Regan Cornelius

September 15, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Field Hockey and Indiana at Lakeside Field in Evanston, IL on Friday, September 15, 2023. (Photo by Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics

August 20, 2024, 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 Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
5-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Columbus Academy
Hometown:
New Albany, Ohio

Awards:

2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, 2024)
3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
NFHCA National Academic Squad (2023)

Career Highs:

Goals: 1 (2x - last at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
Assists: 1 (5x - last vs. Saint Joseph's, 11/24/24)
Points: 3 (at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
Shots: 3 (2x - last at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
Shots on Goal: 2 (at Michigan State, 10/27/24)

2024:

Appeared in 22 games and started in 20 for Northwestern's National Championship season
Tallied a shot in 1-0 win at Indiana (9/22)
Recorded a shot on goal in 4-0 win over Rutgers (10/4)
Fired three shots with one on goal in 7-2 victory over No. 17 Penn State (10/6)
Contributed an assist and logged a shot on goal in 7-0 win against Stanford (10/18)
Tallied an assist in 11-1 win over UC Davis (10/20)
Scored a goal and notched an assist in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
Notched an assist in 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)

2023:

Recorded her first shot on goal of the season in a 5-0 win against Indiana (9/15)
Logged one shot on goal in a 3-1 win over PENN (9/17)
Recorded one shot on goal in a 4-3 win vs. #12 Ohio State (9/22)
Scored her first goal of the season in a 5-1 win vs. #7 Maryland (10/26)

2022:

Carved out a full-time starting role with 13 straight starts to close the season on Northwestern's campaign back to the national championship
Fired a shot on goal in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (8/28)
Made her first career start against No. 25 UMass (8/29)
Recorded a shot in the win over Penn (9/16)
Started and recorded her first career assist against Richmond (9/25)
Fired a shot on goal against No. 23 Rutgers (10/8)
Unleashed a shot on goal against Michigan State (10/14)
Fired a shot on goal at Miami (OH) (10/30)

2021:

Made 17 appearances as a first-year for the National Champion 'Cats
Made her collegiate debut in the 4-0 win over No. 6 UConn (8/27)
Scored her first collegiate goal against No. 21 Miami (8/29)
Fired a shot against No. 7 Boston College (9/5)

High School:

Four-time All-State honoree at Columbus Academy
Totaled 67 goals and 46 assists throughout her high school career, helping lead the Vikings to Division I state championships in 2018 and 2019
Coached by former Northwestern players Charlotte Vaziri and Tara Puffenberger during her senior season
Named the 2019 Max Field Hockey Ohio Player of the Year and earned 2019 Max Field Hockey 3rd Team All-American recognition
Named an NFHCA All-American in 2018 (3rd Team) and 2019 (2nd Team)
Member of the 2018-2019 U-17 Junior National Team, as well the 2019-2020 USA Rise National Team
Mother, Gretchen, was an All-American swimmer at Ohio University

Fuchs on Cornelius: “Regan is incredibly hard-working, gritty, and tough. She brings a wealth of experience as a member of the US U19 Team, as well being a leader for her high school and club teams. She is a strong versatile attacker who can play multiple positions. We look forward to her growth as a Wildcat.”