Saint Michael's College

High School: Participated in lacrosse, field hockey and Alpine skiing at Queensbury High School ... scholar-athlete award recipient every semester ... four-time Alpine All-Star Award winner ... two-time Alpine ski team MVP ... member of the Alpine skiing state team all four years ... Section II state champion in giant slalom, while placing third in slalom as a senior ... participated in the 2014-2015 ESPN National Championship Lacrosse Games ... team competed in the New York High School Women's National Lacrosse Tournament ... lacrosse squad competed in the NYSPHSAA state tournament ... member of the National Honor Society ... recognized on the High Honor Principal's List ... involved with Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).

Personal: Katie Irene Zilka ... daughter of Frank '83 and Sue Zilka ... majoring in media studies, journalism & digital arts with a minor in English ...  also a member of the Saint Michael's women's lacrosse team ... father played club football at Saint Michael's ... grandfather, Harold "Zeke" Zilka, played professional baseball within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization ... cousin, Heidi Mann, competed in track & field at the University of Florida, graduating as the school's record holder in the heptathlon and capturing the 1987 Southeastern Conference heptathlon championship.