Nya Harrison Season 2023

• 9/1/22: Nya Harrison: An Advocate for Change (VIDEO) - Stanford Athletics

Career Highlights

• Pac-12 Champion (2022)
• College Cup appearance (2023)
• Two-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)

As a Junior (2023)

• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 20 matches, starting 11, while logging 892:05 minutes
• First career start came in a 2-1 victory at UC Irvine (Aug. 19)
• Helped guide Stanford to 14 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .60 goals per game on 9.60 shots per game
• Second career goal came in a 4-0 victory vs. No. 10 Duke (Sept. 2)
• Contributed a pair of assists, including vs. San Francisco (Aug. 24) and Arizona (Oct. 1)
• Played 40+ minutes in 11 of her 20 matches played, including full time at UC Irvine (Aug. 19)

As a Sophomore (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in nine matches while logging 235:05 minutes
• Helped guide Stanford to 12 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .55 goals per game on 8.6 shots per game
• Lone assist on a goal against Cal Poly (Sept. 4)
• Played 30+ minutes in four of her nine matches played

As a Freshman (2021)

• Appeared in six matches while playing 169:38 minutes
• First career goal came vs. San Diego State (Aug. 29)
• Added an assist at USC (Oct. 31) to finish the year with three points
• Managed two shots on the season
• Played a season-best 46 minutes vs. LMU (Sept. 12)
• Aided a back line that posted nine shutouts and limited opponents to .85 goals per match on 6.90 shots per game

National Team Experience

• Part of the United States national team system
• Has participated in five domestic and one international camp for the U16 and U18 teams
• Called into action for seven matches, including with the U18 team at the Tricontinental Cup
• U20 WNT Virtual Call-Up Camp participant

Prior to Stanford

• Prepped at Del Norte High School in San Diego, Calif.
• Served as team captain in 2020-21
• Led Del Notre High School with 17 assists in 2017-18 and finished the season with 29 points
• Helped high school team to a quarterfinal finish at 2018 San Diego Section CIF Division II championship
• Palomar League first team
• Played for San Diego Surf since 2017 and led her club team to a No. 1 ranking in 2019-20
• 2019 DA national championship finalist
• 2018 ECNL national championship finalist
• 2017 USYS ODP Region IV All-Tournament Team
• 2017 USYS ODP Region IV Champions
• 2016 USYS U13 Cal South National Cup champion
• 2015 Far West Regional champion
• 2015 USYS Cal South National Cup champion

Personal

• Born in San Diego, Calif.
• Daughter of Sherill and Derrick Harrison
• Has two sisters, Ava and Mia
• Cousin, Jashon Sykes, played football at Colorado and in the NFL for the Denver Broncos
• Cousin, Kelron Sykes, played football at Oregon State
• Social justice advocate
• President of CardinalBLCK, a Stanford group dedicated to promoting social justice, highlighting the Black student-athlete community, and serving those in need while providing a safe space for Black student-athletes to connect, share, and foster a meaningful community that will support them long after their undergraduate experience is over
• Voice in Sport intern working to empower women in sports
• Founder and President of high school "WE" club, volunteering to help underrepresented communities through service projects