01.22.09 -
Huntington University women’s soccer coach
Ryan Burgher announced the signing of his first recruit, Kate Bienz,
for the fall of 2009. The Homestead High School standout hails
from Fort Wayne, Indiana where this past season she captained the
Spartans to the semi-states in the State tournament.
Throughout her high school career, Bienz helped her team claim
conference titles in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. During her junior
year campaign, she was named Second Team All-Conference. As a senior
captain, Bienz led Homestead to a Regional Championship and was
named First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-District.
Bienz has also been very successful not only playing soccer at
Homestead but also playing with the Fort Wayne Sports Club and the
Fort Wayne Fever soccer club.
In the classroom Bienz has also excelled. She is a strong student
that has been on the academic honor roll all 4 years at Homestead
High School. She has also been an active member in the St. Michael
Youth Group and Young Life.
“Kate personifies the type of student-athlete we are looking for in
this new era of Huntington Women’s Soccer.” said Huntington head
coach Ryan Burgher. “Aside from being a very gifted player, Kate is
quality individual. She is the type of player that is going to come
into our program and make a tremendous impact on and off the field
for the next four years.” Burgher said.
Bienz was highly recruited, but in the end, chose Huntington over
conference rivals and several division one programs in Indiana.
Bienz, who will be majoring in nursing at Huntington says,
“Huntington has everything I need in a college. HU has a great
atmosphere, a profound nursing program, and an awesome soccer team.”
Bienz is the daughter of
David and Mary Beth Bienz of Fort Wayne, Indiana. |
