Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2017: Redshirted 2017 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team MVP for Decatur Central High School (Ind.) soccer team. ... Also team captain for Decatur Central's basketball team and the sportsmanship award winner for the track and field program. ... Earned the Decatur Central Digital Television (DCTV) MVP honor and the "most outgoing" designation from the school's student council.

ALL ABOUT AJNA

AREA OF STUDY: Education

WHY AJNA CHOSE IU EAST: "I chose IU East because the soccer program is brand new, and I feel like being a first-generation soccer Red Wolf is something to be proud about. I also feel that it means this year, our team will lay the foundation for generations to come, and it's important to make that foundation a strong one. It's truly special to get to be a part of something like that."

MOST MEMORABLE SOCCER MOMENT: High school match agaibst Plainfield (Ind.) High School. ... "We lost that one, but that was the game that I realized I wanted to continue my athletic career. I don't know what it was, but sometimes you just feel it. That game just felt like I was at home."

PARENTS: Dervis Turulja and Jasminka Husejnovic

DID YOU KNOW?: Ajna can speak three languages