Mihiliya Kalahe Arachchige has been an integral member of the Lyons’ success over the past four seasons. Kalahe Arachchige finished her career at Mount Holyoke with a program-record 66 victories coupled with just nine losses in three competitive seasons. In 2018-19 as a first-year, Kalahe Arachchige was more than impressive, finishing the season with a 23-2 overall record and as the National Runner-Up in the Holleran Cup North Division. That season, Kalahe Arachchige helped Mount Holyoke College earn the CSA Most Improved Team Award, as the Lyons were ranked No. 22 in the country at season’s end. 

In 2019-20, Kalahe Arachchige continued her impressive play as the then sophomore won two of the first three matches of the season before heading to Nepal, where the psychology major represented her home country of Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games in December of 2019. Kalahe Arachchige helped Sri Lanka claim a bronze medal before returning to Mount Holyoke in January and delivering an individual record of 17-4 down the stretch of the Lyons’ season, including a 12-game win streak. After missing the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kalahe Arachchige returned to Mount Holyoke College during the 2021-22 year and finished with an overall record of 17-2 while also claiming victory in the consolation finals of the Holleran Cup East Division at the CSA Individual Championships. At season’s end, Kalahe Arachchige was named a CSA Scholar Athlete.

Before Mount Holyoke: Member of the squash team … Games captain in 2016 … Played on the badminton team … Six-time Sri Lankan National Champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) … Bronze medalist at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games … Bronze medalist at the 2013 Asian Youth Games … Bronze medalists at the 2016 South Asian Games … Member of the cricket team.

Personal: Majoring in Psychology ... Child of Kalahe Arachchige Swarna Wales Kumarajeewa.

Favorite MHC Tradition: Mountain Day

Favorite Quote: "Don't stop until you are proud of yourself!"

Favorite Pre-Competition Snack or Meal: Milk Chocolate

Favorite Childhood Athlete: Nicole David