2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 18
Kennedy Meier
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Wilmette, Ill.
- High School:
- New Trier Township
At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
Sophomore (2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in three games
• Had one ground ball and one caused turnover
Freshman (2024)
• Made two appearances off the bench
Prep
• Prepped at New Trier Township High School where her freshman season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Earned Central Suburban League All-Conference and Central Suburban League All-Sectional as a sophomore and junior
• Set school record for most draw controls as a senior
• Named a USA Lacrosse All-American as a junior
• Invited to USA Lacrosse U18 National Team Combine as a junior
• Chosen as MVP of New Trier Girls Lacrosse in her junior campaign
• Led her team to a state championship in her junior season
• Set single-season school record for draw controls at 150 as a junior
• Won 2nd all-time single-game school record of 18 draw controls as a junior
• Ranks third all-time in draw controls after only two seasons, with 230 total draw controls in her junior campaign
• Holds four of the top 10 all-time single-game draw controls records as of her junior season
• Named to Illinois All-State First Team in her sophomore and junior seasons
• Was selected to the Under Armour 150 Team as a sophomore
• Named to the American Select Midwest Team in her sophomore season
• Picked at the Midwest Elite 12 Camp as a Top 12 Player in her sophomore season
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Team One Wildcat 2023, which was the No. 1 team ranked in the Midwest
Academic/Extracurricular
• Made honor roll all four years
• Was a member of National Latin Honor Society
• Was a Junior Auxiliary member of Skin of Steel Melanoma Awareness Organization
• Was selected as part of the New Trier Athletics Leadership Practicum Seminar Team
Other Sports
• Also played field hockey
Personal
• Full name is Kennedy Kaiulani Meier
• Daughter of Chantal and Eric Meier
• Father played football at Southern Illinois University
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Majoring in Business Administration
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
Sophomore (2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in three games
• Had one ground ball and one caused turnover
Freshman (2024)
• Made two appearances off the bench
Prep
• Prepped at New Trier Township High School where her freshman season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Earned Central Suburban League All-Conference and Central Suburban League All-Sectional as a sophomore and junior
• Set school record for most draw controls as a senior
• Named a USA Lacrosse All-American as a junior
• Invited to USA Lacrosse U18 National Team Combine as a junior
• Chosen as MVP of New Trier Girls Lacrosse in her junior campaign
• Led her team to a state championship in her junior season
• Set single-season school record for draw controls at 150 as a junior
• Won 2nd all-time single-game school record of 18 draw controls as a junior
• Ranks third all-time in draw controls after only two seasons, with 230 total draw controls in her junior campaign
• Holds four of the top 10 all-time single-game draw controls records as of her junior season
• Named to Illinois All-State First Team in her sophomore and junior seasons
• Was selected to the Under Armour 150 Team as a sophomore
• Named to the American Select Midwest Team in her sophomore season
• Picked at the Midwest Elite 12 Camp as a Top 12 Player in her sophomore season
Club
• Played club lacrosse for Team One Wildcat 2023, which was the No. 1 team ranked in the Midwest
Academic/Extracurricular
• Made honor roll all four years
• Was a member of National Latin Honor Society
• Was a Junior Auxiliary member of Skin of Steel Melanoma Awareness Organization
• Was selected as part of the New Trier Athletics Leadership Practicum Seminar Team
Other Sports
• Also played field hockey
Personal
• Full name is Kennedy Kaiulani Meier
• Daughter of Chantal and Eric Meier
• Father played football at Southern Illinois University
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Majoring in Business Administration
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Friday, November 14
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Tuesday, March 18
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Sunday, April 14




