Zach Loza
Zach Loza
Height: 6-4
Weight: 175
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
High School: Northgate HS
Events: Breast/Sprint

2015-16 (Swimming)
Set three individual school records and was part of three CLU relay records in 2015-16 as a junior on the Cal Lutheran swimming and diving team…earned three All-SCIAC honors at the SCIAC Championships (Feb. 18-21) including the 200 free (1:41.42) and both the 400 Free and 800 Free Relays, which each set CLU records…led off the school record 400 FR that placed third in 3:04.48…led off the 800 FR school record that placed second in 6:47.17…also swam the breaststroke leg of the 400 Medley Relay record that clocked a 3:28.33…additionally, he set a 100 free record (45.73) at SCIAC Championships and the 100 breast record (58.20) against Redlands (Jan. 30) at CLU…another season-best time from SCIAC Championships came in the 200 IM (1:55.74)…other season-best swims came at the Malibu Invitational (Oct. 17) in the 50 free (22.08), 100 back (1L02.90) and 100 butterfly (1:02.96) and at Pomona-Pitzer (Nov. 21) in the 200 breast (2:17.73)… third swimmer on fastest 200 Free Relay (1:25.44) of season that came at SCIAC Championships.

 

2014-15 (Swimming)
Earned All-SCIAC honors as a member of the third place 800 Free Relay team at the SCIAC Championships (Feb. 19-22)…swam the anchor leg on the 800 Free Relay team that also set a CLU record with a time of 6:53.61…helped set two more CLU records as a member of the 400 Free Relay (3:05.65) and the 200 Free Relay (1:24.30) at the SCIAC Championships…set an individual CLU Record in the 200 free (1:42.38) and placed fifth overall at the SCIAC Championships…also competed in the 500 free and placed 10th overall with a time of 4:41.23.

2014 (Water Polo)

Appeared in three games as a sophomore with one start against Caltech (CIT) (Oct. 29)…tallied 40 minutes of action over five quarters…finished with nine saves…handed out an assist against CIT and grabbed a steal against Fresno Pacific (Sept. 19)…earned ACWPC All-Academic recogntion.

 

2013-14 (Swimming)
Enjoyed a breakout season for the Kingsmen...earned All-SCIAC honors as an individual in the 200 freestyle and then as a part of the relay team...broke a school record and finished second in the conference in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.39...also helped the Kingsmen to a third place finish in the 200 freestyle relay race in a time of 1:25.38.

 

2013 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 10 games as a freshman…recorded 33 saves to become 10th all-time at CLU in saves…added five steals in 19 quarters of action…best performance in front of the cage came against Washington & Jefferson (Oct. 5) with six saves…recorded four blocks against UCLA, Brown and Penn State-Behrend…season-best three steals against Caltech (Oct. 30).

 

Northgate High School
Graduated in 2013…played four years of water polo and swimming, earning two varsity polo letter and three varsity swimming letters for the Broncos in Walnut Creek, Calif…named DVAL League MVP in 2012 for water polo…earned Second Team All-NCS for water polo in 2012…selected as 2012 team MVP in water polo…member of team that was NCS Division 3 quarterfinalists in 2012…part of four consecutive DVAL championship teams…part of 2013 All-American swimming relay…credits his greatest personal sports moment as blocking 28 shots in a single game against a team that always beat his team.  

Personal 
Full name: Zachary Loza…born on March 7, 1995 in Oakland, Calif…son of Linda and Ron Loza…has a sister Zoe…has a cat Gracie…family currently resides in Walnut Creek, Calif…chose CLU because of the business program and athletics program…majoring in business entrepreneurship…career aspirations are to own his own business.

 

Favorites
Movies: Fight Club
Music: Jack Johnson
Foods: Burritos, Tacos 
Sports (Other than what you play): Football 
Pro Teams: San Francisco 49ers
Book: Foundation
Number: 1
Color: Green
Super Hero: Batman 
TV Shows: The Office
Video Game: Strikers
Quote: " You do you"
Hobbies/Special Talents: Being tall 
Something you would not know about him: Speaks 8 different languages
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Europe