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UC Santa Barbara
2007: Appeared in over 32 games as a freshman...Scored a season-high two goals against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3/10)...Finished the season with a total of seven goals, six assists, and nine steals.
High School
Played at Gulliver Preparatory under coach Alex Bennett...Member of five straight state championship teams which went 147-1 during her varsity career...All-Miami-Dade County First Team selection in both 2005 and 2006, in addition to Third-Team All-American honors as a junior and senior...Also a standout volleyball player, she was one of five nominees for the Miami-Dade County Female Athlete of the Year award in 2006...Captained both her volleyball and water polo teams...Female Athlete of the Year at Gulliver Prep...Awarded with "Unsung Hero" accolades following her senior year of water polo and named her volleyball team's Most Valuable Player...Was also a member of her high school's basketball team.
Club
Played with Florida Coast Water Polo...Helped team to an 11th place finish at the 2006 National Junior Olympics in Ventura County.
Personal
Kathryn Taylor Byrne was born on August 15, 1988 in Miami, Fla....Parents are Wynn and Michael Byrne...Has one brother, Jake...Nicknamed "Tay"...Has yet to declare a major at UCSB...Not a fan of being far from the water, when out of the pool enjoys surfing, wakeboarding, and fishing...Names "Wedding Crashers" as her favorite movie...Likes to listen to country music...Says that winning state her senior year was her most memorable athletic experience.
