Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science with minors in chemistry and Nutrition...Aspires to be a registered dietitian working with athletes on their performance nutrition...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Career Notes: Third-fastest time in program history in 400 IM (4:20.36).

2017-18 (Junior): Earned two All-WAC second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM at the WAC Championships...Finished fifth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:23.04...Finished eighth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.53...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:20.36...Recorded career-best times of 1:04.79 in the 100 Breast, 2:17.74 in the 200 Breast and 4:20.36 in the 400 IM versus New Mexico State...Also recorded a career-best time of 2:03.55 in the 200 IM at the Texas Invitational...Placed 22nd in the 200 Breast and 400 IM at the Texas Invitational...Totaled 12 top-three finishes with three individual wins during the season.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM at the WAC Championships...Finished seventh in the 400 IM with a career-best time of 4:28.71...Advanced to the B final and placed 12th in the 200 IM with a career-best time of 2:05.03...Also recorded a time of 2:24.45 in the 200 Breast...Recorded season-best times of 1:08.20 in the 100 Breast and 2:23.78 in the 200 Breast at Kansas Classic...Totaled three top-three finishes during the season...Placed second in the 200 IM versus Arizona State and Boise State.

2015-16 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 100 backstroke at the WAC Championships...Swam in the C final in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:07.28...Swam in the C final in the 200 Breast with a season-best time of 2:23.25...Also recorded season-best time of 1:07.26 in the 100 Breast...Competed in 100 Back for first time at the WAC Championship with a time of 59.64...Totaled three top-three finishes during the season.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Horizon HS...Two-time team MVP...Placed second in 200 IM with a time of 2:04.86 and fourth in 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.72 at 2012 AIA High School State Championships as a sophomore...Holds school record in 100 breaststroke (1:05.72)...Also holds top eight times in 200 IM (2:04.86), 500 freestyle (5:12.15) and 200 freestyle (1:59.35) in school history...Part of school record 200 medley relay team (1:52.71)...Also swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club and Lifetime Arizona club teams...3.84 high school GPA...Ranked in top 10 percent of high school class...Member of Society of Women Scholars, Spanish Honorary and National Honors Society...High school honor roll and principal's list.

Personal: Sarah Anna Virginia Takach was born Nov. 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz....Daughter of Peter and Aniko Takach...Two older brothers, Felix and Oliver...Brother, Felix, attended NAU...Hobbies include listening to music, hot yoga and spending time with friends...Swam against U.S. Olympian Missy Franklin at Western Zone Senior Sectionals in 2013...Chose NAU because of the beautiful campus and have heard nothing but positive feedback about everything it has to offer.