#18 Kristen Mittelsteadt

Sophomore season (2006) - Played in 16 games, starting 15 ... Contributed one goal and three assists ... One of her assists came on a throw-in, another on a corner kick.

Freshman season (2005) - Her first college score was a game-winning goal -- a 25-yard strike to the far post in a 4-2 victory over Lewis & Clark ... Also contributed two assists in playing 19 games, two as a starter ... Earned her team's Most Improved Award.

Prep - Played three varsity seasons for coach Sully Hester and the Falcons at Woodinville High School, serving as team captain as a senior and earning All-KingCo First-Team honors ... Received her team's Coaches Award as a junior, when she also garnered All-KingCo Honorable Mention recognition ... Played three club seasons for coach Michael Duncan at the FC Alliance, a team that placed second in the state championships in each of her final two seasons.

Academics - Majoring in biology at Whitman; also enjoys math and Spanish ... A Northwest Conference Scholar Athlete for the 2006-07 academic year; one of Whitman's Top Five Scholar Athletes ... Plans to pursue a career in medicine ... Volunteered in the Emergency Room at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center (summer 2007); plans to continue volunteering at Harborview during semester/summer breaks ...Volunteered during her first year at Whitman at a local hospital emergency room and free health clinic ... Volunteered in high school at the Northshore Senior Center ... Was her class valedictorian at Woodinville High ... Twice named Outstanding Science Student of the Year in high school ... Also twice honored as Woodinville's top physical education student ... Received the Washington State Honors Award and AAUW Science State Scholar Award as a senior at Woodinville ... National Honor Society member; named to the National Honor Roll as a senior.

Personal - Daughter of Lisa and Wade Mittelsteadt of Woodinville, Wash. ... Has one older brother ... Plays the guitar and piano ... Enjoys yoga, cooking, gardening, painting, biking, skiing, reading and music.

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