Katie Martin

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Thornton, Colo.
High School:
Horizon HS
Height:
5-9
Major:
Civil Engineering

2021 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

Played in all 17 matches and two pairs tournaments as a freshman for a combined total of 27 contests tallying an 11-16 personal record...played exclusively with Sierra Land at No. 4 pair in team duals...six matches went to three sets...opened Bronco career at the Cactus Classic in Tucson, Ariz., (March 6-7) going 2-2 on court four, collected wins over No. 20 Arizona State's duo of Lauren Weintraub and Samantha Plaster 21-9, 23-21 as the Broncos upset the Sun Devils, then beat Stephen F. Austin's tandem of Suzana de Oliveira and Neena Perdue 23-21, 21-7...went 4-1 at Corban University's AVCA March Pairs Tournament (March 12-13) to reach the Silver Flight final where they fell to Bronco teammates Ellie McDonald and Kylee Johnson in three sets 21-19, 17-21, 15-13, defeated Washington's Hannah Yerex and Cassidy Schilling 21-10, 21-13 in semifinal...collected a win at No. 4 pair in Boise State's win over Utah (March 19) defeating Joana Mondragon and Macy Rideout 21-3, 21-13...beat CSUN's (March 20) Kailey Klein and Lauren McMurray in straight sets 21-13, 21-14 to help Broncos to a sweep of the Matadors...closed season with a victory over Utah's Joana Saucedo Mondra and Mia Kowalczyk 21-16, 21-10 to help Broncos defeat Utah 5-0 at the Boise State Beach Classic.

2020 | FRESHMAN SEASON

Attended Loyola Marymount during the fall semester before transferring to Boise State in January...played in four matches before the season was abruptly ended in March because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic...played with Ellie McDonald splitting time between No. 2 and 3 pairs going 1-3 overall...first match as a Bronco came at Arizona’s Cactus Classic (Feb. 21-22) where the duo opened with a three-set 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 victory over San Francisco’s Lauren Speckman and Emily Zinger, then lost in two to Missouri State, both on court two; played on court three on the second day of tournament where they fell in straight sets to teams from Arizona and Arizona State.

HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL

A 2019 graduate of Horizon High School in Thornton, Colo....was a honorable-mention all-conference honoree on the Hawks’ indoor team as a senior...earned seven academic letters; as a senior was a AP Scholar with Honor and member of the Society of High School Scholars; Academic First-Team All-State junior and senior years; member of Spanish National Honor Society as a sophomore.

CLUB CAREER

Started playing beach volleyball when she was 12...began playing women’s open tournaments at age 14 with best finish being third-place in both the 2018 Sandia Classic and 2019 Putterhead Open...competed in three high performance national championships with the Rocky Mountain Region High Performance Team...won three Open Queen of the Beach series tournaments in 2019.