Career Highlights
- NCAA Champion- Team (2025)
- ACC Champion- Team, Third Varsity Eight (2025)
- All-ACC Academic Rowing Team (2025)
As a Freshman (2024-25) • NCAA Champion (Team) • ACC Champion (Team, Third Varsity Eight)
- All-ACC Academic Rowing Team
- Earned a sixth-place finish in the Women's Open 8+ race, rowing in the stroke seat of "Attacker"
- Raced in the 4 seat of Stanford's third varsity eight boat in an exhibition race against California at Redwood Shores
- Bested No. 1 Texas' B and No. 22 Oklahoma in the 4 seat of the third varsity eight boat at the Longhorn Invite
- Led both the Stanford team and the third varsity eight boat to its fourth consecutive conference title at the 2025 ACC Championships as the 6 seat
Prior to Stanford
- Graduate of Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, N.J.
- Lettered in girls crew and dance
- Three-time medalist at Garden State Scholastic Champions
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- 2nd, JV8+ (2022)
- 2nd, V8+ (2023)
- 1st, V4+ (2024)
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- Three-time top-three finisher at Stotesbury Cup Regatta
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- 2nd, JV8+ (20222)
- 2nd, V8+ (2023)
- 3rd, V4+ (2024)
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- Three-time top-five finisher at SRAA
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- 4th, JV8+ (2022)
- 5th, V8+ (2023)
- 5th, V4+ (2024)
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- 3rd, WU19 2000m, Atlantic City Indoor National Championships (2023)
- Holy Spirit Coach’s Award (2024)
- Holy Spirit Hertha Weiss Award (2024)
Personal
- Daughter of Lori Meek
- Has five siblings: Braeden, Tegan, Kobe, Kaid and Tavius
- Brother, Braeden Anderson, played collegiate basketball at Seton Hall University and Fresno State
- Hopes to major in psychology or political science
Why Taya Anderson Chose Stanford
“I chose Stanford because the coaching staff made me excited to work hard on and off the water. The energy on campus and during practice was so electric– I just had to be a part of it.”