Career Accolades
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018, 2019)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020)
As a Senior (2019-20)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Most of season canceled
As a Junior (2018-19)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Member of the second varsity eight, which placed fourth at NCAA Championships and second at Pac-12 Championships
As a Sophomore (2017-18)
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Member of the varsity four, which competed in Petite Final at NCAA Championships
As a Freshman (2016-17)
- Competed in three regattas during her freshman season
- Member of the third varsity eight, which placed third at Pac-12 Championships
International Competition
- Guided the varsity four to a gold medal and the varsity eight to a bronze medal in the Under 16 World Rowing Championships
Prior to Stanford
- 2016 graduate of Northside College Prep in Chicago, Ill.
- Rowed for the Chicago Rowing Foundation three years
- Named the Chicago Rowing Foundation's Most Promising Novice in 2014 and the club's Most Outstanding Oarsman in 2015
- Undefeated fall season in the double, placing second at the Midwest Regional Rowing Championships in the varsity eight
- Placed fifth at Youth National Championships
- Guided her club team to sixth in the varsity eight at the 2015 Youth National Championships
- Competed at the Junior National Team High Performance Camp and was chosen for the Club Nationals Team in 2014
- Invited to the 2015 Junior National Team Selection Camp
Personal
- Born in Chicago, Ill.
- Daughter of Michael and Kelly Zehfuss
- Has two sisters, Faith and Lily
Why Anja Zehfuss Chose Stanford
- "In addition to unparalleled academics and athletics, the people at Stanford seem fun and normal. I'm honored to be attending such a well-rounded institution."