Marie McCool Nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2025

Marie McCool, the Most Valuable Player of the ladies’s lacrosse competitors at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China, has been named as one in all 30 people nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2025. 

McCool was the main scorer within the sixes lacrosse match at The World Games, ending with 20 targets and 32 factors to steer the U.S. to the gold medal. McCool had a game-high six-point effort within the championship recreation, a 16-8 victory over Canada in August. McCool, who additionally led the U.S. with eight factors (6g, 2a) in its semifinal win over Japan, had at the very least 5 factors in all 5 video games within the match. She shot a blistering 66.7 p.c along with her 20 targets approaching simply 30 pictures. 

The World Games championship was a part of a magical 2025 for McCool. She’s an assistant coach on the University of North Carolina and helped her alma mater seize the NCAA championship in May.

In June, McCool helped the U.S. ladies’s area lacrosse crew win the inaugural Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse championship in Auburndale, Fla. McCool had a hat trick within the USA’s 21-11 victory over Canada.

She was again within the sixes format in September, serving to the U.S. win the inaugural Atlas Cup at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.

The World Games championship in August was McCool’s second World Games title. She helped the U.S. win the lacrosse competitors at The World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland.