| Height: | 5-3 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Encinitas, CA |
| High School: | Cathedral Catholic HS |
| Position: | Breast/Fly |
2015-16 (Swimming)
Capped off a strong career for the Regals with All-SCIAC honors as a part of the third place 800 Free Relay at the SCIAC Championships (Feb. 18)…swam the anchor leg with a split of 1:55.60 and the team finished with a time of 7:49.30, just half a second off the CLU record…swam the third-leg of the fourth-place and CLU record-setting 200 Free Relay team (1:38.45) at the SCIAC Championships…placed eighth overall in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.74…placed sixth in the 200 free finals in 1:55.81…touched the wall in ninth in the 200 fly final (2:12.39).
2014-15 (Swimming)
Returned from injury to lead the Regals in the pool and served as team captain…set a new CLU record with a time of 2:11.14 in the 200 IM and qualified for the championship final at the SCIAC Championships (Feb. 20)…placed 10th overall and first in the 200 fly consolation final with a time of 2:10.84…placed 12th in the 200 free (1:56.50)…earned CLU Female Athlete of the Week honors after recording four second-place finishes at the Finis Invitational in Santa Cruz, Calif.…won two events in a SCIAC meet win over Caltech, placing first in the 100 fly (1:03.56) and the 200 IM (2:21.84).
2013-14 (Swimming)
Sat out season due to injury.
2012-13 (Swimming)
Had a strong debut season for the Regals…earned her first SCIAC final appearance in the 200 Individual Medley after swimming a preliminary time of 2:12.46 and earned the eighth seed headed into the finals…would end up finishing just one spot outside of earning All-SCIAC honors during the finals as she came in seventh after a time of 2:12.58…also qualified for the consolation round in the 200 butterfly finishing 10th with a time of 2:11.05.
Personal
Full name: Katie Ann Kochalko…born on November 28, 1993 in Encinitas, Calif.…parents are Mary and David Kochalko…has three siblings, Anna, Sarah, and Matt…family currently resides in Encinitas, Calif.…plans to major in exercise science.
Favorites
Movie: Stepbrothers and Mean Girls
Music: Everything
Food: Mexican and Sushi
Sport: Volleyball
Athlete: Katrina Hannah
Team: Chargers
Book: Nicole Richards and Big Blue Whale
TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Quote: "Meow"