Katelyn Sherman is in her fourth season at Ave Maria and her first year as the Director of Game Day Operations. She leads all operations for the athletic department on game days across all sports. In addition to her game day responsibilities, she is also AMU's head lacrosse coach and is the Sports Information Media Assistant.
Sherman was named the fourth head coach of the Ave Maria University women's lacrosse program in August 2022. Sherman is an alum of the University, and returns to AMU as the program's all-time leading scorer.
Before returning to Ave Maria, Sherman was the head coach at William Penn University and Elmira College.Â
During her playing career at Ave Maria, Sherman was a dominant attacker. A four-time All-Conference selection and 2017 NAIA Second Team All-American, Sherman scored 142 goals over her four years in southwest Florida, and added 26 assists. Her totals in goals, assists, and points all still stand as Ave Maria career records.
Sherman has continued playing lacrosse since her graduation from Ave Maria. In the summer of 2022, Sherman suited up for Team China at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship. Sherman scored a goal in China's platinum bracket victory over South Korea, and helped the Chinese to a winning record on the biggest stage of women's lacrosse.
