2017 Women's Water Polo Roster
Jersey Number 1
Donya Dehnad
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Menlo School
- Hometown:
- Palo Alto, Calif.
Bio
2017
ACWPC All-Academic โSuperiorโ honoree. Foothill College
All-American in 2015 ... Coast Conference All-Conference honoree and Nor-Cal first team member in 2015 ... Earned Academic All-Sate honors in 2015 ... Received back-to-back Student-Athlete Awards in 2014-15 and 2015-16 ...ย Coast Conference honorable mention in 2014. ย
High School
Lettered two years in water polo at Menlo School ... Also lettered in basketball three yearsย ... Defensive MVP in water polo (2013) and All-League first team member in 2013-14 ... Received the captains award in 2014 ... In basketball, Dehad earned the Coaches Award in 2011 and was Most Improved in 2010 ... Member of the CCS Championship basketball team in 2013-14 and 2014-15 ... Member of the League Championship basketball team in 2013-14.
Personal
Full name is Donya Gita Dehnad ... Daughter of Mehrdad Sheikhrezai and Gita Dehnad ... Has two older sisters, Tatiana Johnston (25) and Darya Dehnad (24), who both graduated from UCLAย ... Member of the UCLA Honors Scholar Club ... Majoring in anthropology with a minor in entrepreneurship.
ACWPC All-Academic โSuperiorโ honoree. Foothill College
All-American in 2015 ... Coast Conference All-Conference honoree and Nor-Cal first team member in 2015 ... Earned Academic All-Sate honors in 2015 ... Received back-to-back Student-Athlete Awards in 2014-15 and 2015-16 ...ย Coast Conference honorable mention in 2014. ย
High School
Lettered two years in water polo at Menlo School ... Also lettered in basketball three yearsย ... Defensive MVP in water polo (2013) and All-League first team member in 2013-14 ... Received the captains award in 2014 ... In basketball, Dehad earned the Coaches Award in 2011 and was Most Improved in 2010 ... Member of the CCS Championship basketball team in 2013-14 and 2014-15 ... Member of the League Championship basketball team in 2013-14.
Personal
Full name is Donya Gita Dehnad ... Daughter of Mehrdad Sheikhrezai and Gita Dehnad ... Has two older sisters, Tatiana Johnston (25) and Darya Dehnad (24), who both graduated from UCLAย ... Member of the UCLA Honors Scholar Club ... Majoring in anthropology with a minor in entrepreneurship.
UCLA Football Postgame - vs. New Mexico (Sept. 12, 2025)
Saturday, September 13
Bruin Insider Show - DeShaun Foster (Sept. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
Cinematic Recap - UCLA W. Soccer vs. Stanford (Sept. 7, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
UCLA Football Media Availability - Ikaika Malloe (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09
