Kat Enders

Kat Enders is in her second year as head women's lacrosse coach at Linfield after becoming the fifth coach to head the program since its inception in 1997. A native Oregonian, Enders spent

Kat Enders is in her second year as head women's lacrosse coach at Linfield after becoming the fifth coach to head the program since its inception in 1997. A native Oregonian, Enders spent two years as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio.

Enders was a four-year lacrosse letterwinner and two-year captain at Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating in 2012. Named one of Ohio Wesleyan’s Top-Ten scholar-athletes, she earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology while also pursuing a minor in religion. During her time at OWU, she served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was North Coast Athletic Conference SAAC representative.

Enders grew up in Lake Oswego, Ore. She graduated from Portland’s St. Mary’s Academy, competing for four years in lacrosse. She was a member of consecutive Oregon Girls Lacrosse Association state championship clubs in 2007 and 2008. In addition to her high school and college experiences, Enders has been involved with girls lacrosse at the club level with Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation, with Rhino Lacrosse, and with the Midwestern Force club team in Ohio.