Maize & Blue Lands Four Inside Lacrosse All-America Citations
5/16/2025 12:00:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Four University of Michigan women's lacrosse student-athletes received Inside Lacrosse All-America citations as announced today (May 16).
Senior Erin O'Grady and junior Grace Callahan earned their second All-America nods of the 2025 season as they were named to the second and third teams, respectively. Graduate student Ava Class along with senior Jill Smith received honorable mention citations.
O'Grady repeated as the Big Ten Goalie of the Year, breaking the Michigan career wins record with 25. The Massapequa, N.Y., native was the third goalie in program history with more than 300 stops and ended her career with 351 saves to rank third all-time in Michigan annals. She ranks second nationally and leads the Big Ten with a .534 save percentage. This season, O'Grady had 12 double-digit save efforts, while stopping a career-best 14 shots at Colorado. She was a Tewaaraton Nominee, a first-team All-Big Ten member and notched USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America second-team honors. O'Grady was an IWLCA All-Region selection, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and the IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week once each in 2025.
Callahan anchored a Michigan defense that ranked eighth nationally, giving up just 9.05 goals per game. The defender led the Wolverines with 24 caused turnovers and had 30 ground balls, which ranked second. She was an IWLCA All-Region selection, an All-Big Ten first-team honoree and was a third-team USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American.
Class recorded the best season of her career, with 31 points (25 goals, six assists). She had a .644 shots-on-goal percentage and netted 10 of 17 free-position opportunities. The Hunt Valley, Md., native had nine multi-point games with a career-best seven (six goals, one assist) at Maryland in the regular season. Class was named All-Big Ten first team and an IWLCA All-Region selection for her efforts in her final season.
Smith paced the Wolverine offense in her final season, breaking the Michigan career points record and eclipsing her standing single-season points record. The Farmington Hills, Mich., native had a team-best 82 points (59 goals, 23 assists), breaking the previous single-season mark of 77 points. The attacker was the second Wolverine in program history to surpass 200 career points, ending her time as the Michigan career points leader with 245. She finished her career on a 37-game goals and points streak, from Feb. 24, 2024, to May 11, 2025 -- the longest streak in program history. Smith also finished with 192 draw-control wins to rank second in program history. This season, Smith led the Wolverine offense with 82 points and was second with 74 draw-control wins. The attacker notched 18 multi-point games, 11 with hat tricks, and set the Big Ten Conference Tournament and U-M single-game record with 10 points (eight goals, two assists) against USC. She was a Tewaaraton Award nominee, an IWLCA All-Region selection, a first-team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Tournament Team member, and notched USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America honorable mention citations.
