Caroline Kimel | Assistant Coach | Ohio State Women's Lacrosse

Caroline Kimel

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Assistant Coach

Caroline Kimel joined the Ohio State women's lacrosse program as an assistant coach in June 2024 after wrapping up an outstanding collegiate career at East Carolina, where she set program records for career goals, assists and points.

Kimel, a native of Durham, N.C., played and started 75 games for the Pirates from 2020-24 (missing just one game in the five-year stretch) and scored 130 goals, adding 105 assists for 235 points. She was a four-time All-American Athletic Conference honoree, one of the first three players in AAC history to earn all-league honors four times, including first-team accolades in both 2023 and ‘24. She also was named to the IWLCA All-Region team twice. Kimel played under current Ohio State head coach Amanda Moore for four seasons.

A four-year letterwinner at Cardinal Gibbons High School, Kimel was part of four state championship teams. She had 281 points in her scholastic career (113 goals, 168 assists) and was named state championship and team MVP as a senior.

Kimel earned her bachelor’s degree in communications with a concentration in public relations in Spring 2023 before beginning work on a master’s degree in strategic communication.