Personal /Career Info:

Best-Ever Results

• Bronze Medalist at the January, 2010 women’s singles Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
• Finished 13th in the November, 2009 women’s singles World Cup in Igls, Austria
• Raced to the 2008 women’s singles Junior Luge World Championship crown, becoming the youngest-ever U.S. junior luge World Champion (15 years and 243 days)
• 2008 Junior World Luge Championship team event gold medalist
• 2008 Verizon U.S. Junior (to age 20) national champion
• 2009 Norton Junior National Championships Silver medal
• Won three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze) in Youth A World Cup 2007-08 season
• Finished fourth in the final 2008 overall Youth A World Cup rankings
• Raced to 2 gold and 1 bronze medal in 2007-08 Youth A World Cup season

2009-10 Results

• 2009-2010 World Cup Results: 16th, 13th, 24th (NC), 17th (NC)
• 2009-10 Junior World Cup Results: DNF, 29th, 8th
• Overall Junior World Cup Standing: 15th
• 2010 women’s singles Junior World Championship: 3rd
• 2010 Junior World Championship Team Event: 3rd
• 2010 Norton National Championship in Lake Placid, NY: 5th

Fun Facts

• Kate listens to the song "Err Time" from Nelly on race day
• Kate loves to play the Ukulele by the camp fire
• Kate’s favorite moment last season was winning junior Worlds and beating four German sliders