Macy Blackburn
.jpg) Blackburn with Texas Tech in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Macy Irene Blackburn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 2003[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Texas Tech Red Raiders | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 56 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 17, 2019 | |||
Macy Irene Blackburn (born April 7, 2003) is an American college soccer player who plays as a right back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. She earned first-team All-American honors with the Red Raiders in 2024.
Early life
[edit]Blackburn grew up in the Dallas–Fort Worth city of Keller, Texas, the younger of two daughters born to Ryan and Bianca Blackburn, all of whom graduated from Texas Tech University.[3] She played club soccer for Solar SC, which she helped lead to the USYS under-14 national championship in 2016, ECNL national title game in 2017, and USSDA under-17 national title in 2019.[2] She committed to Texas Tech in eighth grade. She graduated from Timber Creek High School in Fort Worth.[4]
College career
[edit]Blackburn led the Texas Tech Red Raiders with 9 assists in 19 games in her freshman season in 2021, earning Big 12 Conference all-freshman honors. She missed most of her sophomore year after dislocating her right kneecap three games into the season. She returned to contribute a career-high 11 assists and 2 goals in 15 games in her junior season in 2023, being named first-team All-Big 12 and third-team All-American. However, she tore her ACL in her right knee and missed the last eight games of the year, sitting out as Texas Tech clinched their first Big 12 regular-season title in program history and reached the third round of the NCAA tournament.[2][3]
In her senior season in 2024, Blackburn led the Red Raiders with 10 assists and added 2 goals in 19 games, being named first-team All-American, first-team All-Big 12, and the Big 12 Defender of the Year. She helped win one round in her first NCAA tournament.[5][6] During her senior season, she passed Taylor Lytle's career 27-assist mark and finished the season as the program record holder with 33 assists in 56 games.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Blackburn was called up to the United States youth national team at the under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, appearing in two friendlies with the under-17s in 2019.[7][8]
Honors and awards
[edit]Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Big 12 Conference: 2023
Individual
- NCAA Division I All-American: 2024 (first team), 2023 (third team)
- First-team All-Big 12: 2023, 2024
- Big 12 all-freshman team: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "Texas Tech Commencement 2024" (PDF). Texas Tech University. p. 33. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Macy Blackburn". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c Giese, Nathan (September 23, 2024). "How Macy Blackburn became Texas Tech soccer's record-setting gold standard". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Silva Jr., Carlos (August 12, 2022). "Blackburn looking for positive start as Texas Tech hosts Troy in home season opener". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Jaushlin, Urijah (December 5, 2024). "Texas Tech's Macy Blackburn named as MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist". KLBK-TV. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Giese, Taylor (November 16, 2024). "Texas Tech soccer gets sweet home finale in NCAA Tournament-opening win over LSU". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Macy Blackburn". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Macy Blackburn at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Macy Blackburn at Soccerway.com
