MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - Mia Hamant, a 21-year-old soccer player at the University of Washington, died Thursday after being diagnosed in April with a rare form of kidney cancer.

Hamant grew up in Corte Madera and attended Redwood High School in Larkspur .

Before she was a standout goalkeeper for the Huskies — and before she became known nationwide for sharing her cancer battle online — Hamant was a star both on and off the field at Redwood High School.

At Redwood High School, she spent countless hours honing her skills under the guidance of girls varsity coach Ivan Bandov.

‘She had a presence’

"I was a goalkeeper too," Bandov said. "What stuck out is she had this amazing athletic ability. And being tall, she had presence — something you can’t teach. She wore her emotions on her sl

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