Sydney Whitaker

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Glen Allen, Va.
High School:
Deep Run

At Michigan
• Four-time letterwinner (2017-20)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award recipient (2017)

Senior (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after six games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Appeared in and started four games for the Wolverines
• Picked up nine ground balls and had three caused turnovers
• Notched one draw control victory

Junior (2019)
• Saw action in 13 games with 10 starts on defense
• Picked up 20 ground balls with a season-best five against No. 6 Northwestern (April 18)
• Had eight caused turnovers
• Notched 11 draw control wins, including five at Ohio State (March 21)

Sophomore (2018)
• Appeared in and started 16 games
• Recorded 25 ground balls, 17 draw controls, and 13 caused turnovers
• Picked up a season-high six ground balls at No. 10 Navy (Feb. 25)
• Had five draw controls in a win over East Carolina (April 21)

Freshman (2017)
• Appeared in six games
• Scored her first career goal vs. Niagara (April 4)
• Recorded three draw controls

Prep
• Graduated from Deep Run High School (2016)
• Four-time First Team All-Conference (2012-16)
• Two-time First Team All-State, First Team All-Region, Conference 11 Player of the Year, and 5A South Region Player of the Year (2015-16)
• Scored a Virginia state record 10 goals on two different occasions
• First Team All-American (2016)
• 5A State Defensive Player of the Year (2015)

Club
• Played for Storm Elite 2016

Other Sports
• Four-year letterwinner in field hockey and basketball

Personal
• Daughter of Kelley Whitaker
• Born September 2, 1998
• Has one brother and one sister
• Sister, Morgan, is also a member of the Michigan women’s lacrosse team
• Majoring in communication and media