Katie Wilkins
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Katie Wilkins is a professional volleyball
player. She has been a member of Team USA since 2002 and plays professionally for the Hungkuk Pink Spiders in South Korea
's Hillstate Women's Volleyball League.
Wilkins graduated from Valley Christian High in El Cajon, California
in 2000. She attended Pepperdine University
and was selected for the All-America first team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2003 after 2 prior selections for the second team. During her time at Pepperdine, the team made four appearances in the NCAA Championships, reaching the "Elite 8" on two occasions, as well as being seeded first in 2003.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player. She has been a member of Team USA since 2002 and plays professionally for the Hungkuk Pink Spiders in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's Hillstate Women's Volleyball League.
Wilkins graduated from Valley Christian High in El Cajon, California
El Cajon, California
-History:El Cajon is located on the Rancho El Cajon Mexican land grant made in 1845 to María Antonia Estudillo, wife of Miguel Pedrorena. In 1876 Amaziah Lord Knox , a New Englander who had recently moved to California, established a hotel there to serve the growing number of people traveling...
in 2000. She attended Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
and was selected for the All-America first team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2003 after 2 prior selections for the second team. During her time at Pepperdine, the team made four appearances in the NCAA Championships, reaching the "Elite 8" on two occasions, as well as being seeded first in 2003.