#11 Katie Birch Season 2016-17

2019

• NFHCA First-Team All-American
• Became 7th Hawkeye in program history to be named a three-time All-American
• Named NFHCA West Region Player of the Year
• NFHCA first team All-West Regional honoree
• Unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten selection, her fourth total All-Big Ten honor
• Started all 22 games
• Earned Iowa’s 2019 MVP award, her third consecutive MVP Award
• Named Big Ten Tournament MVP and helped capture the Big Ten Tournament and regular season titles
• Tied her career-high 10 assists, fifth-most among the Big Ten
• Tallied seven goals for 24 points, eighth-most in the Big Ten and third-most on Iowa
• Registered two multiple-assist games against Indiana (Oct. 18) and Central Michigan (Sept. 6), including five assists in a 11-0 win against Central Michigan
• Letterwinner
• One of Iowa’s four captains

2018

• NFHCA second team All-American
• NFHCA first team All-West Regional honoree
• Second team All-Big Ten selection
• Started all 21 games
• Recorded a career-high 10 assists, the fourth most in the Big Ten, and eight goals for 26 points, the second most on the team
• Registered her fourth career hat trick in Iowa’s 6-0 win against Dartmouth (Aug. 31)
• Recorded multi-assist games against Ball State (Sept. 2) and New Hampshire (Sept. 9)
• Garnered Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 17 after extending Iowa’s shutout streak to four games
• Recorded three points in Iowa’s Big Ten Tournament run, including Iowa’s lone goal against No. 2 Maryland in the Big Ten Championship (Nov. 4)
• One of Iowa’s three captains
• Letterwinner

2017

• NFHCA third team All-American honoree
• NFHCA first team All-West Regional selection
• First team All-Big Ten selection
• Started in all 18 games
• Scored a team-high 14 goals — the third most in the Big Ten
• Recorded eight assists and 36 points
• Registered two hat tricks and seven-point performances against New Hampshire (Sep. 10) and Indiana (Sep. 29)
• Ranked second in the Big Ten with 3.83 shots per game and third in the conference with 0.78 goals per game
• Letterwinner

2016

• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• NFHCA second team All-West Regional selection
• Second Team All-Big Ten selection
• Started all 19 games, recording 12 goals and four assists for 28 points (second most on the team)
• Had a team-high four defensive saves
• Scored her first-career hat trick in Iowa’s 11-0 victory over Saint Louis (Sept. 4)
• Received Freshman of The Week honors twice (Aug. 30 and Sept. 6)
• Letterwinner

High school

• National Outdoor Finalists in 2014, 2015, and 2016
• Helped team to an undefeated season in 2016
• National Indoor Finalists in 2014 and 2016

Personal

• Born August 2, 1998
• Daughter of Pat and Trisha Birch
• Has two siblings, Matthew (20) and Rebecca (17), who plays field hockey at Old Dominion University