'50 Years' Alumna Spotlight: Kat Sharkey '13

In Her Career …

Led the Tigers to the 2012 National Championship over No. 1 North Carolina, the program's first ever national title.
A two-time NCAA leading goal scorer, capturing 38 goals as senior and 33 tallies as a junior. When she graduated, was seventh all-time in NCAA history in points per game (3.13), total goals (107), points (245) and eighth in goals per game (1.37).
Sits as Princeton's all-time leader in goals (107) and points (245), 47 points in front of second place and 36 goals ahead of second. Also has the most goals in a single game with six vs. Richmond in 2010 and recorded 10 hat tricks in her career.
One of only five players (all Princeton players) to be named First-Team All-Ivy four times. Graduated as a four-time All-American, three-time first-team All-American and won the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award in 2013.

After Princeton

A member of the United States National Team for almost nine years, having recently retired from international competition in January of 2020.
Earned 176 caps with United States, securing six medals including a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. Also helped the U.S. to fifth place at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Working at ADP in New York in payroll and Human Resources.

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