Katie Simmons

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wilmington, NC
High School:
E.A. Laney

General -— Transfer to Carolina from the University of North Florida where she played from August of 1998 to May of 2000... will compete for playing time at the goalkeeper spot with the three other fine keepers Carolina has... will backup starter Jenni Branam and learn in practice from UNC veteran Kristin DePlatchett... she will be counted on to serve a mentor to Tar Heel freshman Aly Yount-Winget... earned her first letter as a Tar Heel last year despite the fact she didn't get to play any minutes... as a freshman at UNF she was the team MVP, the squad's best defensive player and the team's freshman of the year... named to All-Classic Team at Panama City College Soccer Classic.

Prep -— Graduated from E.A. Laney in June 1998... played four years of varsity soccer there as a goalkeeper... played hitter and setter for four years on volleyball team... played forward and guard for four years on basketball squad... also played two years of club soccer... in soccer, she was the MVP and captain of the team as a senior and named to All-Region Team that year... in basketball, she was team MVP as a senior, won the coaches award as a sophomore and named to All-Tournament Teams as sophomore and junior... in volleyball, she was captain as a junior and All-Conference and team MVP as senior... led team to second place in state finals as a senior... was named Sports Star of the Year as a senior by a local TV station... was her high school's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior and was named amongst Top 10 female athletes in the Region... named to scholar-athlete team all four years... had membership in National Honor Society, Spanish Club and Math Club... was named Who's Who in American Students in 1997-98... tapped Most Athletic Senior Superlative and won Michael Jordan Honor Roll Award... also a member of Homecoming Court.

Personal -- Given name is Mary Catherine Simmons... prefers to go by Katie... has one brother, Jerry Simmons, Jr., who played two years of college football at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.... was born November 22, 1979 in Wilmington, N.C.... the daughter of Jerry and Catherine Simmons... hobbies include reading, fishing, shopping, spending time at the beach and with friends... athletes she most admires are Michael Jordan and Mia Hamm... biggest sports thrill was winning the 2000 NCAA championship because that was something she had never experienced and will never forget... economics major... would like to attend graduate school for a master's degree in accounting.