Awards and Honors: Callahan, Class, Norris Named B1G Players to Watch
2/4/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Feb. 4 -- Grace Callahan, Ava Class, Calli Norris
Big Ten Players to Watch
» Senior Grace Callahan enters her final season ranked seventh all-time at U-M with 55 career caused turnovers, and also ranks eighth all-time with 85 career ground balls.
» She was an IWLCA third team All-American, an Inside Lacrosse third team All-American and a USA Lacrosse Magazine third team All-American last season after helping to anchor a defense that ranked eighth nationally, giving up just 9.05 goals per game.
» The Victor, N.Y., native was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List as a junior and nabbed All-Big Ten first-team honors.
» Graduate student Ava Class returns for one final season as a Wolverine after earning All-Big Ten first-team honors in 2025.
» Class notched USA Lacrosse third team All-America honors and was an Inside Lacrosse All-America honorable mention in 2025.
» The Hunt Valley, Md., native has 44 career goals and 14 assists for 58 total points in three seasons.
» Senior Calli Norris appeared in all 20 games last season and was a spark plug off the bench for Michigan in 2025, ranking fourth on the team in points with 43.
» She scored 37 goals, ranking her third on the team, and added six assists.
» The Vero Beach, Fla., native carried a .778 shots-on-goal percentage and netted a team-best 12 free-position goals.
» Norris tallied 10 multi-goal games last season and recorded seven hat tricks.
Big Ten Preseason Poll
Michigan was picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten by the conference coaches, while Northwestern was the unanimous first-place pick. Maryland was chosen to finish second, and Johns Hopkins was picked to finish third.
