Kody Wakasa

Height:
6-1
Weight:
182
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hillsborough, CA
High School:
De Anza Force

2015 (Redshirt Junior)
Named to All-Big West Conference second team after starting all 21 matches and leading Cal Poly's outfield players in total minutes (1,934) and minutes per appearance (92.1) ... scored first career goal – a header off of a corner in the 104th minute – to provide Cal Poly a 3-2 home victory versus No. 13 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 17) ... earned game-winning assist in 2-1, opening-day win versus UNLV (Aug. 28) ... helped Cal Poly's defense record eight shutouts ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.

2014 (Redshirt)
Started and appeared in five games before sustaining a season-ending injury ... earned red shirt for season and returns as a junior in 2015.

2013 (Sophomore)
One of six players to appear in all 21 matches with 20 starts ... helped Cal Poly achieve a pair of shutouts: in 3-0 triumph at UCLA (Sept. 5) and 2-0 win versus San Francisco (Sept. 20) ... produced career-high two shot attempts in 3-2 win versus Penn (Sept. 13) ... finished third among Mustangs 1,762 minutes played and averaged 83.9 minutes per appearance ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.

2012 (Freshman)
Started 18 of 19 matches and finished second among Mustangs with 1,660 minutes played ... averaged 87.4 minutes per appearance and played 90-plus minutes in a match 15 times ... helped Cal Poly rank second among Big West programs in fewest goals conceded (20) ... assisted Cal Poly's goalkeepers in producing six clean sheets.

Burlingame HS / De Anza Force
Named Most Valuable Player of the Peninsula Athletic League as a senior in 2011 after scoring seven times and assisting Panthers to league title ... scored career-high eight goals as a sophomore in 2009 ... earned All-PAL first team praise as a senior and second team recognition as a junior ... a U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy player for De Anza Force, scored twice to help squad to a 2011 runner-up showing in the Northwest Division ... member of the Cal North ODP side (2008-11) and U.S. regional ODP squad (2009-11).

Personal
Son of Michael and Bonnie Wakasa ... has one sister (Kelly) and one brother (Kasey) ... majoring in business administration ... at USL Premier Development League level, competed with Ventura County Fusion (2014) ... earned all-academic praise each year at Burlingame HS ... spent summer prior to arriving at Cal Poly as a youth referee ... Kody M. Wakasa was born on May 6, 1994 in Belmont, Calif.