Delaney Caldwell

Photo by: Heather Parker

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Photo by: Bobby Ellis (Ball State Creative Services)

Photo by: BSU Photo Services

MC-69059 Photo Shoot–Soccer Team Photo Day on July 29, 2024. Photo by Samantha Blankenship / Ball State University

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Saline
Hometown:
Chelsea, Mich.

Career Accolades
Sept. 10, 2024 - MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Tied for No. 11 in BSU history with seven goals in a season
Tied for No. 16 in BSU history with 15 points in a season
2022 MAC Freshman of the Year
2022 All-MAC Second Team

2024 (Junior): Started in all 18 games and played 1,123 minutes … tallied seven goals and eight assists for a total of 22 points while taking 39 shots (17 on goal) … scored two goals in the season opener vs Purdue Fort Wayne (8/15) … found the back of the net in four straight wins at Michigan (9/1), Austin Peay (9/5), vs Queens (9/8) and IU Indy (9/12) … added three assists against Queens and two against IU Indy … chipped in a trio of assists at Western Michigan (10/27) while playing a season-high 80 minutes

2023 (Sophomore): Named Second Team All-MAC … named to the Academic All-MAC Team … named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … appeared in 19 games, including 18 starts … recorded six assists, tying the fifth-highest single season total in program history … scored two goals, including one against Texas Tech (Aug. 24) and the opening goal against Toledo (Sept. 28).

2022 (Freshman): Named the MAC Freshman of the Year … named to the All-MAC Second Team … her 15 points have her tied for 16th in BSU history for a single season … her seven goals are tied for 11th in BSU history for a single season … recorded her first collegiate points and goal at Valparaiso on Sept. 4 … notched a two-goal performance against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 25 … her lone assist came against Toledo on Oct. 6 … produced 19 shots on goal … tallied 1,224 minutes.

High School/Club: She played on the varsity team for Saline High School … member of the academic Honor Roll all four years … earned a spot on the all-conference second team as a junior … scored over 25 goals in her career … three-time conference champion … played for the Michigan Hawks club team for eight seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Matthew Caldwell and Anju Taylor … has one brother, Joe, and four sisters, Madison, Jacqueline, Ainsley, and Carson … her mother played tennis at Indiana … her stepbrother Joe played football and baseball at Michigan … her stepfather Adam Taylor played baseball at Ferris State and New Mexico.