2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Cox, Ella
Jersey Number 37
Ella Cox
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Monkton, Md.
- High School:
- Notre Dame Preparatory School
- Height:
- 5-10
- Position:
- Defense
Bio
Prior to Ohio State
- Two-time team captain
- New Balance All-American as both a sophomore and junior and a UA All-American
- Played for Skywalkers Lacrosse Club for six years
- Played field hockey through junior year
- Part of the science, history, English, language and math honor societies and the Cum Laude society
- Involved in numerous clubs; was club leader for Morgan's Message, Travis Manion Foundation and Live for Lara; member of OneLove, Women in Sports and Medicine, Claire Marie Foundation, Athletic Association, Habitaty for Humanity and Breast Cancer Awareness
- Parents are Michelle, a special education teacher, and Jeff, an engineer; both graduated from Maryland
- Sister Kylie attended Ohio State
- Biology (pre-med track) major and plays to go to med school and become an anesthesiologist
- Enjoys going to beach and fishing and hanging out with her friends, family and dog
- On how she got into the sport: "I started lacrosse at 4 years old because I wanted to be just like my sister and she played lacrosse, so, I thought I should give it a try."
- On why she chose Ohio State: "For the academics, the fun atmosphere, the friendly and competitive culture of the team and of course for the football games."
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