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Student-Athlete Spotlight: Katie Knopp

Student-Athlete Spotlight: Katie Knopp

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Name: Katie Knopp      
Sport:
Women's Soccer
Number:
6
Position:
Forward
Year in school:
Senior
Major:
Finance
Hometown:
Suisun, CA

Q: Why do you choose to attend San Jose State?
A: They have a strong business program, which was the main thing I was looking for in a school.

Q: What has been your most rewarding experience off the field?
A: Volunteering for the Environmental Resource Center on Campus.  They were short staffed and didn't have the resources to do everything they wanted to.

Q: What do you like to do in your spare time?
A: Go to sporting events.

Q: If you could have lunch with three people, dead or alive, who would they be and why?
1. Mia Hamm:  She's my role model
2. My grandma:  She is my number one fan and I love her so much!
3. Becky Gonzalez:  She was my first coach and I credit her for being where I am today with soccer.

Q: Tell us something most people don't know about you.
A: I played varsity football my senior year in high school.

Q: What are your plans following graduation?
A: Get a real job, maybe with a bank, and hopefully go back and help coach at my old high school.

Q: What is your favorite television show?
A: Smallvile

Q: What do you still hope to accomplish as a student-athlete?
A: Help my team get to the NCAA Tournament.

Q: What are your top three movies?
1. Gladiator
2. Greenstreet Hooligans
3. Step Brothers

Q: What class have you enjoyed the most thus far?
A: International Business Strategies

Q: What book would you recommend to a friend?  
A: Angels & Demons

Q: What goals / expectations do you have for your team this season?  
A: Win the WAC Tournament; get to the NCAA Tournament and a team GPA of a 3.0

Q: If you could only eat one item for the rest of your life, what would it be? 
A: Pizza!