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Katie Dobson

Class: Senior Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: Cathedral

Height: 6-2 Position: MH

2003: Started 23 of the 27 matches she played in ... averaged 1.18 kills and 0.96 blocks per game ... boasted a .229 hitting percentage, including a career-best .857 performance against Middle Tennessee State at the Mortar Board Premier ... posted career-best 10 kills against No. 16 Penn State ... led the team in blocks on eight occasions ... put up career-high six blocks on four occasions, including one against No. 18 Minnesota ... served up 11 aces, including a season-best two against Wisconsin and Butler ... handed out seven assists ... missed the last four matches of the season with a shoulder injury.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in volleyball, playing on two state championship teams at Cathedral High School ... team made the state finals each of her four years ... earned Indiana Junior and Senior All-Star honors ... garnered first team all-state and all-city honors as a senior ... was dubbed most improved for volleyball and swimming as a sophomore ... team was ranked No. 1 in the nation her sophomore season and received the AVAC team academic award all four years ... a member of National Honor Society and the High Honor Roll. ... Cathedral's Wendy's Heisman Award nominee ... tabbed honorable mention academic all-state as a senior.

Personal: Given name is Catherine Denise Dobson ... born October 5, 1984 ... parents are Bruce and Purdue alumna Jane Dobson ... father played football at Illinois, and uncle Pat Meloy played baseball at Purdue ... has one brother, David, and one sister, Julie ... majoring in health sciences.

Dobson's Bests

Kills: 10 vs. #16 Penn State, 11/8/03
Total Attempts: 20 at Iowa, 11/15/03
Hitting Percentage: .857 (6-0-7) vs. Middle Tennessee State, 9/13/03
Assists: 1 seven times, last at Minnesota, 11/14/03
Service Aces: 2 twice, last at Butler, 10/28/03
Block Solos: 2 at Rice, 9/6/03
Block Assists: 6 twice, last vs. #18 Minnesota, 9/27/03
Total Blocks: 6 four times, last at Michigan State, 11/1/03
Digs: 4 twice, last at Butler, 10/28/03

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