Leila Kahler

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Lauren Verellen

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

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

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Spring Lake, Mich.
Position:
Goalkeeper
High School:
Spring Lake
Height:
5-10
Major:
Mechanical Engineering, Spanish

2026: Started all 16 games in breakout senior season … seven double-digit games in saves, six over final 10 games … multiple ground balls in 12 of 16 games … five games with .500-plus save percentage (at Butler, Robert Morris, Detroit Mercy, at Youngstown State, at Kent State) … single-season all-time rankings: fourth in total and per-game saves (140, 8.75); t-7^th in CMU single-season history with 42 ground balls, sixth in per-game (2.62) … career all-time rankings: second in saves per game (7.22); sixth in save percentage (.396) … two MAC Goalkeeper of the Week selections: April 14 – posted her fifth and sixth double-digit games in saves (USC, 13; at Youngstown State, 10) and netted a key late-season 7-6 MAC victory, had .526 save percentage on the week; April 21 – tied career-high 14 saves (career-high .765 save percentage) in critical 15-9 MAC victory at Kent State, her fourth straight game with double-digit saves … eclipsed 1,000 career minutes in victory over Kent State (April 18), her 22^nd career appearance and 16^th start … Academic All-MAC

2025: Appeared in two games, first career start against Kent State (March 16) … collected 14 saves in the overtime effort against the Golden Flashes … IWLCA Honor Roll

2024: Appeared in four games for 77 minutes in goal … career-high five saves on 10 shots faced at Notre Dame (Feb. 11) … posted eight saves, one ground ball on the season

2023: Appeared in one game against Akron (April 8), had 3 saves on 9 shots faced

High School: Four-year letterwinner ... named to USA Lacrosse All-American team senior year … named to Michigan High School Lacrosse Coaches Association (MHSLCA) All-State team junior and senior year… named to OK Conference All-Conference team junior and senior year served as team captain senior year ... won OK Conference Championships in 2021 and 2022 with Spring Lake High School ... holds Spring Lake High School record for most saves by a goalie.

Club: Played for Summit Lacrosse club and Michigan Lakers in 2021… played with Monarch Lacrosse in 2020.

Personal: Daughter of Kelly Graftema and Paul Kahler… sister of Blayne and Ila Kahler.

Why CMU?: “I love the campus and the team atmosphere. Everyone has so much energy every single day no matter what we are doing. The class sizes are great and I felt as though I was at home the moment I stepped foot on campus.”