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2025 Field Hockey Roster

5 Ella Gaitan

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Sophomore
  • Position F
  • Major Letters & Sciences
  • Hometown Belvidere, NJ
  • High School Blair Academy
  • Instagram ellaagaitan/

Biography

2024 Big Ten All-Second Team
2024 Big Ten All-Freshman Team 
2024 U.S. U21 National Team
2023 U.S. U18 National Team
2022 Max Field Hockey Top 50 - Class of 2024

AS A FRESHMAN (2024):  Appeared and started in all 20 games…Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/4,10/7,9/9)....Scored first goal as a Terp in a 2-0 win over #17 Boston College (9/6)...Recorded first multi-goal game as a Terp in 5-0 win over #10 Iowa (10/6)...Produced back to back multi-goal games against #10 Iowa (10/6), at Michigan State (10/11)... Career high three shots on goal at Michigan State (10/11)

BEFORE MARYLAND: Four-year member of high school varsity field hockey team... Played for Centercourt Club from 2020-24 under Coach Rachel Galante... 2023 All-MAPL &  All-State First Team... 2023 Blair Academy Field Hockey Prize... 2023 NFHCA High School Watchlist... 2023 Max Field Hockey High School Regional Players to Watch... Two-time Max Field Hockey NJ Region High School Players to Watch (2021 & 2022)... 2022 Mid-Atlantic Prep All-League Selection... Two-time NJISAA Prep ‘A’ All-State First Team (2021 & 2022)... 2022 Max Field Hockey National Invitational All-Tournament Second Team... 2022 All-MAPL First Team... 2022 NJSIAA Prep A state champions... 2021 Mid-Atlantic Prep All-League First Team... 2021 Max Field Hockey New Jersey All-Region Second Team

PERSONAL: Father, Harold, played soccer and mother, Kristin, played field hockey at Montclair State... Has three siblings, Emerson, Quinn and Grady... Sports hero is Michael Jordan... Why Maryland?: “I chose to come to Maryland for the incredible legacy of winning, the amazing coaching, and the unbeatable team culture.”

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Freshman

    Forward
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2025Sophomore

    Forward
    5'5"
    5