Athletic fourth-year performer who will battle for a starting position … steady middle blocker who has progressed throughout her career … redshirted the 1999 season, which was her true freshman year … will graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in December, 2003.

As a Junior (2002)
» One of three players who played in all 114 games
» Tied for fifth in block assists in a three-game match (8 at Colorado, 10/16)
» Second on the team with 99 blocks while third with a .270 (126-45-300) hitting percentage.

As a Sophomore (2001)
» Set career-highs in virtually every category as a sophomore
» Started 22 of 31 matches
» Hit above .300 in 11 matches, including a .647 mark to set the Texas individual player high for the 2001 season (min. of 10 attempts)
» Second on the team with 100 blocks (0.89 bpg) and third with a .212 hitting percentage
» Averaged 1.57 kills per game
» Posted double-digit kills in four matches, including a career-best 13 against Texas Tech (Oct. 15)
» Collected a team-best four block solos in the third match of the season against Washington (Sept. 1)
» Led the team in blocks during nine matches ... tallied five or more blocks nine times

As a Redshirt Freshman
» Played in 14 matches and 30 games, earning three starts
» Averaged 0.93 kills, 0.43 digs and 0.27 blocks per game
» Posted a season-best five kills and .308 hitting percentage against Washington (9/9)

Before Texas
» Three-year volleyball letterwinner at Dakota High School under head coach Terry Drake
» All-County and All-Macomb Area Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior
» Added All-Region, All-Metro and All-Macomb County First Team honors as a senior, when she was tabbed team MVP
» Three-year basketball letterwinner
» Detroit News, Detroit Free Press and Associated Press All-State as a senior
» Team MVP from 1996-98, picking up All-County and All-Conference honors each season
» Played club volleyball for USA Michigan under head coach Orlando Gonzales
» Helped USA Michigan to a first-place finish at the 1998 East Coast Championships held at Penn State, and a second-place finish at the 1998 ASICS National Championships in Naperville, Ill.
» Graduated Cum Laude
» All-Academic honoree in basketball
» National Honor Society

Personal
Full name is Kathryn Elizabeth Wilson … daughter of Bill and Kris Wilson … born Nov. 12, 1980 … has two sisters, Jennifer (24) and Rebecca (11), and one brother, Jimmy (14) … mechanical engineering major … father was a four-year basketball letterwinner at the University of Arizona … awarded the 2002-03 Margie Nornhauser Hale/Mick Haley Endowed Presidential Scholarship for UT Women's Athletics … recipient of the UT Women’s Athletics 2001-02 Carolyn Frost Keenan Endowed Presidential Scholarship … also received the UT Women’s Athletics 2000-01 Mercedes-Benz/Clarissa Davis Endowed Scholarship and 1999-2000 Carolyn Frost Keenan Endowed Presidential Scholarship … Fall 1999, Spring 2001 and Fall 2001 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The Wilson File
Full name: Kathryn Elizabeth Wilson
Birthday (Birthplace): Nov. 12, 1980 (Macomb, Mich.)
Your Planned Major: mechanical engineering
Career Plans/Goals: pursue an engineering job and play volleyball overseas in Europe
Hobbies/Interests: any sport or competitive game (ping pong, bowling, checkers, cards, Yahtzee, pool)
Favorite Food: grilled cheese sandwich
Favorite TV show: the Bill Cosby Show – it’s a classic!
Favorite magazine: Volleyball Magazine
My favorite place to eat is: Central Market
If I had one CD to listen to it would be: a burned mix of various artists, since I like a variety of music
Person in history I’d most like to meet (either living or deceased): Ghandi
My sports hero is: Michael Jordan (was when I was growing up)
Craziest ambition -- what have you always wanted to do but were never able to?: go back-packing throughout Europe
How did you get started playing volleyball & at what age?: in eighth grade, when I tried out for every sport possible (besides cheerleading)
When you played sports as a kid, who did you pretend to be?: Michael Jordan
What are some of the "valuable life lessons" that you’ve learned from playing sports?: dream big, set goals and go easy on yourself with your thoughts
The people who have had the most influence on my athletic career are: my parents, my high school club team (USA Michigan VB), and Terry Drake, one of my high school coaches who helped me develop a lot
If I could bring anything from my hometown to the UT campus this fall, it would be: my little brother and sister
The characteristics which describe me best on the court: focused, aggressive, encouraging
The characteristics which best describe me off the court: easy-going, happy, loyal
What part of your game would you most like to improve: my court vision, so I could see things a second earlier
I’d like to switch places for a day with (anyone, living or deceased): Princess Diana (I would love a job where you traveled around the world)
My superstitions include: I don’t have any
If I could have an ESPN SportsCenter highlight, I would want it to be: me getting the match-winning kill which would send us to the 2003 NCAA volleyball final four in Dallas
My most memorable sports moment or biggest sports thrill to date is: getting 10 kills in the Baylor match last fall!
What I like the most about the Texas Volleyball "tradition" is: coming down to the Gregory Gym floor in the elevator before a match and getting pumped up with my teammates
When I hear "Burnt Orange & White", to me it means: pride and loyalty
I came to The University of Texas because: it is the best place to be a female student-athlete