Arija Walsh

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
C
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Maineville, Ohio
High School:
San Marcos (Calif.)

Career Stats

Year	GP	G	A	Pts	EX	DEX	Stl
2017	6	2	1	3	1	0	1
2018	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	2	1	3	1	0	1

Career Highs
Points: 1 (3x), last vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/28/17)
Goals: 1 (2x), last vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/28/17)
Assists: 1, vs. George Washington (4/1/17)
Drawn Exclusions: N/A
Steals: 1, vs. George Washington (4/1/17)
Field Blocks: N/A

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Plans to major in psychology

Sophomore (2018)
• Played in two games at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Appeared against No. 4 UCLA in the Michigan Invitational

Freshman (2017)
• Joined Team 17 in the Fall of 2016
• Made her collegiate debut against No. 13 UC Davis on March 4
• Played in the CWPA quarterfinals against Saint Francis (Pa.), scoring a goal
• Scored her first collegiate goal in a win over Saint Francis (Pa.)
• Picked up her first career assist and steal vs. George Washington
• Played in two games at the Wolverine Invitational

Prep
• Graduated from San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif. (2016)
• Academic All-American in 2015
• All-Conference Academic Award (2012-15)
• Played her senior season at San Marcos
• CIF semi-finalist in 2016
• Finalists for the Tournament of Championships and Irvine SoCal Champs
• Went to Milford High School in Ohio her first three years of high school
• Also competed in swimming, track and basketball during high school
• Set the school and Channel League record in the 200 freestyle relay for swimming
• Channel League swimming champions and fourth place at CIF

National Team
• Attended National Team Selection Camp in 2015
• Olympic Development Program from 2013-15, serving as captain of the Midwest Zone in 2014

Club/ Junior Team
• Played for 805 Santa Barbara Water Polo in 2015-16, winning the National Junior Olympics Gold Bracket
• Competed with Moose Water Polo from 2013-15, winning the Jose Cerda Cincinnati Shootout

Personal
• Full name is Arija Racquel Walsh
• Birthday: July 15, 1997
• Parents are Allan and Liza Walsh
• Has two siblings, Karlis and Kaira
• Father, Allan, played football at Marietta College in 1986
• Mother, Liza, was on the Miami (Ohio) equestrian team for four years