Lauren Steinlage

Class:
Freshman
Position:
D/M
Hometown:
Olathe, KS
Height:
5-7
High School:
St. James Academy
Squadron:
33 / King Ratz

Sophomore (2024): Played in all 18 matches of the season, while making first three career starts…Totaled 510 minutes on the pitch, with a career-high of 69 minutes at Boise State on October 17…Recorded another career-high of six shots on the season, with one on goal…Named to the Athletic Director's List...Will serve as a Group 4 Character and Honor NCOIC during her junior year...Went on OPS at Columbus AFB in Columbus, MS...Flew in the T-38 Talon...Served as Support Group Cadre for BCT during the summer of 2025...

Freshman (2023): Appeared in 13 matches as a substitute in her debut season...Managed 190 total minutes as a freshman...Saw the pitch for a career-high 31 minutes versus San Diego State on September 28...Made two attempts at goal against San Jose State on October 22, a career high.

High School/Club: Played for Mark Twellman at St. James Academy...2023 Team Captain...2023 Kansas 5A All-State Midfielder of the Year...2023 Eastern Kansas League Midfielder of the Year...2023 Kansas 5A All-State First Team...2023 Kansas City Girls High School All Metro Large Class First Team...2023 Eastern Kansas League First Team...2023 Kansas Class 5A State Third Place...2023 Kansas Class 5A Regional Champions...Helped guide Thunder to best record in school history (18-3) her final season...2022 Kansas Class 5A All-State Second Team...2022 Eastern Kansas League Honorable Mention...2022 Kansas Class 5A Regional Champions...2021 Eastern Kansas League Honorable Mention...Three-year letterwinner in soccer...Also played guard for four seasons on the basketball team...Served as team captain...National Honor Society member...Science and Spanish National Honors Society member as well...Graduated with 4.5 GPA...Played club for Kansas Rush SC...2020-2023 Kansas Rush GA 05 Team Captain...2021-2022 Girls Academy League Club Representative...2021 Rush Select National Team participant...2021 Kansas State Cup Champion...2020 Kansas State Cup Runner-Up.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 32...Daughter of Dana and Crystal Steinlage...Has two sisters Madison and Jacqueline and a brother Caleb...Major is Management with a minor in Global Logistics...Was born in Olathe, Kansas...Uncle Brian served in the Marine Corps, and Grandfather Anthony served in the Air Force...Began playing soccer at age six...Favorite individual sports moment was scoring the game-winning header off of a corner in overtime to defeat league rival Bishop Miege her final year of high school...Favorite team moment was helping guide her basketball program to its best record in school history her senior season...Credits her parents for having the biggest impact on her athletic career...Pregame ritual includes listening to "Known" by Tauren Wells and wearing pink or blue pre-wrap...Guilty pleasure is ice cream...Favorite player is Julie Ertz and her favorite soccer teams are Sporting KC and KC Current...Chose the Academy because it "felt that it was the culmination of everything that I had worked for in academics, athletics, and character over the last 18 years of my life. I wanted the opportunity to eventually graduate as an officer in the Air Force and serve our country".