Katie McAlister

AT UTAH:

2025 Season (Junior)

• Started primarily on the No. 1 court

• Posted the third best record on the team going, 20-13

• Started the season on a four-match win streak

• Helped Utah get a 3-0 win over Arizona (4/24/25) in the Big12 tournament, she picked up a 22-20, 21-16 win at No. 1 with partner Quincy Stephens

• 2025 Big-12 All-Tournament Team

2023 Season (Freshman)

• Starter at the top position in all but two matches

• Paired with Amaya Messier as the #1 pair in 31 of 33 matches, and recorded the most wins by any pair on the team

• Earned 14 victories at the top court with Messier

• Recorded Utah's sole dual point against Arizona State after winning 21-16, 21-17 on court one

• Downed Oregon's top pair twice this season; first in the regular season (17-21, 21-17, 15-11) and then at the Pac-12 Championships (21-19, 19-21, 15-13)

• Win over Oregon's pair at the Pac-12 Championships helped the team win its first postseason match since 2018

• Helped Utah clinch a 3-2 win over Santa Clara with a 22-20, 21-13 win

• Picked up Utah's sole dual point vs. UC Davis after a three-set win (16-21, 21-18, 16-14)

• Defeated Texas' top duo 21-23, 21-17, 15-11 to secure a 3-2 team victory

• Also paired with Chloe Narancich twice on court one (at UCLA, vs. Stanford)

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB

• Three-year letterwinner on the indoor volleyball and swimming teams at Placer HS

• Named a Rising Star by PrepVolleyball.com at 2019 AAU Open Nationals

• All-League selection three years in a row; 1st Team senior year, 2nd team junior year, and honorable mention her sophomore season

• Began playing club beach volleyball in 2020 for Moxie Beach and Precision Sand

• Earned AAA rating at CBVA Women's Open in Santa Cruz, CA

• Was a 2019 and 2022 CSF Sectionals Finalist in the 50 free during her swim career

• Received United States Marine Corp Outstanding Athlete Award her senior year

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Jennifer and Kevin McAlister

• Has a younger brother, Jake

• Grandfather Bud Harrington played college football for Oregon and Tulsa before being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams

• Mother played volleyball for Sonoma State, father wrestled at UC Davis, and aunt played basketball for the Naval Academy

• Enjoys snowboarding, backpacking, swimming, lifting weights and writing

• Earned a Seal of Biliteracy in French

• Earned Lifetime Membership with CSF with a 4.32 GPA in high school