Katie Hurta Season 2022

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Named the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois while playing for Nazareth Academy...Was the No. 20 ranked 2022 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace and the No. 4 ranked setter in the class...Named a first-team AVCA All-American in 2021...Ranked as the No. 1 player in Illinois and the No. 14 player in the country by PrepDig.com...Finished high school career with over 1,000 kills and a .450 hitting percentage...Earned two all-state honors, three all-conference awards, and three all-area accolades...Named Nazareth Academy's Female Athlete of the Year following her senior year...Led Nazareth Academy to the state title as a senior, which was the first state title for any girls sport in school history...Also led Nazareth to a third-place finish in the state as a sophomore...Played two years with Adversity Volleyball Club and seven years with 1st Alliance Volleyball Club...Was a member of the U18 and U19 USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.

PERSONAL
Parents are Shelly and Dennis Hurta…Mother played basketball at Loyola Chicago...Has one older sister, Camille, who plays volleyball at Grand Valley State...Hobbies include spending time with friends and family, shopping, and movies...Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.