2021-23)

2022-23 -- Basketball: Appeared in 16 games as a redshirt freshman, starting in seven of them ... secured 28 total rebounds ... scored career-high 9 points against UC Davis (Jan. 21, 2023). Track & Field: Was not a member of the team during the 2023 season.

2021-22 -- Basketball: Redshirted. Track & Field: As a true freshman, placed sixth in high jump at Big West Championships with a mark of 5 feet, 3.25 inches, matching her collegiate best ... competed in six meets.

High School -- A 2021 graduate of Pinewood High School in Los Altos Hills ... cleared 5-8 to win high jump in three-way meet ... won West Bay Athletic League title with mark of 5-5 3/4 ... finished second in high jump at CIF-Central Coast Section Championships at 5-4 ... attended Santa Clara High School as a freshman and sophomore, clearing 5-6 three times in high jump as a sophomore ... Santa Clara Valley Athletic League champion in high jump and long jump in 2019 ... also best marks of 16 feet, 5 inches in long jump and 31-7 1/2 in triple jump ... placed third at the AAU Nationals in the high jump ... played two seasons of varsity basketball at Pinewood High ... averaged 9.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a junior ... averaged 8.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as senior ... helped her team win a West Bay Athletic League championship and was named to the All-West Bay Athletic League second team ... played club for Fever Basketball ... also a member of Student Government and made the academic honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal -- Daughter of Darrin and Jeanette Garcia ... dad Darrin ran track at Cal Poly ... majoring in psychology ... chose Cal Poly "because I grew up visiting campus every summer because my dad ran track there and knew that SLO would be the perfect match for me. I love the positivity that surrounds the entire basketball program."