Is a tremendous athlete who will train as a defensive specialist and possibly partake in setting drills...Is very coachable and is hungry to compete and contribute however she can...Brings good serving skills, ball control, communication and consistent high-energy effort to the court...Is from an Aggie family and is proud to represent Texas A&M.
2012 (FRESHMAN)
Made her A&M career debut in the Aggies’ 3-0 win against American on Sept. 1 at the Yale Classic...Also played in a set in A&M’s sweep against Stony Brook on Sept. 1, posting a total of six digs on the day for a 2.0 average...Missed the remainder of the season with an injury.
Previous Athletic Experience
A decorated four-year starter as a setter and outside hitter for coach Sandy Faussett-Stoops at Waxahachie High School...Was a two-time member of the Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state team and also received academic all-state honors as a senior...Led the Indians to three consecutive appearances in the regional finals in the state tournament before falling to J.J Pearce High School and future Texas A&M teammate Shelby Sullivan each time...Closed out her career by earning district MVP honors for the third consecutive year...Averaged 4.1 kills per set as a senior, hitting .365...Holds school records for aces in a match and a season and digs in a match...Was named the District 16-4A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman...Played three years of club for Ellis County Juniors and played the last three years for Skyline Juniors...Named to the 2009 USAV Girls Junior National Championship all-tournament team in the 16 National Division after leading Skyline Juniors to a fifth place finish...Also garnered Skyline Juniors 16 MVP honors in 2009 and received Best Defensive Player honors as a member of the 2011 Skyline Juniors 17 RoShamBo...Most memorable moment of athletics career is when Waxahachie defeated Red Oak in 2011, ending the Lady Hawks' 21-year, 237-match district winning streak...Praslicka finished that match with 17 kills, including the match winner, 16 assists and 12 digs? as the Lady Indians clinched a District 15-4A co-championship.
Personal
Kate Nicole Praslicka is the daughter of Gene and D'Etta Praslicka...Is the youngest of four children, her two brothers and her sister all graduated from Texas A&M...Began playing volleyball when she was 10... Made official recruiting visits to Texas A&M and North Texas, chose to play for the Aggies because, "it has been a dream of mine to play volleyball at A&M and I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity"...Has volunteered for Meals on Wheels and Seniors Helping Seniors...Was treasurer of the student council and also was a member of the National Honor Society and Future Farmers of America...Hobbies include painting and crafts, playing with her dogs and shopping...Plans to major in kinesiology, career ambition is to be a physical therapist...Born December 5, 1993 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Praslicka Up Close
- Favorite class subject: anatomy and physiology
- Favorite quote: "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
- Favorite childhood toy: my American girl doll
- Favorite volleyball player: Jordan Larson
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Dirk Nowitzki
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Dallas Mavericks
- Favorite website: Pinterest
- Favorite app: Angry Birds
- Favorite type of music and musical artist: I enjoy listening to everything but my favorite musical artist is Gavin DeGraw
- Favorite food: I like anything with ranch on it
- Favorite TV show: Keeping Up With the Kardashians
- Favorite book: How to Be a Lady
- Favorite movie: Sherlock Holmes
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: the practice before a big game
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: football, not tackle.
- Favorite summer job: being an assistant vet tech at the Waxahachie Vet Clinic
- Favorite thing about A&M: Kyle Field on game day
- Favorite Aggie tradition: The 12th Man
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Call Me Maybe
- Favorite piece of advice: Keep it classy
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: my sister
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: being named all-state my junior and senior year
- The person I would most like to meet: Kourtney Kardashian
- The most famous athlete I have met: I have never met a famous athlete
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Dale Hansen
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: doctor
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: ski
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: The Bachelor or Keeping Up With the Kardashians
- Few people know that I: hate feet
- My best non-athletic talent: doing other peoples makeup
- My most prized possession: tennis shoes
- My dream job is: I really would like to be the hair and makeup artist for a reality TV show, preferably The Bachelor
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