Kate Zackary
| Date of birth | July 26, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Garden City, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katherine Zackary (born July 26, 1989) is an American rugby sevens player. She debuted for the United States in 2016 and for the sevens team in 2010. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team.[1][2]
Zackary attended Salina South High School and Benedictine College where she initially played soccer.[3][4] She attended college on a soccer scholarship and it was there that she saw rugby. She played rugby for the Benedictine Saints. In 2014 she quit her job working in a gym to train full-time with the women's Eagles sevens team.[5]
Kate currently plays for the Exeter Chiefs Women's team. Exeter compete in the Allianz Premier 15s, the top tier of women's professional rugby in England.
References
- ^ "Kate Zackary". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "TeamUSA Rugby at the 2015 Pan American Games". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Kate Zackary". Team USA. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ Burns, Adam (2015-04-02). "Former Benedictine soccer player becomes USA Rugby player". St. Joseph News-Press and FOX 26 KNPN. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ Zackary, Kate (2015-09-16). "Small College Success - An Athlete's Perspective". National Small College Rugby Organization. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
External links
- Kate Zackary at USA Rugby
- Kate Zackary at Team USA (archived)
- Kate Zackary on X