Katie MacFarlane
Encyclopedia
Katie MacFarlane, is a former American basketball
player and a current U.S. Army intelligence officer. She is Army's women's basketball team's all-time leading scorer.
. She graduated in 2000 with 1,426 career points, placing her 50th all-time on the Western New York girls basketball all-time scoring leaders list, according to The Buffalo News
. In the 1998-1999 season, she was named an All-Western New York first team selection by The Buffalo News. In the 1999-2000 season, she repeated as an All-Western New York first team selection, and also was named Buffalo News Basketball Player of the Year.
at West Point, New York
. During her four-year career with the Black Knights
, she set the school's all-time scoring record, which had stood for 20 years. In the 2003-04 season, she was chosen as the Patriot League Player Of The Year, as voted by the league's head coaches.
of the WNBA for the 2004 season. She was signed by the Sun on April 26, 2004. After appearing in one pre-season game, MacFarlane was waived by the Sun on May 12, 2004. MacFarlane then began her career as an Army intelligence officer, where she has served in Iraq
for a 15 month tour. She is now married and goes by the name Kathryn MacFarlane Graves. On November 10, 2009 she returned to Clarence High School to be honored as part of the school's Veteran's Day events.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player and a current U.S. Army intelligence officer. She is Army's women's basketball team's all-time leading scorer.
High school
MacFarlane attended Clarence High School in Clarence, New YorkClarence, New York
Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...
. She graduated in 2000 with 1,426 career points, placing her 50th all-time on the Western New York girls basketball all-time scoring leaders list, according to The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News is the primary newspaper of the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area, and the area's only daily newspaper. It is the only newspaper owned by Berkshire Hathaway.-History:...
. In the 1998-1999 season, she was named an All-Western New York first team selection by The Buffalo News. In the 1999-2000 season, she repeated as an All-Western New York first team selection, and also was named Buffalo News Basketball Player of the Year.
College
MacFarlane attended the United States Military AcademyUnited States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
at West Point, New York
West Point, New York
West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...
. During her four-year career with the Black Knights
Army Black Knights
Army Black Knights is the name of the athletics teams of the United States Military Academy. They participate in NCAA Division I-A as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school, and a member of Atlantic Hockey, the Collegiate Sprint...
, she set the school's all-time scoring record, which had stood for 20 years. In the 2003-04 season, she was chosen as the Patriot League Player Of The Year, as voted by the league's head coaches.
Post-college career
MacFarlane was invited to training camp by the Connecticut SunConnecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season...
of the WNBA for the 2004 season. She was signed by the Sun on April 26, 2004. After appearing in one pre-season game, MacFarlane was waived by the Sun on May 12, 2004. MacFarlane then began her career as an Army intelligence officer, where she has served in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
for a 15 month tour. She is now married and goes by the name Kathryn MacFarlane Graves. On November 10, 2009 she returned to Clarence High School to be honored as part of the school's Veteran's Day events.