McKenzie Olsen

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Palos Verdes, Calif.
High School:
Palos Verdes
Prev School:
Syracuse

Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2026) ... IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

2026: Appeared in all 17 games with starts in the final eight games … Contributed four goals and an assist for five points … Registered a career-high two goals versus East Carolina (2/25) … Notched first career assist at Elon (3/23) … Tallied 15 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers on the year … Matched personal best of two caused turnovers versus Virginia Tech (3/21), Florida State (3/29), Syracuse (4/4) and Clemson (4/11) … Tied a career-high three ground balls versus Harvard (3/17) and Florida State (3/29) … All-ACC Academic Team

2025 (Syracuse): Played in two games, helping Syracuse to wins against UAlbany and Cornell … Member of the IWLCA Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters

2024 (Syracuse): Played in 21 games, making one start … Key member of Syracuse’s woman-down defense … Finished the season with two ground balls and two caused turnovers … IWLCA Academic Honor Roll honoree … Member of All-ACC Academic Team … Member of ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters

2023 (Syracuse): Played in 14 games, making six starts … Made her collegiate debut against Binghamton … Recorded two ground balls and a draw control against Cornell … Recorded season highs in ground balls (3) and caused turnovers (2) against Clemson … Had a ground ball and a caused turnover against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament … Member of the All-ACC Academic Team … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters

2022 (Syracuse): Did not play due to injury … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the spring semester

High School: Two-time Under Armour All-American … US Lacrosse Magazine All-American … US Lacrosse Magazine Top 100 Commits … Adrenaline All-American … Two-time Bay League All-American … Gulf Coast All-American … Team Freshman Rookie of the Year … Earned team Most Valuable Player as a junior … Two-time Bay League All Star … Two-time team captain … Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) … Member of US Lacrosse Women’s Development National Team

Personal: Born July 5, 2002 ... Daughter of Chris and Tricia Olsen ... Has three siblings: Madisen, Ted and Tyler ... Her mom Tricia played basketball at UCSD ... Her sister Madison plays tennis at Oregon, while her brother Ted plays football at Syracuse