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Anji Shakya
Position: Backstroke/Middle Distance Freestyle
Height: 5'9"
Year: Junior
City/State: Davis, CA
High School: Davis Senior HS
College: Muir
Major: Environmental Systems
Experience: 2 Letters
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AS A JUNIOR IN 2012-13
San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Star of the Month for Feb. ... Counsilman Hunsaker CollegeSwimming.com Division II Women's Swimmer of the Week (2/19) ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (2/18) ... Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Conference (PCSC) Championships Female Swimmer of the Meet (top female point-getter) ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (1/22).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12
Competed in 10 events at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Conference (PCSC) Championships, winning two as a member of a relay team and two individually ... Swam as part of UC San Diego's 200 free relay and 800 free relay teams, which clocked in at 1:34.50 and 7:25.21, respectively ... Also won the 200 free (1:49.97) and 500 free (4:55.10) ... Placed second in the 200 back (2:02.29) at the PCSC Championships ... Contributed to 12th-place team finishes for the 400 medley relay (3:51.89) and 400 free relay (3:27.52) ... Participated in seven events at the NCAA Division II National Championships ... Was the national runner-up in both the 200 free (1:48.45) and 500 free (4:51.14) ... Represented one leg of the Tritons' national runners-up teams in the 400 free relay (3:23.42) and 800 free relay (7:24.39) ... Additionally helped UCSD's 200 free relay team to a third-place showing at the NCAA Championships, with a time of 1:32.64 ... Finished among the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in the 200 back (2:00.64, 5th) and 100 free (50.94, 9th) ... Voted Swimmer of the Year by her teammates after the season ended.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11
Swam in five events at the NCAA Championships ... A member of the 800 free relay team that placed fourth ... Competed in seven events at the PCSC Championships ... Won league titles in the 500 free (5:01.90) and 200 free (1:52.46) ... Also helped the 800 free relay team to a first-place finish ... Captured second place in the 200 back (2:04.95) ... Contributed a 27.12 split to the 200 medley relay team to finish 14th ... Named to the Athletics Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level (GPAs 3.00 to 3.299).

CLUB
Competed for Arden Hills in Sacramento during high school.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Davis Senior High School in Davis ... The Blue Devils' MVP in 2008 and 2010 ... Won the 100 back at the 2009 Sac-Joaquin Section Championships ... Earned All-American status in the 100 back in 2009 and 2010 and in the 100 free in 2010 ... Davis Senior was Delta Valley League Champion all four years during high school ... Helped Davis Senior to a second-place team finish at the Sac-Joaquin Section Championships in 2010.

PERSONAL
Born March 13, 1992 in Sacramento ... Parents are Hera and Roberta Shakya ... Has an older sister named Anie ... An environmental systems major at Muir College ... Favorite athlete is Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian ... Hobbies include going to the beach and hanging out with friends ... Plans to go to grad school and do research abroad after graduation from UCSD.

2012 NCAA Division II National Championships
200 Free - 1:48.45 (Finals) - 2nd Place
200 Free - 1:49.26 (Prelims) - 2nd Place
200 Free Relay Split - 22.69 (Finals) - 3rd Place
500 Free - 4:51.14 (Finals) - 2nd Place
500 Free - 4:55.55 (Prelims) - 5th Place
800 Free Relay Split - 1:48.52 (Finals) - 2nd Place
100 Free - 50.94 (B Final) - 1st Place (9th overall)
100 Free - 51.43 (Prelims) - 15th Place
200 Back - 2:00.64 (Finals) - 5th Place
200 Back - 2:01.92 (Prelims) - 6th Place
400 Free Relay Split - 50.20 (Finals) - 2nd Place

2011 NCAA Division II National Championships
200 Free - 1:51.05 (B Final) - 2nd Place (10th overall)
200 Free - 1:52.24 (Prelims) - 11th Place
500 Free - 5:00.92 (B Final) - 3rd Place (11th overall)
500 Free - 5:02.66 (Prelims) - 12th Place
100 Back - 55.84 (B Final) - 1st Place (9th overall)
100 Back - 57.30 (Prelims) - 15th Place
800 Free Relay Split - 1:52.20 (Finals) - 4th Place
200 Back - 2:03.80 (B Final) - 5th Place (13th overall)
200 Back - 2:04.86 (Prelims) - 16th Place


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