Kaitlyn Mead

Class:
Senior
Position:
M
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Sparta, N.J.
High School:
Sparta

At Michigan
• Tewaaraton Watch List (2022)
• Inside Lacrosse honorable mention All-America (2022)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-America (2022)
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region second team (2022)
• First Team All-Big Ten (2022)
• All-Big Ten Second Team At Large (2021)
• Big Ten Midfielder of the Week (Feb. 15, 2022)
• Big Ten Defender of the Week (March 9. 2021)
• Team Captain (2022)
• Ranks in the Michigan career record book in four categories including: draw controls (4th - 144), assists (ties for 7th - 16), goals (9th - 60) and points (10th - 76)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22)
• Three-time U-M Academic Achievement award recipient (2020-22)

Senior (2022)
• Tewaaraton Watch List
• Inside Lacrosse honorable mention All-America
• USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-America
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region second team
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Ranked second in the U-M single season record with 71 draw controls
• Finished her career ranked fourth in the Michigan career records with 144 draw control wins
• Won nine draw controls against USC, which ranks second all-time in Michigan single game history
• Tied for seventh all-time in the U-M career records with 16 assists
• Ranked ninth all-time in the Michigan career records with 60 goals
• Finished her career ranking 10th all-time in the U-M career records with 76 points
• Started all 18 games for the Wolverines
• Ranked second on the team with 37 points
• Scored 28 goals, which also ranked second for the Wolverines
• Was 8-for-12 on free position attempts
• Had 14 ground balls and nine caused turnovers
• Recorded 11 multi-points games, including four four-point contests
• Had an eight-game point streak that stretched from March 6-April 8
• Scored a season-best four goals against both Notre Dame and Central Michigan
• Won three or more draw controls on 13 occasions
• Had at least one draw control win in all but one game in 2022

Junior (2021)
• Saw action in and started 11 games for the Wolverines
• Had 20 points on the season with 15 goals and five assists
• Led the team with 36 draw controls wins
• Picked up six ground balls and caused five turnovers
• Recorded a hat trick against Johns Hopkins (April 22)
• Had a season high four points with three goals and an assist against Maryland (Feb. 26)

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after six games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Appeared in all six games with three starts
• Was one of six players to notch double digit points in the shortened season
• Netted 11 goals and had one assist for 12 points, ranking fifth for the Wolverines
• Scored three goals on free position shots
• Notched nine draw control wins
• Picked up six ground balls and had two caused turnovers
• Had three multi-goal performances with four goals and one assist at Vanderbilt (March 4) for a season-best five points

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in all 20 games with one start in her freshman season
• Recorded seven points in her first season with six goals and one assist
• Scored a goal in her first two games as a Wolverine
• Earned her first collegiate start against Rutgers (April 13)
• Had a goal and an assist against Rutgers
• Ranked fourth on the team with 28 draw control victories
• Had a season-best five draw control wins against No. 18 Johns Hopkins (March 30)
• Added seven ground balls and one caused turnover

Prep
• Graduated from Sparta High School (2018)
• Was a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse
• Finished her career as the leading point and goal scorer in Sussex County history
• Two-time US Lacrosse All-American
• Earned New Jersey Player of the Year honors in her senior season (2018)
• Notched Stars and Stripes Conference and New Jersey Herald Player of the Year honors (2018)
• Named the Stars and Stripes Conference Player of the Year (2018)
• Garnered first team all-state and First Team All-Start and Stripes Conference in her senior campaign (2018)
• Named USA Today Third Team as a senior (2018)
• Earned Freedom Conference Player of the Year and Mugs Media Player of the Year as a junior (2017)
• Three-time First Team All-Herald honoree (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Named First Team All-Group two times (2017, 2018)
• Had the most goals (140) and ground balls (192) in the state of New Jersey as a junior (2017)
• Four-time NJ Herald Team of the Year and three-time Mugs Media Team of the Year
• Helped her team to two North I Group II Sectional Championships in her junior and senior campaigns (2017, 2018)

Academics/Extracurriculars
• National Honor Society
• High Honor Roll
• World Language National Honor Society
• Find the Courga, Pass it Along

Club
• Played club lacrosse for Building Blocks Lacrosse

Other Sports
• Four-time letterwinner in soccer
• Played basketball for one season (2015)

Personal
• Full name is Kaitlyn Grace Mead
• Born Oct. 5, 1999
• Daughter of John and Kristin Mead
• Has two sisters and two brothers
• Her twin sister Hailey is also a member of the Michigan women’s lacrosse team
• Her brother, Owen, plays men’s lacrosse at Rutgers University
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts
• Major is undecided