Meredith Haakenson

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
M
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.
High School:
Maple Grove Senior

At Michigan
• Third Team All-Big Ten (2022)
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Sept. 13, 2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2019)
• United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-North Region (2019)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (March 16, 2021)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
• Two-time U-M Academic Achievement Award honoree (2018, 2019)

Fifth Year (2022)
• Third Team All-Big Ten (2022)
• Had trio of points against Boston University, scoring a goal and assisting Kacey Lawrence’s goal (Aug. 28)

Senior (Fall 2021)
• Played in 25 matches with 23 starting nods, scoring five goals and adding six assists (16 points)
• 16 points ranked third on the team, five goals tied for second and six assists ranked tied for second on squad
• Scored four goals and had two assists in six postseason matches (10 points)
• Had 33 shots on the year, with 14 coming on goal

Junior (Spring 2021)
• Was one of six players to start all 11 games
• Had five points on the season with two goals and one assist, all of which came against Michigan State (March 13), earning her Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
• Had seven shots on goal and scored the game-winner against Michigan State

Sophomore (2019)
• Appeared in all 24 matches, starting 23 of them
• Notched 20 points with two assists and a team-high nine goals
• Was one of four players to notch 20-or-more points in the 2019 season
• Scored two goals against Marshall (Aug. 22)
• Netted the overtime golden goal at Northwestern (Oct. 13)
• Notched the game-winning goal against No. 13 Washington State (Sept. 13)
• Recorded shots on goal percentage of .615, putting 16 of her 26 shots on net
• Had a team-high four game winning goals
• Logged 1,641 minutes on the pitch

Freshman (2018)
• Appeared in all 19 games and made two starts in her first season
• Tallied two assists in the first two games of her collegiate career
• Took 13 shots, putting three on goal
• Played 670 minutes

Prep
• Maple Grove Senior High (2018)
• Two-time Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
• Four-time Offensive MVP and Leading Scorer
• Four-time Northwest Suburban All Conference Team
• Four-time Minnesota All State First Team
• All-American Regional Team (2016)
• Minnesota Star Tribune Girls Player of the Year (2018)
• Class 2A Minnesota Ms. Soccer (2018)
• American Family Insurance ALL USA Preseason Team (2018)

Academics/Extracurriculars
• Four year honor roll member
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• National Honor Society
• Scholar All-American Player of the Year
• Link Crew

Club
• Minnesota Thunder Academy (2014-2018)
• Midwest Player Development Program (2015-2017)
• Olympic Development Region 2 Team - Boca Raton (2013-2016)
• Olympic Development National Team - Chula Vista (2014)
• National Identification Development Program- Phoenix (2014)
• National Identification Development Program - South Carolina (2013)

Personal
• Full name is Meredith Ann Haakenson
• Born June 29, 1999
• Brother, Luke, played soccer team at Creighton University (2016-2020) and plays in Major League Soccer for Nashville
• Father, Scott, played Division III basketball at Concordia in Moorhead, Minnesota (1986-1989)
• Master's of Management