Azja Czajkowski Season 2018-19

Career Accolades

• Two-time Pac-12 Conference Athlete of the Year (2022, 2023)
• 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference
• Two-time Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American (2022, 2023)
• US Rowing U23 Co-Athlete of the Year (2022)
• CRCA Athlete of the Year (2023)
• NCAA Champion- Team (2023)
• NCAA Champion- Varsity Eight (2023)
• Two-time Pac-12 Champions- Team (2022, 2023)
• Two-time Pac-12 Champion- Varsity Eight (2022, 2023)
• Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Team (2021, 2022)
• Two-time NCAA Championship Runner-Up- Second Varsity Eight (2021), Varsity Eight (2022)
• Four-time CRCA National Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

As a Fifth Year (2022-23) • NCAA Champion (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)

• CRCA Athlete of the Year
• Pac-12 Conference Athlete of the Year
• Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American
• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Spent the entire season in the Cardinal's varsity eight boat, rowing in the 5 seat
• Rowed to a second-place finish in the 5 seat of the varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Helped the Cardinal varsity eight boat to first-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (Fri AM, Fri PM, Sat), Big Row, and the Pac-12 Challenge
• Aided team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships as the 5 seat
• Led team and varsity eight boat to national championship victories, Stanford's first since 2009

As a Senior (2021-22) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Varsity Eight) • Pac-12 Champion (Team, Varsity Eight)

• 2022 Pac-12 Conference Athlete of the Year
• 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference
• 2022 Pocock Racing Shells First Team All-American
• 2022 US Rowing U23 Co-Athlete of the Year 
• CRCA National Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Led the Cardinal to victory in the 4 seat at the Head of the Charles
• Rowed in the 3 seat with the varsity eight in two top finishes at the Pac-12 Invite
• Rowed in the 3 seat with the varsity eight in three top finishes at the Big-10 Invite
• Helped team and varsity eight to a conference title at the Pac-12 Championships, the Cardinal’s first since 2014, as the stroke seat
• Aided the Cardinal team and varsity eight to a silver-medal finish at the NCAA Championships as the stroke seat

As a Junior (2020-21) • NCAA Runner-Up (Team, Second Varsity Eight)

• CRCA National Scholar Athlete
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
• Rowed in the 4 seat with the varsity eight in a sweep over Cal at the Big Row
• Rowed in the 4 seat with the varsity eight in wins over USC and UCLA in Los Angeles
• Helped team & varsity eight to second place at Pac-12s as the 3 seat
• 3 seat with second-place varsity eight at NCAAs, helping Stanford take second place overall

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

• CRCA Scholar Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Most of season canceled

As a Freshman (2018-19)

• Member of the second varsity eight, which placed fourth at NCAA Championships and second at Pac-12 Championships

International Competition

• Spare pair at the 2023 Senior World Rowing Championships for the United States
• Gold medal at the 2022 U23 World Rowing Championships with the United States in the women’s eight
• Participated in the Junior World Rowing Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, in 2017 

Prior to Stanford 

• 2018 graduate of Bonita Vista High School in Chula Vista, Calif.
• Rowed for San Diego Rowing Club, varsity captain for 2017-2018 season
• Placed second at the Head of the Charles Regatta in the Junior 4+ event in 2017 
• San Diego Rowing Club’s novice women’s MVP in 2016 
• As a freshman was named CIF-San Diego Section Petite Finalist and team MVP 

Personal

• Daughter of John and Katrine
• Has one younger sibling, Aurora
• Father, John, rowed at the U.S. Naval Academy 
• Mother, Katrine, rowed at Georgetown

Why Azja Czajkowski Chose Stanford

• “Stanford is academically rigorous, athletically accomplished, and beautiful. The student body is incredibly hard working and motivated, and I am honored to contribute to this community.”