Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Getting to know the Sound Premier Team... KATIE SILLIMAN

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Katie Silliman is a 3 year starter and member of the original Sound Premier Volleyball team. The 6'1" middle blocker spent her junior volleyball career in Danville, CA, playing for Tri-Valley VBC. Silliman continued her career at Arkansas State University, where she broke an NCAA record for highest hitting percentage between 15-19 attempts, hitting 1.000 (15 kills/15 attempts) against Jackson State on October 11th, 1998. In 1999 Arkansas State was crowned the Sun Belt Conference Champions and Silliman was named Tournament MVP. Her team went on to compete in the NCAA championship and lost in the first round to Pepperdine.

When she isn't playing volleyball Silliman is a Senior Administrative Assistant in the marketing department at REI. She lives an adventurous lifestyle, hiking, rock climbing, snowshoeing and just about any other outdoor activity you can name. Katie says she keeps coming back to the Sound Premier Team because she "loves to be coach, and having spent her recent years coaching, its nice to be back on the other side of the game again." Silliman currently resides in Seattle, WA. This will be her third year on the Sound Premier Team.

Image Courtesy of Dig That Shot Photography