Chloe Humphrey

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Chloe Humphrey
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Humphrey with North Carolina in 2025
Born (2005-03-05) March 5, 2005 (age 20)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
PositionAttack
NCAA team North Carolina (2024–)
Medal record
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Chloe Clarissa Humphrey (born March 5, 2005) is an American college lacrosse player for the North Carolina Tar Heels. In her freshman season, she led the Tar Heels to the 2025 national championship and became the first freshman to win the Tewaaraton Award.

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Early life

Humphrey grew up in Darien, Connecticut, one of four children born to Sarah and John Humphrey. She has two older sisters, Nicole and Ashley, and a younger brother, Brett. [1] She began playing soccer before following her sisters into lacrosse in fifth grade. [2] She won two state championships at Darien High School, where she was named All-American two times and the USA Lacrosse High School Player of the Year as a senior. [3] She was ranked by Inside Lacrosse as the top recruit of the 2023 class. [3]

College career

Humphrey sat out her freshman season with the North Carolina Tar Heels due to a stress reaction foot injury sustained in the 2024 preseason. [4] In her redshirt freshman season in 2025, she started all 22 games and scored 90 goals, an NCAA freshman single-season record and program single-season record. With sisters Nicole and Ashley, she led the Tar Heels to a perfect 22–0 record, the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and the program's fourth NCAA championship. She scored a season-high 7 goals in a 20–4 win against Florida in the semifinals. [5] She had 4 goals and an assist in the national title game, winning 12–8 against Northwestern, and was named the tournament's most outstanding player. [6] She was named the IWLCA National Player of the Year and became the first freshman and first Tar Heel to win the Tewaaraton Award. [7]

References

  1. Swanson, Shelby (May 8, 2025). "How three sisters reunited with UNC women's lacrosse to chase an NCAA title". The News & Observer . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. Kennedy, Riley (December 8, 2023). "ILWomen's No. 1 Freshman Chloe Humphrey, North Carolina: Compete For Everything". Inside Lacrosse . Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Chloe Humphrey". North Carolina Tar Heels . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  4. Smith, Megan (April 18, 2025). "Chloe Humphrey leads UNC women's lacrosse to ACC regular season title year after injury". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. Foy, Terry (May 23, 2025). "Chloe Humphrey Leads Second Quarter Explosion as Carolina Gets Back to the NCAA Title Game". Inside Lacrosse . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  6. "Northwestern vs North Carolina DI Women's Lacrosse Game Summary". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  7. Keck, Aaron (May 29, 2025). "UNC Women's Lacrosse Star Chloe Humphrey Wins Tewaaraton Award, National Player of the Year". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved May 29, 2025.