#3 Kate Newman

Women's Soccer

Class	First Year	Height	5' 3"
Hometown	Bellevue, Wash.
High School	Sammamish	Position	Defender
Club Teams	Lake Hills Pumas FC, Pumas FC Emerald City FC, Eastside FC	Major	Undeclared

Prep - Started three varsity seasons for coach Karsten Hoffmann and the Totems at Sammamish High ... All-KingCo Conference honorable mention in each of her three seasons ... Received her team's Coaches Award in 2004 ... Played club soccer for coaches Kevin VanGaver (Eastside, Lake Hills Pumas) and Dan Berry (Emerald City) ... Also ran four seasons of high school track at Sammamish, placing 10th at state in the 800 meters in 2006 ... Qualified for district championships and All-KingCo honors in each of her four seasons, competing in multiple events ... Named her track team's Most Outstanding Athlete in 2007.

Academics - Interested in English, writing and the arts ... Possible majors range from English with a Spanish minor to Environmental Humanities or Environmental Politics ... National Honors Society in high school.

Personal - Daughter of Maureen and David Newman of Bellevue ... Has one younger sister ... Volunteer activities have included a three-week mission trip to Rwanda (summer 2006) with the Rwanda Partners ... Has also organized holiday gift-giving for underprivileged children ... Enjoys photographer and baking.

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