Lycoming College

During her time with the Lycoming College women's lacrosse team, Kelly McGinniss rewrote much of the school's record book while starring as a midfielder with the ability to take control of games.
 
In 2019, a season in which she earned her third straight First Team All-MAC Commonwealth honors, McGinniss set the NCAA's All-Divisions record for draw controls in a season with 239. One of the conference's most dynamic midfielders, McGinniss led the league in goals (80) for the third straight year while tying the school-record for goals in a season. McGinniss had five or more goals in 10 games, including a career-high nine against Arcadia. She won double-digit draw controls in every game but one and she set the single-game record of 21 against Susquehanna.
 
One of three players in Division III history to win 600 draw controls in her career, McGinniss led the league in the category four times and she is the school's program-record holder with 623. She left Lycoming with her name painted across the record book, ranking first in points (319), goals (284), game-winning goals (11) and free-position goals (78). She also holds the single-season record for draw controls (239) and goals (80), both set in 2019.
 
The Randolph, N.J., native wrapped up her career with an appearance in the IWLCA North-South All-Star game and she was the school's NCAA Woman of the Year honoree as well as the Most Outstanding Female Athlete.
 
A seven-time MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week, she also earned the inaugural IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week award in
 
The midfielder helped the Warriors to two appearances in the MAC Commonwealth Championship in her career and she helped the team make an appearance in the conference semifinal in 2017.
 
The business administration major earned four MAC Academic Honor Roll, three Academic All-MAC and two IWLCA/Zag Sports Academic Honor Roll accolades in her career. She also earned induction into the Sigma Beta Delta business and Lambda Pi Eta communication honor societies and graduated cum laude.
 
After graduating, McGinniss worked as an assistant women's lacrosse coach at Misericordia (2019-21) and Stevens (2021-23), helping the Ducks to a pair of MAC Freedom titles in 2022 and 2023. She is now an advancement services officer with Saint Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J. She is still coaching lacrosse, working with CLC (the Centercourt Lacrosse Club) for the past four years and she has recently started running in local races, with her sights on competing a half-marathon this year.
 
Nominated by: Jay Thomson '86