Rafael Baca Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lawndale, CA High School: Animo Leadership HS Height / Weight: 5-8 / 160 Position: F Experience: 1V

Briefly...
Rafael Baca enters his first season at LMU... has incredible body control with the ball at his feet... great knowledge of spacing and where to be on the field...

Animo Leadership HS... a 2007 graduate of Animo Leadership High School in Inglewood... All-CIF, All-State, All-Harbor League, All-Area, and All-City selections as a senior... team captain as a senior... two-year letterwinner under Coach Medrano... scored 58 goals... received Athlete Academic Award...

Mira Costa HS... freshmen letterwinner... received Athlete Academic Award...

Personal... Rafael Baca was born on September 11, 1989 in Tuxpan, Michoacan, Mexico... parents are Rafael and Graciela Baca... has a sister, Jennifer... also recruited by UC Irvine, UC San Diego, San Francisco, and Cal State Northridge... chose LMU because of the atmosphere and the ability to be prepared as a professional in his career... majoring in Communications, with a minor in Spanish Business.