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2007 — Indoor – placed fourth in weight throw at Iowa Invite with a collegiate-best 51-7 1/4… placed fifth in weight throw (51-2 1/4) at Hawkeye Invite… Outdoor – qualified for NCAA regional in javelin with a collegiate-best and winning throw of 204-0 at Iowa Musco Twilight IX… that mark led team and ranks third on Iowa[apos]s all-time bests list… placed ninth in javelin (191-11) and 19th in hammer throw (166-8) at Big Ten Championships… placed fourth in hammer throw with a collegiate-best 181-0 at Musco Twilight IX, which ranks ninth in school history… won javelin (197-3) at Lee Calhoun Memorial… won javelin (196-4) and placed eighth in hammer (174-5) at Willie Williams Classic… runner-up in hammer throw (178-0) at Central College Invite… placed 10th in javelin at Drake Relays (189-6) and 14th at NCAA regional (195-6)… letterwinner.
2006 — Indoor – posted season-best weight throw (49-10) at Panther Invite… Outdoor – placed fourth in javelin with a season-best and team-leading 201-7 at Big Ten Championships… placed third in hammer throw (176-10) at Messersmith Invite… won javelin at Tom Botts Invite (190-2) and Musco Twilight VIII (193-11), and placed second at Springtime Invite (199-2)… letterwinner.
2005 — Indoor – redshirted… Outdoor – placed seventh in javelin (187-3) at Big Ten Championships… won javelin (187-1) at Messersmith Invite and placed second (184-11) at Musco Twilight VII… letterwinner.
High School — two-time shot put and javelin state champion… two-time state runner-up in shot put… competed in three events at state meet as a senior, junior and freshman, never placing lower than fourth… state record holder in javelin… set school records in shot put (57-2), javelin (191-1), discus (175-5) and as part of 400-meter relay (43.30)… team captain… National Honor Society member… four-time honor roll student… coach was Jim Turner.
Personal — born July 10, 1985… son of Dean and Ronda Katt… English major.
Katt’s Collegiate Bests
| Event | Distance | Meet | Date |
| Hammer (O) | 181-0 (55.18 m) | Iowa Musco Twilight IX | 4/21/07 |
| Javelin (O) | 204-0 (62.17 m) | Iowa Musco Twilight IX | 4/21/07 |
| Wt. Throw (I) | 51-7 (15.73 m) | Iowa Invite | 2/16/07 |