2005 (W) Volleyball Roster
Roster
Katy Grady
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- LeMars,, Iowa
- High School:
- LeMars Community
2004 ? Started 17 matches while playing in 27 overall ...Led team with 16 kills while hitting .387 in season-opening win over Montana (9/3) ...Had 11 kills and season-high six blocks in four-game win at Missouri (9/10) ...Came off the bench to spark CU’s victory over Drake on Oct. 8, finishing with 12 kills and three blocks ...Had kills on four of CU’s final five points of that 30-28 game four victory over the Bulldogs ...Had 12 kills and hit .435 in rematch with Drake in Des Moines (11/6) ...Tied season and career-high with 16 kills in five-game win at Bradley (10/15) ...Creighton Dean’s List.
2003 ? Started CU’s first 16 matches before missing the next five weekends due to injury ...Returned to start the last five contests ...Second on the team in hitting percentage (.294) and fourth on the team in kills per game (2.40) ...Hit .381 (10-2-21) in her return from injury vs. Illinois State (11/14) ...Had 13 kills and hit .429 in five-game win over Bradley on Oct. 4 ...Hit better than .400 with at least nine kills in six different matches ...Had season-best 15 kills while hitting .407 in five-game win over Southern Illinois on Sept. 19 ...Named to LMU Four Points Sheraton Classic all-Tournament Team after hitting .356 and averaging 2.7 kills, 1.0 digs and 0.7 blocks per game that weekend ...Had 12 kills and no errors in 16 attempts while hitting a school-record .750 vs. Auburn on Aug. 30 ...That .750 hitting performance was also tops in the MVC in 2003 ...Also owns CU’s second-best showing ever by hitting .667 with 12 errorless kills in 18 swings at Drake on Sept. 27 ...Named to the Dean’s List.
2002 ? Played in 23 matches and 57 games overall ...Started one match vs. Missouri State (11/1), finishing with five kills in three games of work ...Hit .122 on the season while also providing 13 assists, 16 digs and 29 blocks ...Had season-high with eight kills while hitting .438 vs. Drake in Valley finale (11/15) ...Had season-high five blocks vs. Indiana State (10/11) ...Dean’s List both semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, led LeMars to a 27-7-2 record, the second-best mark in school history ...Was a four-year volleyball starter and team MVP in 2001 ...Led the Bulldogs in kills (230), blocks (126), digs (173) and serving percentage (.956) ...Ranked second in the state (tops in class 3A) with a .535 hitting percentage ...Also ranked among state leaders with 3.03 kills per game, 2.28 digs per game and 1.66 blocks per game ...Unanimous all-conference selection as a junior and senior and second-team all-state pick as a senior ...Participated in the 2001 Mizuno All-Stars Volleyball Classic ...Named to the Omaha World-Herald All-Iowa Volleyball Team twice ...A 15-time letterwinner, with four letters in volleyball, track and softball and three in basketball ...Earned first-team all-conference honors nine times, second team once and honorable-mention once ...Three-time winner of the Coaches Award in volleyball, twice of the Hustle Award in basketball and twice as defensive specialist in basketball ...Established six new track school records (400, 800, 1500, 3000, high jump, distance medley relay) ...Was the Drake Relays champ in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.05 ...Took third in state track in the 800 twice and the high jump once ...Established eight LCHS softball records ...A four-year honor roll member who graduated with a 3.99 GPA and ranked seventh in her class of 175 ...A member of National Honor Society, class salutatorian and Rotary Student of the Month ...Won LeMars Alan Conover Athlete of the Year Award and was also Sioux City Athlete of the Year in 2002 ...Homecoming queen.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Tim and Linda Grady ...Has one sister, Anne (18) ...Mother played basketball at Morningside ...An exercise science major ...Born April 6, 1984 in LeMars, Iowa.
Personal Notes
Full Name: Kathryn Ann Grady
Nicknames: Turbo, Pinky, Squirrel, Wookie
Parents: Tim & Linda Grady
Sister: Anne (18)
Major: Exercise Science
Birthdate: April 6, 1984
Birthplace: LeMars, Iowa
High School VB Coach: Carolyn Christenson
Volleyball Club Team: Tristate Purple 18’s
Career Ambition: Physical Therapy
Favorite Quote: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift” - Steve Prefontaine
Favorite Athlete: Pam Reed
Favorite Creighton Class: Exercise Physiology
Awards & Honors
2002-03 MVC Honor Roll
2002-03 Dean’s List
2003 LMU Four Points Sheraton Classic all-Tournament Team
2003-04 Dean’s List
2004-05 Dean’s List
2004-05 MVC Honor Roll
Career Highs
Kills
16 (2x), last at Bradley Oct. 15, 2004
Attempts
36 vs. North Carolina Sept. 12, 2003
Attack Pct. (min. 10 att.)
.750 (12-0-16) vs. Auburn Aug. 30, 2003
Assists
3 (4x), last at #10 Northern Iowa Oct. 3, 2003
Digs
7 vs. Northeastern Sept. 6, 2003
Service Aces
2 (4x), last vs. Evansville Sept. 20, 2003
Block Solos
2 vs. Northeastern Sept. 6, 2003
Block Assists
8 vs. Wichita State Nov. 28, 2003
Total Blocks
8 vs. Wichita State Nov. 28, 2003
