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Ana Rojas Season 2022-23

PositionFREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY
YearFreshman
HometownColorado Springs, Colo.
2023-24 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• CSCAA National Invitational Championship Qualifier (50 & 100 Back; 50 Free; 200 Medley Relay)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
• Academic All-Big Ten

Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 backstroke
Season-Best Times: 22.99 in the 50 free, 51.34 in the 100 free, 53.93 in the 100 back – all at the Big Ten Championships
Moved into fifth place in program history in the 100 back
A finalist in the 100 back at the NIC meet in Florida to conclude the season
Scored in the C final of the 100 back and raced on Purdue’s 200 free relay at Big Tens
Swam the anchor leg on the victorious 200 free relay at the Purdue Invitational, helping the quartet move into ninth place in program history
Individually, accounted for 19 team points to help the Boilermakers win the Purdue Invite
Scored in the A final of the 50 free and B final of the 100 back at the Purdue Invite
Also at the Purdue Invite, scratched from the C final of the 100 fly and finished as the runner-up in the D final of the 100 free
Won heat 1 of the 100 back in the triple dual vs. Missouri and Illinois
Helped Purdue sweep the 200 relays in the home opener vs. UIndy
Swam the leadoff leg n the victorious 200 medley relay at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate
Part of the victorious 400 free relay at the triple dual vs. Rutgers and Oakland
Helped her 200 medley relay teams win heat 1 at the Big Ten Quad and triple dual vs. Missouri and Illinois

2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN
Did not compete, redshirting due to injury
• Returned to action for long course training in the summer
• Helped Boilermaker Aquatics sweep the 200- and 400-meter freestyle relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships
• Also won the B final of the 100m back at Senior State, posting a career-best time of 1:04.93

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year varsity winner for coach Murphy Barry at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, taking her sophomore year off to recover from a shoulder surgery
Also competed for the Colorado Springs Swim Team and Colorado Springs Area Swimming club
Ran cross country as a freshman
Broke Missy Franklin’s 100 backstroke pool record at Cheyenne Mountain High School as a senior
Also broke high school pool records at Doherty (50 free, 100 back, 100 fly), Coronado (50 free) and Palmer (50 free, 100 back)
Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year as a senior
Finished top three in the 100 free and top five in the 100 back at state her junior year
Broke multiple school records ever year – 50 and 100 free, 100 back as a senior; 50 and 100 free, 100 back, 100 fly as a junior; 50 free, 100 back, 100 fly as a freshman
Set a PPAC record in the 100 fly as a freshman
Finished top five in the 50 free and 100 back at state as a freshman
Colorado Springs Gazette Peak Performer award winner as freshman
U.S. Open qualifier
Winter and Summer Junior Nationals qualifier; championship finalist at the winter meet
Helped CSST win the TYR Summer Senior Championships in Florida in 2018
Four-year honor roll student graduated ranked third in her class
National Honor Society
Purdue Trustees Scholar
DHS AP scholar with honors

PERSONAL
Major: Public Health
Born in New York City (Manhattan)
Parents are Guillermo Rojas and Mariejo Truex
Has two younger brothers, Austin and Andrew
Both parents participated in club sports at New York University – father cross country, track, cycling; mother swimming and ultimate frisbee
Mom is a senior director of team services for coach and athlete development at USA Swimming
Dad is a founder and partner of TORRE Consulting, an Olympic and sports marketing agency
Her stepdad, Adam Truex, graduated from Purdue in 2006

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Junior
2024-25

FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY
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Sophomore
2023-24

FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY