2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 6
Grace Callahan
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Victor, N.Y.
- High School:
- Victor Central
At Michigan
• Ranks seventh all-time at U-M with 55 career caused turnovers heading into her senior season
• Ranks eighth all-time at Michigan with 85 career ground balls heading into her senior season
• Won the U20 World Championship with Team USA
• IL Women NIKE Preseason Third Team All-American (2026)
• IWLCA Third Team All-American (2025)
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team (2025)
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2025)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American (2025)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025)
• Two-time USA Lacrosse Second Team Preseason All-American (2025, 2026)
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team Preseason All-American (2025)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American (2024)
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team (2024)
• All-Big Ten Second Team (2024)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
• Invited to the USA Lacrosse U20 Training Camp in 2024
Senior (2026)
• IL Women NIKE Preseason Third Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Second Team All-American
Junior (2025)
• IWLCA Third Team All-American
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• USA Lacrosse Second Team Preseason All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team Preseason All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 20 games
• Helped anchor a defense that ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense giving up just 9.05 goals per game
• Led the Wolverines with 24 caused turnovers
• Had 30 ground balls to rank second for Michigan
• Scored two goals and had four assists for six points
• Notched her first career goal against Marquette (Feb. 23)
• Had three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Colorado (March 8) and against USC (March 20)
Sophomore (2024)
• Won the U20 World Championship with Team USA
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in and started all 20 games on defense
• Was part of a Michigan defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense for the entire 2024 season
• Ranked second with 30 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers
• Had three ground balls and three caused turnovers at Marquette
• Tallied three caused turnovers against Boston College in the NCAA Quarterfinals
Freshman (2023)
• Started all 20 games on defense in her first season
• Had 26 ground balls and eight caused turnovers
• Ranked third on the Wolverines with her 26 ground balls
• Tallied nine games with two-or-more ground balls
• Picked up a season-best three ground balls against Central Michigan and Penn State
Prep
• Prepped at Victor Central High School, where she is a three-year letterwinner with her sophomore season being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Named a Nike All-American Select Member
• Named US Lacrosse Academic All American
• Helped her team to a 2022 New York State Class B Champions and 2022 Section V Class B Champions
• Earned D&C All Greater Rochester as a senior
• Named D&C All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention as a junior
• Earned All-Monroe County First Team as a junior and senior
• Was named the Defensive MVP as a junior and senior
• Was a team captain as a junior and senior
• Named a Member of Section V Class B All Tournament Team and Member of New York State Class B All Tournament Team
• Earned Senior All Star Game - Defensive MVP
• Named to the Under Armour Underclass Team three times
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Monster Elite
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was a member of National Honor Society and Business Honor Society and DECA Honor Society
• Was on honor roll for 12 straight quarters and is a member of High Honor Roll
• Was the Key Club vice president, a state qualifier for DECA and was in the Cares Club
• Was a scholar athlete
Other Sports
• Also lettered in basketball
Personal
• Full name is Grace Catherine Callahan
• Daughter of Dan and Brenda Callahan
• Father played football at Alfred University
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majoring in Psychology
• Ranks seventh all-time at U-M with 55 career caused turnovers heading into her senior season
• Ranks eighth all-time at Michigan with 85 career ground balls heading into her senior season
• Won the U20 World Championship with Team USA
• IL Women NIKE Preseason Third Team All-American (2026)
• IWLCA Third Team All-American (2025)
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team (2025)
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American (2025)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American (2025)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List (2025)
• Two-time USA Lacrosse Second Team Preseason All-American (2025, 2026)
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team Preseason All-American (2025)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American (2024)
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team (2024)
• All-Big Ten Second Team (2024)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
• Invited to the USA Lacrosse U20 Training Camp in 2024
Senior (2026)
• IL Women NIKE Preseason Third Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Second Team All-American
Junior (2025)
• IWLCA Third Team All-American
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team All-American
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• USA Lacrosse Second Team Preseason All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Third Team Preseason All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 20 games
• Helped anchor a defense that ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense giving up just 9.05 goals per game
• Led the Wolverines with 24 caused turnovers
• Had 30 ground balls to rank second for Michigan
• Scored two goals and had four assists for six points
• Notched her first career goal against Marquette (Feb. 23)
• Had three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Colorado (March 8) and against USC (March 20)
Sophomore (2024)
• Won the U20 World Championship with Team USA
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in and started all 20 games on defense
• Was part of a Michigan defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense for the entire 2024 season
• Ranked second with 30 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers
• Had three ground balls and three caused turnovers at Marquette
• Tallied three caused turnovers against Boston College in the NCAA Quarterfinals
Freshman (2023)
• Started all 20 games on defense in her first season
• Had 26 ground balls and eight caused turnovers
• Ranked third on the Wolverines with her 26 ground balls
• Tallied nine games with two-or-more ground balls
• Picked up a season-best three ground balls against Central Michigan and Penn State
Prep
• Prepped at Victor Central High School, where she is a three-year letterwinner with her sophomore season being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Named a Nike All-American Select Member
• Named US Lacrosse Academic All American
• Helped her team to a 2022 New York State Class B Champions and 2022 Section V Class B Champions
• Earned D&C All Greater Rochester as a senior
• Named D&C All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention as a junior
• Earned All-Monroe County First Team as a junior and senior
• Was named the Defensive MVP as a junior and senior
• Was a team captain as a junior and senior
• Named a Member of Section V Class B All Tournament Team and Member of New York State Class B All Tournament Team
• Earned Senior All Star Game - Defensive MVP
• Named to the Under Armour Underclass Team three times
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Monster Elite
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was a member of National Honor Society and Business Honor Society and DECA Honor Society
• Was on honor roll for 12 straight quarters and is a member of High Honor Roll
• Was the Key Club vice president, a state qualifier for DECA and was in the Cares Club
• Was a scholar athlete
Other Sports
• Also lettered in basketball
Personal
• Full name is Grace Catherine Callahan
• Daughter of Dan and Brenda Callahan
• Father played football at Alfred University
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majoring in Psychology
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