Career Accolades

  • U.S. Collegiate Nationals Team Champion (2021)
  • U.S. Collegiate Nationals Event Champion (2023: Team)
  • Two-time Collegiate All-American (2021-22)
  • Two-time Collegiate Academic Award (2020-21)
  • Two-time MPSF Team Champion (2022-23)
  • Three-time MPSF Event Champion (2023: Team; 2022: Trio, Team)
  • Two-time All-MPSF (2022-23)
  • Two-time MPSF All-Academic (2022-23)

As a Senior (2023) 

  • U.S. Collegiate Nationals Event Champion (Team)
  • MPSF Team Champion
  • MPSF Event Champion (Team)
  • All-MPSF First Team
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Helped Stanford claim the team event title (85.6000) at Collegiate Nationals (March 25)
  • Helped Stanford claim the team event title (85.1750) at the MPSF Championships (March 6)

As a Junior (2022) 

  • Collegiate All-American
  • MPSF Champion
  • Two-time MPSF Event Champion (Trio, Team)
  • All-MPSF
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Secured the event win in the trio (82.8667) along with Nicole Goot and Lindi Schroeder at the MPSF Championships (Feb. 13)
  • Helped Stanford win the team final (83.5333) to secure a sweep of the Inaugural MPSF Championships (Feb. 13)
  • Helped Stanford to finish second overall at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)
  • Teamed up with Lindi Schroeder and Nicole Goot in the trio (83.4333) taking third place at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)
  • Runner-up in the team competition (84.5333) at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)

As a Sophomore (2021) • National Champions

  • Collegiate All-American
  • Collegiate Academic Award
  • Helped Stanford win the team final to secure a sweep of the 2021 National Championship from the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (April 17)
  • Teamed with Grace Alwan and Alexandra Suarez to take third with a score of 79.5667 in the trio at Small Routine Invitational (Feb. 27)
  • Teamed with Alwan and Suarez to take second with a score of 77.800 in the trio against Incarnate Word before helping to win the team competition (March 13)
  • Teamed with Alwan and Suarez to take second with a score of 81.000 in the trio against Incarnate Word on Senior Day before helping to win the team competition (March 27)
  • Teamed with Alwan and Suarez to take second with a score of 78.400 in the trio at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (April 16)

As a Freshman (2020)

  • Collegiate Academic Award
  • Helped Stanford finish first at Western Regionals

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2019 graduate of San Ramon Valley High
  • Swam for Crow Canyon Country Club from 2008-2019
  • Earned Dave Madden Memorial Leadership Award in 2019
  • Swam for Walnut Creek Aquanuts from 2009-2019
  • Selected Aquanuts' Athlete of the Year in 2018 and 2019
  • Competed at U.S Nationals from 2012-2019
  • In 2019 U.S. Nationals, placed first in team and combo, and second in duet and third in solo
  • 2019 U.S. National High Point Team
  • Team captain from 2017-2019
  • West Zone Athlete Representative from 2017-2019
  • Named to U.S. Junior National Team in 2018
  • Member and team captain of US 13-15 National Team in 2016
  • In 2016 UANA Championships in Puerto Rico, won gold in team and duet


Personal

  • Parents are Sam Schiff and Dora Jih
  • Has younger siblings Ana and Aidan
  • Anticipated major is biomechanical engineering
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