Puja Nanjappa Season 2024

As a Freshman (2023):

• One of two freshman to start all 15 games for Stanford
• Helped lead the Cardinal to a shutout win over Vermont on Oct. 6
• Tallied one defensive save on the year

Before Stanford

• Recognized as top-50 recruit by Max Field Hockey
• Two-time Junior Premier League MVP (2021, 2022)
• Played on Nexus Stars and Stripes team, two-time participant at Nexus Championship tournament
• All-State honoree in 2020 (HM), 2021 (second team) and 2022 (first team)
• Four-time all-county selection, All-Mid-Atlantic second team twice
• USA Today HSSA Field Hockey Watch List, Max Field Hockey Mid-Atlantic Region Player to Watch (2022)
• Led River Hill to state semifinals in 2019, state championship game in 2021 and 2022
• Guided her team to third place at the National Club Championships in 2023
• Also lettered on soccer team, captained field hockey team in 2022

Personal

• Parents are Chandra Nanjappa and Chitra Reddy
• Has one brother, Anish
• Brother, Anish, is on the cross country team at Columbia