ACWPC All-Academic "Outstanding" Honors (2025)
ACWPC All-Academic "Superior" Honors (2024)
2x GCC All-Academic Team (2024, '25)
AT SANTA CLARA: A three-year veteran, joining the program in 2024 as a true freshman … Named to the Golden Coast Conference All-Academic Team twice (2024, '25) ... Has earned Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-Academic honors twice, garnering "Superior" recognition in 2024 and "Outstanding" honors in 2025 ... Has played in 75 games across three years, totaling 33 steals, 26 assists, 22 drawn exlcusions, 18 goals, and 18 field blocks  ... Set a career high in goals in her first-ever college game, scoring two at Cal State Monterey Bay on Jan. 27, 2024.
AS A JUNIOR (2026):Â Appeared in 21 games for the Broncos ... Scored eight goals on the season, matching her career high (2) twice against Pomona Pitzer (March 1) and Chapman (March 6) ... Tied for fourth on the team with 14 steals and swiped steals in three consecutive games at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 24), and against Iona and Long Island University in the Princeton Invitational (Jan. 30) ... Also had six assists, four of them in four consecutive games ... Recorded eight field blocks, second-most on the team ... including a season-high two against Villanova in the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 1) ... Had four drawn exclusions on the year ... Scored in back-to-back games against No. 13 Fresno State (Feb. 21) and UC Merced (Feb. 22).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025): Named to the GCC All-Academic Team ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic "Outstanding" honors ... Played in all 25 of the Broncos' games ... Scored four goals, dished 12 assists, drew eight exclusions, grabbed seven steals and made five field blocks ... Tied career highs with three assists and two field blocks in the season opener at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 25) ... Scored a goal at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 25), versus Marist (March 1), versus #10 Fresno State (March 8), and at Occidental (March 30) ... Had two assists to go with her goal versus the No. 10-ranked Bulldogs on March 8.
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Named to the GCC All-Academic Team ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic "Superior" honors ... Appeared in all 29 games as a true freshman and finished with six goals throughout the season … Had eight assists for a total 14 points … Proving to be a force on defense, she had 10 drawn exclusions, 12 steals, and five field blocks … Made collegiate debut at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 27) and put up a season and career high two goals … Career and season best three assists versus Fresno Pacific (Apr. 20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played varsity water polo and swimming for four years at Castilleja School, serving as captain of both teams in senior year ... Earned a spot on the 2022 all-CCS team and played in the 2022 CCS/NCS all-star game ... Named SCVAL all-league player in 2021 and 2022 ... Received the team sportsmanship award in 2022 and the team breakout player award in 2021 ... Honored as a USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American ... In 2023, received the Castilleja School John Roberts III Memorial Sportsmanship award ... As part of the water polo team, contributed to four CCS Scholastic Championships, the 2021 SCVAL Co-League Championship, and the 2019 PAL League Championship ... Coached the Castilleja middle school water polo team during junior and senior years … Played club water polo with Stanford Girls Water Polo Club, finishing 11th in the nation at the Junior Olympics 2023 and 9th at the US Club Championships 2023 ... Competed in the USA Water Polo ODP National Championships in 2022 and 2023 ... Has been coaching at the Stanford Girls Water Polo Club since 2022.
GET TO KNOW ANNIKA: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering ... Has been studying French for over seven years ... Competed on Castilleja High School’s robotics team that went to the first World Championships in 2022 ... Volunteered as a tutor during the COVID pandemic to help children struggling with online school ... Mother, Claire, swam at Armstrong State University in 1985 ... Father, Tim, played water polo at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1982-86.
CAREER HIGHS:
Goals -- 2 at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 27, 2024)
Assists -- 3, Twice, at Cal State Monterey Bay (Jan. 25, 2025) /Â vs. Fresno Pacific (April 20, 2024)
Steals -- 2, Twice, vs. Brown (Feb. 18, 2024) / vs. Concordia University Irvine (Feb. 16, 2024)
Drawn Exclusions -- 2, Twice, vs. CSUN (Feb 14, 2025) /Â vs. Marist (Feb. 17, 2024)
