Taija Anderson

Scenes from Soccer Media day on July 23, 2025.

Year:
Junior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Bluffdale, Utah
Previous School:
Real Salt Lake Academy

2024 (sophomore season):

Played in five matches, totaled 110 minutes
One of team’s 15 point-scorers
Finished with one point on one assist
Assisted on Chloe Seelhoff’s late equalizer in 1-1 home draw with Eastern Washington
Took lone shot of the season against the Eagles
Played 33 minutes in 1-0 home win over Portland State

2023 (freshman season):

Played in five matches, totaled 73 minutes
Took two shots
Took one shot in 4-0 home win over MSU Billings, one against Colorado State
Played season-high 21 minutes in draw at Eastern Washington

Career Highs (entering the 2025 season)
Goals: n/a
Assists: 1 (Eastern Washington, 10.13.24)
Points: 1 (Eastern Washington, 10.13.24)
Shots: 1, three times
Shots on goal: n/a
Minutes: 33 (Portland State, 10.20.24)

Prep: A 2023 graduate of Real Salt Lake Academy … A four-year starter … Led the Griffins to the Class 3A state championship as a senior … Advanced to the Class 2A state title match in 2019 and ’20, the 3A semifinals in 2021 … Second-team Class 2A all-state as a freshman, first-team as a sophomore … First-team Class 3A all-state as a junior, second-team as a senior … Earned team’s Freshman Award in 2019, named Offensive Player of the Year in 2020 and MVP as a senior … Made ODP state team, ODP region pool, ODP region team.

Personal: The daughter of Ryan and Wendy Anderson … Has an older brother, Treyhton, a younger brother, EvRhett, and younger sisters, IndieRose and Goldy ... A psychology major.