Kristen Kjellman

Kristen Kjellman is an American women's lacrosse player, born on November 18, 1984, who became one of the most decorated attackers and midfielders of the college game. She grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts, played soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Westwood High School, and was recruited to Northwestern University by head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller. With the Northwestern Wildcats she started every game of her first season in 2004, helped the program win three straight national championships from 2005 to 2007 and finished with a 77-5 record. She won the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2006 and 2007, the first lacrosse player of either sex to take it in consecutive seasons, and set Northwestern career records for goals and points. Later she was a draw specialist for the United States national team and earned All-World honors at the 2009 world championships in Prague.