Katie Smith

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-0
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Desert Vista
Hometown:
Phoenix, Ariz.

Honors & Awards
2019
BIG EAST All-Academic (2019-20)

2020-21 (RFr.): Appeared in one match … Made Marquette debut in season opener against Chicago State (2/5).

2019: Redshirted.

Prior to Marquette: Smith was a team captain at Desert Vista High School as a senior defender … Helped the Thunder to a regional championship and Arizona 6A semifinal appearance as a senior, while the team went 17-4-1, including a 14-match winning streak … Earned first team all-city, all-region and all-state honors as a senior … Earned the Connie Gavin Award at Desert View, honoring outstanding commitment to soccer on and off the field … Played club soccer with Phoenix Premier FC.

Personal: Smith was born in Westmont, Illinois and is the youngest of three children to Cathy and Tim Smith … Has an older brother, Tom, and an older sister, Maggie … Father competed in track & field at Notre Dame as a discus thrower … Plans to major in marketing.