Libby Van Wagnen

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Katie Connolly, TCU Athletics

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

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Jackson, Mich.
High School:
Jackson

2024: Played in 14 matches with two starts (Bowling Green, Oct. 18; Buffalo, Oct. 31) … scored first collegiate goal in 6-1 rout of Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 11) … three appearances with at least 60 minutes—the two starts and reserve appearance at TCU (Aug. 29) … Academic All-MAC

2023: Played in seven games, starting against Northern Illinois (Oct. 22) and at Ball State (Oct. 26) … played full 90 minutes in both starts, with another 64 minutes against Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 10) … put one of two shots on-goal against Northern Illinois … eclipsed 1,500 career minutes against Northern Illinois

2022 at Morehead State: Transferred to Central Michigan from Morehead State University of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) … appeared in two matches totaling 55 minutes

2021 at Morehead State: Played in all 18 games, starting all the final 11 contests of the season … made first collegiate start at Miami (OH) (Sept. 15) … fired three shots, all on-goal, at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 26) … averaged over 65 minutes per appearance, playing over 80 minutes nine times … Dean’s List honoree

2020 at UW-Green Bay: Transferred to Morehead State from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay of the Horizon League … played in five games for 64 minutes, making collegiate debut against Northern Kentucky (March 3) … tallied first career shot at Illinois-Chicago

Club: Served as team captain of Jaguars UWSL semi-professional soccer team in 2021 ... served as team captain for Rebels UWSL semi-professional women's soccer team in 2022 ... played for Michigan Jaguars, Rebels FC, ECNL Vardar, ECNL and MRL Michigan Hawks

High School: Graduated from Jackson High School in 2020 … played varsity soccer for the Vikings as a freshman and sophomore before moving exclusively to development competition … named All-Capital Area Activities Conference (2018)

Personal: Daughter of Aaron and Lenae Van Wagnen … has two younger sisters: Maggie and Kate … sister, Maggie, committed to CMU during her senior year at Napoleon High School, will be a freshman on the 2024 team … is always prepared for a pick-up game, bringing a ball whenever she goes on vacation

Why CMU?: “I have transferred twice after having a difficult time during recruiting in COVID and coaching changes. After two difficult college situations, I was discouraged. After meeting the coaches and girls at CMU, I finally felt happy and at home. I am so blessed and grateful for the school and team as a whole.”