Bio

Baquero was a multi-sport athlete at the youth level and at Mira Costa High School. Before attending ECC, she won 16 U.S. Junior National Badminton titles and was a member of the U.S. Junior National Badminton team.

At ECC, she competed on the soccer, softball, and badminton teams. In her freshman year she led the soccer team in scoring, was selected as the team’s MVP and South Coast Conference first team; the following year she was captain and led the ECC team to the 1998 state final. Again, Baquero was the team’s leading scorer, MVP, and South Coast Conference first team selection. In 1999, she partnered with her mother Traci to win the doubles title at the Women’s State Badminton Championships.

After graduating from ECC, she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Loyola Marymount University and a master’s in sports management from CSU Long Beach. At El Camino College, Baquero held a number of positions including co-head coach of both the men’s and women’s soccer teams. Originally starting as a volunteer assistant coach, Baquero worked her way up the ranks, eventually being named the co-head coach of the women’s team prior to the 2011 season. She also served as the co-head coach of the men’s team in 2012.

In 2014, Baquero became the full-time head coach for the women's soccer team at Santa Ana College.