2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jersey Number 17
Megan Minturn
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Corte Madera, Calif.
- High School:
- Redwood
At Michigan
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
Junior (2025)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts on defense
• Notched eight ground ball and five caused turnovers
• Had four ground balls against Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
• Picked up two ground balls and had a caused turnover against Akron at the NCAA Tournament (May 9)
Sophomore (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in five games off the bench
• Picked up four ground balls and had two caused turnovers at Eastern Michigan
Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in five games off the bench in her first season
Prep
• Prepped at Redwood High School, where she was be a four-year letterwinner with her sophomore season being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Selected for the Adrenaline All-American game
• Named the All-MCAL Lacrosse Player of the Year in her senior season
• Earned the Don Kreps Award, which is presented to the most outstanding female athlete of the year
• Selected for the American Select California team in her junior season
• Led her team to a North Coast Section Championship
• Helped her team to a conference championship three times
• Was a three-time team captain
Club
• Played club lacrosse for STEPS California, which won the IWLCA West Coast Cup
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was a member of California National Honor Society
• Founded the Students United for Inclusivity Club
• Was a member of the Tobacco Use Prevention Education group and a peer resource
Other Sports
• Also lettered in field hockey and helped the team to two conference championships
Personal
• Full name is Megan Elizabeth Minturn
• Daughter of Mark and Joanne Minturn
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majoring in Psychology
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
Junior (2025)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts on defense
• Notched eight ground ball and five caused turnovers
• Had four ground balls against Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
• Picked up two ground balls and had a caused turnover against Akron at the NCAA Tournament (May 9)
Sophomore (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in five games off the bench
• Picked up four ground balls and had two caused turnovers at Eastern Michigan
Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in five games off the bench in her first season
Prep
• Prepped at Redwood High School, where she was be a four-year letterwinner with her sophomore season being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Selected for the Adrenaline All-American game
• Named the All-MCAL Lacrosse Player of the Year in her senior season
• Earned the Don Kreps Award, which is presented to the most outstanding female athlete of the year
• Selected for the American Select California team in her junior season
• Led her team to a North Coast Section Championship
• Helped her team to a conference championship three times
• Was a three-time team captain
Club
• Played club lacrosse for STEPS California, which won the IWLCA West Coast Cup
Academic/Extracurricular
• Was a member of California National Honor Society
• Founded the Students United for Inclusivity Club
• Was a member of the Tobacco Use Prevention Education group and a peer resource
Other Sports
• Also lettered in field hockey and helped the team to two conference championships
Personal
• Full name is Megan Elizabeth Minturn
• Daughter of Mark and Joanne Minturn
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majoring in Psychology
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