Aerin Krys

September 3, 2023, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Field Hockey and Duke at FH & Lax Complex in College Park, MD on Sunday, September 3, 2023. (Photo by Taylor McLaughlin/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Taylor McLaughlin/Northwestern Athletics

August 8, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Field Hockey team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Ridgefield
Hometown:
Ridgefield, Connecticut

Awards:

Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
Academic All-Big Ten (2024)

Season/Career Highs:

Goals: 1 (vs. VCU, 9/1/25)
Assists: 1 (3x - last vs. VCU, 9/1/25)
Points: 1 (2x - last vs. Miami (OH), 11/15/24)
Shots: 2 (vs. Richmond, 8/31/25)
Shots on Goal: 2 (vs. Richmond, 8/31/25)

2024:

Appeared in 18 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
Fired a shot on goal in the season opener 3-0 win over Maine (8/30)
Recorded a shot in the 1-0 win at Indiana (9/22)
Logged an assist in 7-2 win against No. 17 Penn State (10/6)
Notched a shot on goal in 3-2 win over No. 9 Harvard (10/13)
Fired a shot on goal in 7-0 win vs. Stanford (10/18)
Contributed an assist in 9-2 win over Miami (OH) (11/15)

2023:

Appeared in three games
Recorded her first assist of the season in a 3-1 win over PENN (9/17)

2022:

Appeared in 19 games as a true first-year, notably converting crucial shots in both penalty shootouts to open the NCAA Tournament
Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (8/28)
Fired the first shot of her career against No. 11 Liberty (9/9)
Fired her first shot on goal at Indiana (10/28)
Recorded a shot in the Big Ten quarterfinals against No. 18 Rutgers (11/3/22)
Converted a shot in the penalty shootout against No. 25 Miami (OH), her first action in the game (11/11)
Scored in the penalty shootout for the second straight game against No. 11 Iowa in the NCAA quarterfinals (11/13)

High School:

USA Field Hockey 2021-22 Rise (U18) National Team Member
Four-year varsity letter recipient
Two-year team captain
Two-time All-Conference honors (2019 and 2020)
2021-22 USA Rise National Team Member
Played five years with New York Hockey Club
Four-year varsity letter recipient in lacrosse
Lacrosse team captain
2022 All-Academic State honors in lacrosse

Personal:

Four-year high honor roll
National Honors Society
Father Mark played ice hockey at Boston University and professionally for nine years
Brother Chad played ice hockey at Boston University and was selected in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks
Brother Luke plays ice hockey at Brown
Born in Ridgewood, NJ
Anticipated major is undecided

Fuchs on Krys: “Aerin is a great athlete and dynamic player. Being left handed, she will create challenges for our opponents and add versatility to our game. She has a nose for the goal and we look forward to seeing her develop.”