Truus van Wees

Class:
Freshman
Position:
A
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Ridgefield, Conn.
High School:
The Taft School

At Michigan
• Ranked in the ILWomen Power 100 Rankings for the Class of 2024

Freshman (2025)
• Saw action in four games
• Scored two goals in her first career appearance against Central Michigan (Feb. 19)
• Won 13 draw controls in the season with 10 against Akron at the NCAA Tournament (May 9)

Prep
• Prepped at The Taft School
• Recorded 120 points (80 goals, 40 assists) during her junior season
• Earned All-NEPSAC honors three times
• Named a captain in lacrosse, field hockey and hockey for her senior seasons
• Earned 12 varsity letters
• Received the Marion Hole Makepeace Award which is given to the female who contributed the most to Taft athletics during their time

Club
• Plays club lacrosse for CT Grizzlies, which was the No. 1-ranked team in the country her sophomore season and a top 5 nationally ranked team in her freshman season
• Was a Maryland Cup Champion with the CT Grizzlies
• Helped her club team win the America Select national championship as a freshman and sophomore

Academic/Extracurriculars
• Was on the honor roll for three years

Other Sports
• Played field hockey and ice hockey as well in high school
• Named All-NEPSAC first team for field hockey
• Was an All-Northeast Region first team selection in field hockey
• Named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Senior Impact team
• Was a Field Hockey Analyst 2023 overall top 100 performer in the country
• Named All-NEPSAC honorable mention for ice hockey

Personal
• Full name is Truus Montague van Wees
• Daughter of David and Mimi van Wees
• Mother player tennis at UNC Greensboro
• Father played rugby at Trent University in Ontario, Canada
• Brother plays lacrosse for Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Major is undeclared