Ella Dykstra

Photo by: Kailey Hill '26 - @rahsignz

Photo by: Clayton Kuiper '26

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
St. Joseph, Mich.
High School:
Saint Joseph

2024: Transferred to Central Michigan from NJCAA Lake Michigan College … named second team All-MCCAA and a member of the MCCAA All-Freshman team … started all 10 matches for the Red Hawks … scored three goals with two assists, both second-best on the team

High School: Graduated from St. Joseph High School in 2024 … MIHSSCA Division II All-State First Team midfielder … played one year of varsity soccer and basketball at SJHS … finished high school with four straight honor roll semesters … was an editor for her school paper, Wind-Up

Club: Midwest United (2020-24)

Personal: Daughter of Kaitlin Celmer and Anthony Burm, and step-dad Thomas Dykstra II … sister, Kelli Celmer, played soccer for NCAA III Benedictine (2008-09) … “I love hanging with my friends and dogs, I like to bake little desserts for my family and myself, and I enjoy being outside doing anything really.”

“Why CMU?”: “The coaches believe in me, and that’s huge for me.”