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Katie Miller

School
Marquette University
Position
Defender/Midfielder
Major
Marketing and Human Resources
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Classroom

Miller is a double major in marketing and human resources. She has a cumulative grade point average of 3.98. She had five straight semesters of earning a perfect 4.0 GPA.  She earned NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Central Region Team Honorable Mention honors and was named to the CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 first team in 2008.

Character

Miller excels in the classroom, dominates on the field and volunteers her time in the community especially at her church. She is a team player who has fought through injury and adversity, and is a selfless contributor who always puts the well-being of the team first. Three words to describe Miller are loyal, faithful and selfless. She emulates Marquette’s motto of “Cura Personalis,” or “care for the whole person.” She puts what’s best for the team first, and has a good balance of athletics, academics and personal life. Her teammates, including 16 underclassmen, look up to her. She is one of the most respected players on the team and is an extension of the team to the coaching staff. She helps solve the every-day dilemmas that a young team faces when trying to find the balance between academics, athletics and life.

Community

Miller is very involved not only in the Marquette community but with her church as well. She helped Marquette’s initiative and participation in Kicks Against Breast Cancer Collegiate Invitational (KABC) at Solider Field in early May and helped the team raise an event-high $5,200 in support of breast cancer awareness, research and treatment. She has participated in MU’s TOPSoccer Day Clinic each of the last four years. TOPSoccer is an official U.S. Youth Soccer program enriching the lives of young athletes with disabilities through the game of soccer. TOPSoccer is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, ages 4-19, who has a mental or physical disability. Outside of soccer she has volunteered for the last three years at Shoreland Community Church for Vacation Bible School. She also volunteered as a tutor at Lloyd Street School during her freshman and sophomore years. Miller has also participated in the Bowling for Kids Sake to benefit Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee each of the last three years.

Competition

Miller has fought through injury and adversity to be one of the team’s top players. She has been a contributor both on and off the field since she stepped on campus in 2006. She has played in 46 games, starting in 24. She has been a strong presence on MU’s back line helping the Golden Eagles to record 23 shutouts over three seasons (2006, 07, 08). With Miller in the lineup, Marquette is 26-12-8 and she has helped Marquette to earn a berth in the 2006 and 2008 NCAA Tournaments. Before a season-ending knee injury 14 games into the 2008 season, Miller led the team in minutes played. For her play in 2008, she earned BIG EAST Honor Roll accolades.