Katherine Gjertsen Season 2019

Career Accolades

• Pac-12 Champion (2021)
• Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champions (2018, 2021)
• All-Pac-12 second team (2019)
• Pac-12 All-Tournament team (2019)
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2021)
• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2019)

As a Senior (2021) • Pac-12 Champions, Pac-12 Tournament Champions

• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Played in 11 games, starting nine
• Second on the team with 28 goals
  • Ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with 2.55 goals per game
• Tallied seven assists, totaling 35 points - third on the team
• Twice matched her career-high with five goals - at Fresno State (March 31), vs. Colorado (May 8)

As a Junior (2020)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Played and started all seven games
• Tied for second on the team in caused turnovers (6)
• Ranked third on the team in goals (15)
• Tied for third on the team in assists (4)
• Also totaled 19 points, 29 shots and 13 ground balls
• Career-high five goals in win against UC Davis (Feb. 22)
• Three hat tricks

As a Sophomore (2019)

• All-Pac-12 second team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament team
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team
• Played in 18 games and started 17
• Ranked second on the team and fourth in the Pac-12 with 43 goals
• Ranked second on the team and eighth in the Pac-12 with 15 assists 
• Ranked second on the team and fifth in the Pac-12 with 58 points
• Also finished with 20 ground balls and seven caused turnovers
• Eight hat tricks with season-high four goals four times
• Season-high six points (four goals, two assists) and six ground balls in win at Arizona State (March 23)
• Also had six points (four goals, two assists) in Pac-12 Tournament win over Oregon (April 25)
• Led team with four goals and five points in NCAA Tournament against No. 7 Notre Dame (May 10)

As a Freshman (2018) • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

• Played in 13 games
• Totaled one goal, one assist, two points and eight ground balls
• First career assist and season-high four ground balls in win over Fresno State (April 8)

Prior to Stanford

• Two-time Under Armour Underclass All-American (2014, 2015)
• US Lacrosse All American 2016 and 2017
• Three-time all-state (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Three-time all-conference (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Two-time team MVP (2016, 2017)
• Two-time US Lacrosse Academic All-American (2016, 2017)
• US Lacrosse National Team Illinois/Wisconsin (2015, 2016)
• 2015 Brine All-American
• Set school record for most draw controls in a season (139)
• Set school record for most draw controls in a single game (19)
• High School team won three conference champions (2015-17)
• Led high school team to three state tournaments and two runner-up finishes (2015, 2017)
• Also played varsity basketball
• Served as team captain of basketball and lacrosse teams as a senior
• Basketball team won 2016 conference and regional championships

Personal

• Daughter of Alexandrea and Ed Gjertsen
• Has one brother, Andrew
• Member of the Junior Board of Rush University Hospital in Chicago