Katie Messing
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-4
Weight: 155
Hometown/Residence: The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands, Texas
Birth Date: Oct. 31, 1992
Club Team/Coach: Asics Willowbrook / Scott Mayhew
High School/Grad Year: The Woodlands High School (The Woodlands, Texas)/2011
College Status: Undecided
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team. 2008 – Named to U.S. Girls’ Youth National A2 Team. 2007 – Chosen for USA Volleyball High Performance Select A1 Team. 2006 – Named to Lone Star High Performance Select A1 Team.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the MEQ Dream Team by PrepVolleyball.com…Named “Generation Next Athlete” Top 25 by Vype Magazine…Selected Sophomore of the Year Finalist and Soph 79 by PrepVolleyball.com. 2008 – Named Texas All-State Third Team by the Texas Sports Writers Association…Selected All-Texas Second Team by LoneStarVolleyball.com…Tabbed All-Montgomery Co-Offensive Player of the Year…Chosen Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Third Team…Voted most valuable player for District 14-5A and The Woodlands High School…Named Frosh 59 by PrepVolleyball.com. 2007 – Selected Newcomer of the Year for both her district and Montgomery County…Tabbed Offensive Player of the Year for The Woodlands High School…Named All-County Team by the Conroe Courier. 2003 – Began playing club volleyball with The Woodlands Stars, a now-defunct club program.
PERSONAL: Born Kathleen Ann Messing on Oct. 31, 1992, in Houston, Texas.… Parents are Dave and Diane Messing… Sister is Michelle Messing (1990)…Hobbies include waterskiing and ping pong…Favorite food is Mexican rice…Favorite book is Three Days…Favorite music is country…Favorite professional team is Houston Rockets…Favorite athlete is Dikembe Mutumbo…Most admired person is sister Michelle because “she’s always positive.”
