Hannibal-LaGrange University

Saige Caldwell

Sport: Women's Soccer
Year: Senior
Height: 5'7"
Hometown: Bitburg, Germany
Major: Leadership

About Saige

Saige Caldwell is a senior on the HLGU Women's Soccer team majoring in Leadership. Originally from Bitburg, Germany, Saige has lived and competed in multiple countries, using soccer as a way to build relationships and connect with people from different cultures. She earned her bachelor's degree at HLGU and is currently pursuing her master's degree at Auburn while continuing to grow as both an athlete and a leader.

Academic & Athletic Highlights

• Second-place finish in the DODDS Europe Tournament (Junior Year)
• First-place finish in the DODDS Europe Tournament (Senior Year)
• Coached the first-place team in the MWR Japan Pacific tournament during her first postgraduate year

Campus Involvement

• Graduate Program
• ATB
• Student Council

Why I Compete

"Soccer has always been the thing that's connected me to every culture. Moving around a lot meant having to reconnect over and over again, but soccer transcended language."

How Athletics Have Prepared Me for Success

"Athletics have taught me to push beyond my mental limits by proving that I could first push beyond my physical ones. That mindset has helped me face challenges with confidence, resilience, and determination."

Favorite Things About HLGU

• The supportive professors
• ATB
• The overall athletic community

Favorite Quote

"Belief doesn't just happen because you hang something on a wall. It comes from in here... Oh man, to believe in yourself, to believe in one another... man, that's fundamental to being alive."

— Ted Lasso