Mary Kathryn Harrah

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Yorktown, Va.
High School:
Grafton

Majoring in communication studies … Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy ... Member of UNC's Athletes in Action leadership team and traveled to Mongolia with the group in the summer of 2018 ... Teammates call her MK

2017: Played the second half of the game against Davidson, helping UNC to a 10-0 shutout ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2016: Did not see game action during the season ... Provided practice depth in goal

2015: As a freshman, appeared in six games as a backup goalkeeper ... In 80 minutes of play, made three saves and allowed three goals

Before UNC: At Grafton High School, lettered three years in field hockey, earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors … Team captain as a senior … Recorded nine shutouts as a senior, when she was named Daily Press All-Star Athlete of the Week … Helped her team to Regionals in her sophomore and junior years … Also lettered three years in soccer … Yearbook sports editor and active in FCA and Quill & Scroll Honor Society

National/International: Played for Focus Field Hockey club, where she was coached by Amy Tran Swenson, an All-America goalkeeper at UNC … Her club was 5th in the nation in 2013 and 9th in 2015 … Won a silver medal at the 2014 Disney Showcase … Gold (2010) and silver (2011) at the Commonwealth Games … Futures 2010-12

More on Harrah: Daughter of Kelly and Todd Harrah … Has two older brothers and one younger sister … A brother, Justin, played baseball at Christopher Newport University … Favorite pastimes are visiting Nantucket Island with her family, going to Nationals baseball games, doing school talent shows, going to concerts and hanging out with friends … Favorite sport other than field hockey is baseball … Favorite food is mac and cheese … Athlete she admires most is soccer player Carli Lloyd … Dream job is to work for Google