Katie graduated from Rice Lake High School in 2005. She was the Warriors most dominant fastpitch pitcher to date. She won 53 games for the Warriors as a sophomore through senior. In 2005, she was 22-2 with an ERA of 0.73 and 144 K's and her 2004 record was 22-4 with an ERA of 1.27 and 109 K’s. As a junior, Katie pitched a shutout against Monroe in a 4 to 0 Rice Lake win in the 2004 State Championship game. She batted .524 with 3 HR's and 26 RBI's as a senior and batted .578 as a junior. She was All-Big Rivers in both her junior and senior years and 2nd team as a sophomore. With Katie, the warriors won the BRC championship in 2005. The Wisconsin Fastpitch Coaches Association selected Katie to participate in their All-Star Series in 2005 and voted her 2nd Team All State and Academic All State in 2004. She was also a two year letter winner for the Warrior basketball team. Katie graduated from Winona State University with a BA in nursing, and played fastpitch for two years, batting .375 and .311 in 2006 and 2007 respectively. She went on to earn her Masters degree as a nurse practitioner from Concordia University. Katie was assistant head softball coach for RLHS from 2010-2012, when the warriors claimed the 2010 WIAA D2 silver ball. Katie currently resides in Rice Lake with her husband Jessie and is employed at Mayo Clinic.