Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2012 (Redshirt): Did not play.

2011 (Junior): Appeared in 16 of the Colonels’ 20 games … her lone start of the season came at home against Ohio Valley Conference regular season champion Southeast Missouri (Oct. 9) … fired six shots on the season, three of which came at Eastern Illinois (Oct. 14) … saw 19 minutes of action in EKU’s OVC Tournament game against UT Martin (Nov. 4).

2010 (Sophomore): Started 14 of the 15 games in which she played … attempted 11 shots, five of which were on goal … earned her first career Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week award (Sept. 28) following a week in which she played 139 minutes on an EKU backline that led the Colonels to an undefeated start in OVC play by shutting out Murray State and surrendering just one goal to UT Martin … recorded assists in two consecutive OVC wins, finding freshman Nicole Donnelly for a score against UT Martin (Sept. 26) and then assisting senior Carly Muller on the game-winning goal against Tennessee Tech one week later (Oct. 3).

2009 (Freshman): A solid contributor in her first year at EKU, Collar appeared in 18 of the Colonels’ 19 games and started in 13 of them … logged 1,198 minutes, third-most of any midfielder on the team … took 10 shots on the season, four of which were on target.

High School and/or Club Experience: Comes to EKU in the wake of an ultra-successful club career with the Calgary Foothills Colts ... from 2007-08, won back-to-back Canadian National Championships (U16 and U18) with the Colts ... in 2007, the Colts won the Toronto Dixie Showcase Tournament and the Dallas Spring Classic Showcase Tournament ... they also competed in the Super Y North American Finals ... named a Calgary Minor Soccer Association Indoor All-Star that same year ... a member of the Alberta Provincial Select program since 2003, Collar currently attends the National Sports Academy, whose curriculum includes daily soccer and athletic training ... chose EKU over Stony Brook, Stephen F. Austin and Grand Valley State.

Personal: Born August 30, 1990 ... daughter of Colleen and Ian Collar ... major is psychology and pre-physical therapy


Get to Know Katie Collar ...

One thing people probably don’t know about her: She can country two-step and swing dance

Her best non-soccer Olympic sport would be: Skiing

Her favorite place to eat in Richmond: Koto Japanese Bistro

Her favorite song, currently: “Wake Me Up" by Avici

Her favorite social media forum: Instagram, because she likes pictures

One place in America she would like to road trip to: Florida, for the beach

Her favorite non-sport outdoor activity: Mini-golf

Items on her bucket list: Skydive and backpack around Europe