One of the finest three-sport athletes in Johns Hopkins history, Alice Collins Margraff holds the distinction of being the first women's lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins to earn All-America honors three times. She earned Second Team All-America honors in 1987 and 1988 as a standout on attack before moving to defense as a senior in 1989 and garnering Second Team honors there as well. Despite playing her final season at the defensive end of the field, she finished her career as Hopkins' all-time leading goal scorer (151) and ranked second in career points (183) and fourth in assists (32). She still ranks among the all-time leaders in all three categories.
In addition to her career records, Collins Margraff was the first player in school history to score 50 or more goals in a season twice (58/1987 & 50/1988) and stills holds JHU's single-game records for goals (12) and points (14) in a game (vs. Widener/April 11, 1987). She led JHU to the NCAA Tournament in each of her last three years and served as a team captain as a senior. The NCAA Tournament appearances were the first in program history.
In addition to her exploits on the lacrosse field, she was a four-year standout on the Hopkins' squash team and a two-year letterwinner on the Blue Jay field hockey team.
Collins Margraff has served as the Co-Director of College Counseling at nearby McDonogh for the last seven years and resides in Timonium, MD with her husband, Jim, and children Megan (5), James (3), and Will (6 months). Jim Margraff (JHU Class of 1982) is currently entering his 11th season as the head coach of the Johns Hopkins Football team and was inducted into the Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. He ranks as the all-time leading passer in school history. In addition, Collins Margraff's father, Emmett Collins, graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1959 after earning All-America honors as a goalie for the Blue Jay lacrosse team.
