Outlook

Isabelle Polanco was an impactful player at Iowa Lakes Community College last year, and expectations are for her to have a great presence in the midfield for the Lady Cavalier in 2019 … A versatile player that can pick up any position and excel.

Sophomore Year 2019

Played in 21 games, nine as a starting defender in 2019 … Was part of JCCC’s defensive pool that allowed only 23 goals, a goals against average of 1.08 with six shutouts … Fired 14 shots, eight on goal, for a shots on goal percentage of .571 … Helped out on the offensive end with three goals, two assists for eight points … Scored an unassisted goal in JCCC’s 6-0 win over Iowa Central in the season opener (8-30-19) … Had a goal and two assists in a 6-1 win at Allen (9-7-19) … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Coffeyville (10-16-19) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a grade point aveage of 4.0.

Freshman Year 2018

Played one season for coach Blake Viedenkamp at Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville, Iowa … Helped the Laker to a 6-8-1 record … Played in 15 games, 14 as a starter midfielder …  Named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Women’s All-Region honorable mention team … Tallied 16 points with six goals and four assists … Her 16 points and six goals were second-best on the team, and her four assists tied for the team lead … Was 2-for-2 in penalty kick attempts … Fired 19 shots on goal for a shots-on-goal percentage of .704 … Had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Indian Hills (8-25-18) … Followed with another goal and assist in a 5-2 win at Anoka-Ramsey (8-29-18) … Netted her first penalty kick in a 4-1 win over Hawkeye (9-12-18) … Provided the game winning assist in a 7-0 win over Scott (9-22-18) … Scored Iowa Lakes second goal in a 2-2 tie with Dakota County Tech (9-25-18) … Had the Lakers’ lone goal with her second penalty kick of the season in the 72^nd minute for a 1-1 tie with North Iowa Area (10-6-18).

High School 

Attended Comfandi High School, Tulua, Colombia … Graduated in 2016.

Personal 

Born Isabella Polanco-Garcia on December 16, 1999, in Tulua, Colombia … Nickname is Pola … Daughter of Carlos Hernan Marmolejo Henao and Mauricio Polanco Huertas and Sandra Garcia Londono … One of five siblings … Majoring in sports management … Favorite food is sudado de pollo, a Colombian food … Favorite fast food restaurant is Pizza Ranch … Favorite restaurant is Frisby … Favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad … Favorite movie is The Avengers … Favorite sports movie is The Longest Yard … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite book is Born a Crime … Favorite music entertainer is Electronic … Favorite athletes are Megan Rapinoe, Dzsenifer Marozsan and Wayne Rooney … Favorite sports teams are the Portland Thorns and Manchester United … Best player she has played against is Colombia Women’s National Team member Geraldyne Saavedra.