Staff Directory

Katie Vahle

Title:
Interim Head Coach
E-Mail Address:
Year at CMU:
1st
Hometown:
Manorville, N.Y.
Alma Mater/Year:
1st
Experience:
Arizona State '24, M'25

Katie Vahle began her collegiate coaching career at Central Michigan in January 2026, immediately following an impressive playing career as a goalkeeper at Arizona State. She was named the interim Head Coach of Chippewa Lacrosse on March 5, 2026.

Vahle led CMU as the program’s lone coach for the final 11 games of the 2026 season, tallying a 4-7 overall record, 3-4 in the Mid-American Conference. The first-year coach’s leadership had the Chippewas in the hunt for the MAC Tournament until the final whistle of the season, netted MAC yearly honors for Ava Regitz (All-MAC second team) and Mia Bradley (MAC All-Freshman).

The two-time graduate of Arizona State—a bachelor’s in sports business and a master’s in digital audience strategy—is the program’s all-time leader in saves (661), a mark that stood third in NCAA I among active goalies upon her career’s conclusion. She earned two conference all-tournament selections, seven conference weekly honors, marked double-digit saves in 31 of 73 career games, a.430 save percentage, 114 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers in her career.

Vahle offered her services in youth coaching throughout her collegiate playing career. She was a volunteer assistant coach at Eastport South Manor High School, her alma mater, for four years and has been an assistant for the Long Island Yellow Jackets, coaching the 2033 and 2034 classes in 2024 and 2025, respectively. She has also provided private coaching to goalies aged 5-17 since June 2019.