High School
Joins the Gauchos following a stellar four-year career at Maria Carrillo High School...Four-time First Team All-North Bay League and All-Empire honoree...Named league MVP her final two seasons as well as Empire co-MVP in 2002 under head coach Jeff Nielson...Career-high 44 kills came in a three-game sectional playoff victory over Sonoma Valley...Two other 40-plus kill performances...Chosen as Maria Carrillo's Female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2002-03...Graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a three-time Scholastic All-CIF recipient...Played varsity basketball for the Pumas as a sophomore...Gained club volleyball experience with Empire 18 Mizuno...Ranked 51st nationally among high school seniors according to Student Sports magazine.

Personal
Kristen Ashley Sather was born on Sept. 9, 1984 in Tucson, AZ to Amy and Tom Sather...Has two younger sisters, Kaitlin (16) and Ally (11)...Played alongside Katlin at Maria Carillo and coached Ally's elementary school team to a league title...Intends to major in education at UCSB with a minor in child psychology, with aspirations of becoming a kindergarten teacher...Nicknamed "Savage"...Enjoys working with ceramics, skiing and listening to the B-52's, but most importantly she loves to eat.