Elena Oh

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
East Chapel Hill High School
Major:
Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Awards:

2025 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
2025 Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week (Mar. 4, Mar. 11, Mar. 18, Mar. 25)
2025 Big 12 Freshman of the Week (April 8)

CAREER HIGH:
Shots Faced: 32 vs. Michigan (3/8/2025)
Saves: 12 vs. Army (2/28/2025)
Goals Allowed: 15 vs. Florida (4/12/2025)
Minutes: 60:00 (11x)
Ground Balls: 5 vs. ASU (5/1/2025)

CUMULATIVE CAREER STATS:
Shots Faced: 274
Saves: 83
Save %: .399
Goals Allowed: 125
GA/AVG: 9.81
Minutes: 764:30
Ground Balls: 24

2026 (SOPHOMORE):

Elena Oh is a sophomore goalkeeper for the Buffs.

2025 (FRESHMAN):

Named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Earned Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week four weeks in a row (Mar. 4, Mar. 11, Mar. 18, Mar. 25)
Earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week (April 8)
Played and started in 14 games for the Buffs
Reached a career-high 32 shots faced against Michigan (3/8/2025)
Reached a career-high 12 saves against Army (2/28/2025)
Reached a career-high five ground balls against ASU (5/1/2025)
Had five or more saves in 12 games
Had three games with double-digit saves
Picked up at least one ground ball in 12 of the 14 games played in
Made first collegiate appearance against Northwestern (2/21/2025)

MAJOR:

Aerospace Engineering

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, N.C. in 2024
DAC-VII All-Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)
DAC-VII Conference Specialist of the Year (2022)
DAC-VII Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
NC All-Region East First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
NC All-State Second Team (2022, 2023)
NC All-State First Team (2024)
USA Lacrosse Academic All-American (2023, 2024)
East Chapel Hill High School Varsity MVP (2023, 2024)
Played club for Team 91 Carolina 2024 Blue (coached by Kristy Newitt from 2022-2023); Team 91 National and Team 91 Colorado (coached by Mary Morgan Marafino in 2023); Team 91 Carolina 2023 Blue (coached by Mark Phillips in 2022); Team 91 Carolina 2023 White (coached by Jerry Zinn in 2022); and Red Devils (coached by Matt Wells in 2021)
Competed for the Korean Nation U20 Team in the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Championship in Hong Kong
National Merit Scholarship Finalist and Recipient
AP Scholar with Distinction
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Bouncing Bulldogs Competitive Jump Rope Team - 13 years
National Achievers Society
Habitat for Humanity volunteer

PERSONAL:

Elena Rose Kahwati Oh was born in Chapel Hill, N.C. and is the daughter of Richard Oh and Leila Kahwati
Has one older sibling, Caroline
Father, Richard, played lacrosse at MIT (1988-1992)
Favorite hobbies and pastimes include baking, crocheting, painting and reading
Most thrilling sports moment was beating a challenging team by one goal after traveling three hours to play them during a rebuilding year for her team
Wants to visit Europe (Nordic countries), Iceland, Australia, Korea and Brazil
Favorite foods are sushi, bagels and green grapes
Favorite musicians are Dominick Fike, Mac Miller and Hippo Campus
Fun Fact: Has only played lacrosse for three years; she started after her freshman year of high school after watching my sister and future teammates win a state championship
After CU, wants to go to graduate school and work in the aerospace industry
Chose to attend CU because it’s located in a gorgeous area, she loves the mountains and she wanted to live somewhere far from home