Pronunciation: (GECK-us)

PRIOR TO LA TECH: Prepped at Flower Mound High School outside of the Dallas/Fort Worth area ... three-year varsity soccer letter winner and named team captain her senior year ... two-time First Team All-District selection (2024, 2025) ... Second Team All-District in 2023 ... named team Defensive MVP her senior season ... helped lead the Jaguars to three Texas 6A playoff appearances, including a regional final appearance in 2025 ... played club ball for Solar ECNL (2018-2021) and DKSC ECNL (2021-25) ... team captain for DKSC ... reached the Elite 8 of the 2023 ECNL National Finals.

PERSONAL: Born as Carrigan Taylor Gekas on April 14, 2007 to Pete and Carrie Gekas in Flower Mound ...  has three siblings: Caroline, Carsyn and Carly ... sister Carly plays soccer as a midfielder for Dallas Baptist University ... why Carrigan chose LA Tech: "I chose to come to Louisiana Tech because it offers a great balance of competitive Division I athletics and strong academics. From the first time I connected with the coaching staff, I felt welcomed and valued—not just as a player, but as a person. The program’s culture really stood out to me: it's built on hard work, discipline, and unity, and I knew it was the kind of team I wanted to be part of."