Katie George
5
Katie George

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

High School:
Assumption

Height:
5-10

Position:
Setter


02/03/2013

Volleyball Celebrates Banner Season at Awards Banquet

Cardinals, fans and families gather at PNC Club

11/30/2012

Volleyball Falls 3-1 to Michigan in NCAA Second Round

Cardinals' four seniors go down swinging in hard fought match

11/29/2012

Volleyball Beats Belmont, Advances to Meet Michigan in NCAA

Cards finally dispatch scrappy Bruin Squad 3-1

11/02/2012

Volleyball Sweeps Villanova

Cards are led by seniors

10/19/2012

Volleyball Sweeps Syracuse

Cards head to Milwaukee to face last unbeaten team in BIG EAST in Marquette

12/28/2012

Season in Review: Volleyball

The Cards finished 30-4 (14-1) and as OVC Champions

11/23/2012

LOUISVILLE v BELMONT (OVC CHAMPIONS)

Louisville Volleyball v Belmont (OVC Champions)

11/09/2012

LOUISVILLE v MARQUETTE

Louisville Volleyball v Marquette

11/02/2012

LOUISVILLE v VILLANOVA

Louisville v Villanova

10/08/2012

LOUISVILLE v TEXAS

Louisville Volleyball v Texas

High School: Katie comes to the Cardinals as a hometown product, having played for Assumption high School for Ron Kordes and for KIVA for Cristy Chapman Uhrig. In 2011, Katie was named KVCA Miss Kentucky Volleyball and KVCA First-Team All-State as well as KHSCA Outstanding Senior for Volleyball and the KHSAA State Tournament MVP. In that same year, she earned KHSAA State All-Tournament Team and led Assumption to the KHSAA State Tournament: Championship in both 2011 and 2010 and was the KVCA Region 7 Player of the Year. In 2010, she was KVCA Second-Team All-State and KHSAA Region 7 All-Tournament Team and led her team to the KHSAA Region 7 Tournament Championship. She was featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" and was ranked No. 81 by PrepVolleyball as well as being on Under Armour's All-American Watch List: 2011. For KIVA (Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy), she was named to the Wisconsin Dells Showcase All Tournament Team, 2010 and the JVDA All Tournament Team, 2009 and was a JVDA Open Gold Division Champions. In AAU, she was an Open All American in 2009 and 2008.

Personal: She is the daughter of Tim and Annie George. She was born Dec. 3, 1993. She is undecided on a major.

Favorites: Athletes: Michael Phelps, Kevin Durant; Hobbies: Sports; Movie: Harry Potter 7; TV Shows: Scandal, Grey's Anatomy; Musicians: Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan; Class: Journalism; Food: Steak; Movie Quote: "If you ain't first, you're last" from Talladega Nights; Professional team: Oklahoma City Thunder; Sportscasters: Kirk Herbstreit and Erin Andrews; Words that describe her: Loud, competitive, determined; Best advice: Great leaders make those around them better; Something most people don't realize about her: She's Lebanese; Her biggest obstacle to overcome: Recovering from a blood clot; People with most influence on athletic career: Ron Kordes, MelissaStarck-Bean; Why she admires Coach Kordes: Her passion and fire for the sport; Why she chose U of L: Hometown, great program, amazing coaching staff and players.

    Big East NCAA University of Louisville
    photos