Katie Kirk
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Davidson, N.C. Experience: HS

High School: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Rick Luttrell ... Named team captain for the Vikings ... Runner up at the 4A West Regional and finished 16th at the 4A N.C. State Championships during freshman campaign ... Followed that by winning the 4A West Regional as an individual, claimed sixth place at the state championships and helped the Vikings to the team title at the West Regionals ... As a junior posted a 36.4 stroke average on her way to fourth place at the states ... Closed out high school career with a 34.5 average and a second place finish in the 4A N.C. State Championships ... Led the Vikings to back-to-back I-Meck Conference titles ... Ranked as high a No. 2 in the Carolina's Golf Association North Carolina junior girls rankings ... Qualified for 2010 U.S. Junior Girls Championship ... Runner-up at the 2010 North-South Junior Championships, Joe Cheves Junior Championships and 4A High School State Championships ... Member of the Carolinas Team (2010) ... First-Team All-Carolinas (2008-09) ... Took home first place at the 2010 Precision Girls Championship, where she fired a final round score of 67 ... Won the 2010 Order of Merit for the Peggy Kirk Bell Tour.

Personal: Intended major is economics with a minor in mathematics ... Daughter of Bill and Mo Kirk ... Has three siblings (Ben, Jason and Taylor) ... Father Bill played football (quarterback) at Wheaton College ... Uncle Tim Kirk played baseball (pitcher) at the University of North Carolina (1983-86) ... Member of the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society ... Named Junior Marshall.

Coach Williams' Comments: "Katie is a tremendous golf talent with a great golf resume. She has continued to grow each year as a golfer. On top of that, she is an excellent student ranking in the top-10 in her high school class. We are excited about the impact Katie will make as a student-athlete here at East Carolina University."