Northridge, Calif. Dec. 22, 2007 - Katie Holloway has twice won awards as sixth woman of the year, but revealing everything about her game has been an evolving process for the 6-foot-4 senior starter.

As a highly ranked high school senior Holloway was heavily recruited by a number of high profile colleges.  When she revealed what she had staunchly kept concealed for so long - the fact that she wears a prosthetic lower right leg - a number of coaches lost interest.

The 6-foot-4 Holloway is now the starting center for Cal State Northridge, which four years ago was struggling to retool after winning only five games during the previous two seasons. Northridge coaches, though surprised to learn of Holloway’s disability, considered her worth the risk.

Read full story at LA Times

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Sport: Snowboard
Nickname: Roundy
Home: Utah
Age: 21
Fave Car: Jeep Cherokee
Fave Magazine: Transworld Snowboarding
Fave Movie: Dumb & Dumber
Other Sports: Rock climbing, Wakeboarding, Jogging, Swimming
Fave Athletes: Torah Bright, Amy Purdy
Fave College Team: Wisconsin
Fave Pro Team: US Snowboard Team!
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Fave Workout Music: Anything with a good fast beat and decent lyrics
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Superstition: nada, I don’t really have any fears either
Best Moment: Standing on top of mountain with powder under my board.
Dream Job: Isn’t it the American dream to make money doing what you love to do? Snowboard, work with AAS a non-profit, public speaking. Time will tell.
Fave Books/Movies/TV Shows: I like autobiographies like Lance Armstrongs’, Its Not About The Bike. Will Farell is great in anything, and I’m definitelyloving The Office.
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Pet Peeves: 9-5 jobs
Competitive Highlight: 4/1/2007 USASA Nationals Adaptive Silver

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