Career:
Closed out her four years in an Emory uniform playing in a total of 385 sets over the course of 118 matches ... Recorded 48 contests of double-figure kills ... Ranks 18th all-time on the program's career ladder with 1,010 kills ... 12th all-time at Emory with 2,773 attack attempts. 

Senior (2016):
Played in 36 matches and logged 115 sets of play ... Was chosen as a Second Team All-UAA honoree ... Averaged 2.27 kills per set, good for the No. 18 spot among UAA players ... 261 total kills placed her 15th on the league ladder ... Posted eight outing with 10 or more terminations ... Led or shared for team honors in kills in four matches including a season-high 17 (tying fourth-highest career total) in a 3-1 victory vs. Carnegie Mellon (Oct. 15), a contest where she also recorded a season-best eight digs ... Second on the team with 14 successful attack opportunities and chipped in five digs and a pair of block assists in a 3-2 verdict over Hendrix (Sept. 24) ... Hit .462 on the strength of 12 kills and no errors in 26 swings in a 3-2 triumph vs. Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 10) ... Tied for the club's lead with nine terminations and registered a .571 attack percentage (9-1--14) in a 3-0 decision over Clarkson (Oct. 28) ... Topped all players with 10 kills in a sweep of Washington and Lee (Oct. 29) ... Second on the team with 12 successful attack attempts in a 3-1 win vs. Clarkson (Nov. 12) in the NCAA Brockport Region semifinal ... Finished with a hitting effort of .381, totaling eight kills with zero miscues in 21 attempts in a 3-0 outcome against Case Western Reserve (Oct. 2).

Junior (2015):
Breakout season that saw her emerge as dynamic offensive force ... Competed in 36 matches and totaled 127 sets of play ... Selected as a Third Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association ... AVCA All-South Region ... Earned a berth on the All-University Athletic Association Second Team ... Led the team and placed second among UAA players with a 3.61 kills-per-set average, good for 68th place in the D-III ranks and 11th on the program's seasonal list ... .292 attack percentage (459-128--1133) ranked seventh on the conference ladder ... Team-high 459 terminations represented the 12th-highest seasonal effort in school history ... Recorded a team-best 31 matches of double-figure kills ... Led or tied for team honors in kills in 27 matches ... Named UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28) after helping the Eagles to a 3-0 slate in matches played at Washington & Lee, averaging 3.67 kills and hitting .367 (44-8--98) over 12 sets of competition ... Topped the Eagles with a then career-high 20 kills, hit .391 (20-2--46) and added a pair of block assists in a 3-2 triumph over No. 2 Christopher Newport (Sept. 25) ... Followed the CNU effort with a match-high tying 14 terminations, while registering a hitting mark of .429 (14-2--28) in a 3-1 win vs. Washington and Lee (Sept. 26) ... Chosen as the UAA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 2) after she led the Eagles to a 4-0 mark at the Emory Invitational, averaging a team-best 4.00 kills per set while closing out the weekend with an attack percentage of .472 (48-6--89) over 12 sets of play ... Led all players in the Emory Invitational opener with 14 kills and hit .500 (14-2--24) in a 3-0 triumph against Bridgewater (Oct. 30) ... Huge effort in a sweep against Millsaps (Oct. 31), pacing all players with 14 kills en route to finishing with a hitting mark of .636 (14-0--22) ... Spearheaded a 3-0 outcome over No. 17 Clarkson (Oct. 31) with a team-leading 13 kills to go along with a hitting effort of .440 (13-2--25) ... Tied her career high with a match-high 20 terminations in a 3-0 triumph vs. Piedmont (Oct. 12) ... Team leader in kills in nine straight matches (Sept. 5- Sept. 18), including a 13-terminations contest in a 3-0 decision over No. 10 Cal Lutheran (Sept. 18) ... Topped all players with 10 kills and finished with an attack percentage of .375 (10-1--24), while contributing two block solos in a 3-0 win vs. No. 20 Chicago (Nov. 6)  in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Landed a spot on the Emory Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 11-12), after leading all players in kills in all four matches, finishing the weekend with a team-high 4.17 kills over 12 sets of action ... Blasted out a match-high 15 kills and recorded an attack percentage of .538 (15-1--26) in a 3-0 verdict against Covenant College (Sept. 11) ... Racked up a match-high 18 terminations, her third-highest career total,  in a 3-0 triumph vs. Case Western Reserve (Oct. 3) during the UAA Round Robin I ... Led Emory with a season-high four blocks (2-2) vs. Washington University (Nov. 7) in the title match of the UAA Championships ... Big effort against Franklin and Marshall (Sept. 18) in the opening match of the Emory National Invitational, pacing all players with 17 kills and finishing with a hitting performance of .457 (17-1--35) ... 1,133 attack attempts was the eighth-highest seasonal total in program history ... Posted the top three and four of the top five highest kill totals by an Emory player in 2015.

Sophomore (2014):
Played in 39 of the team's 43 matches and recorded 131 sets of action ... Total of 270 kills ranked fourth on the team and 15th among UAA performers ... Nine matches of double-figure kills ... Led or tied for team honors in terminations on three occasions ... Second on the squad with a career-high 15 kills and added a pair of block assists in a 3-2 victory over Carnegie Mellon (Oct. 5) ... Solid performance vs. UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Semifinals, finishing tied for second on the squad with 12 terminations, which tied her second-highest career effort, and a club-leading .423 attack percentage (12-1--26) ... Hit .417 on the strength of a match-high 11 kills with just one error in 24 swings in helping the Eagles to a 3-0 win vs. Berry (Oct. 31) ... Tied for the No. 2 spot on the team with 11 kills and contributed a career-high six blocks (3-3) in a 3-1 triumph vs. No. 21 UW-Whitewater (Sept. 12) ... Came through with a dozen kills and was second on the club with five blocks (0-5) in a 3-1 outcome over Chicago (Oct. 19) ... Tied for the top spot on the team with 12 successful attack attempts and recorded a .417 attack percentage (12-2--24) in a 3-1 win at Lee University (Oct. 8) ... Led Emory with five blocks (1-4) and chipped in a seven kills vs. Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 7) in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Seven matches of three or more blocks ... Played in all five sets and totaled 10 kills and three blocks (0-3) vs. Hope (Nov. 24) in the NCAA Championships match. 

Freshman (2013):
Saw spot duty as a rookie, totaling 12 sets of play over seven matches ... Most productive outing of the campaign came against Covenant College (Sept. 21) where she played in all three sets of a 3-0 triumph, compiling a season-high eight kills and pacing the team with a season-high five blocks (0-5) ... First action as an Eagle came in the Averett match (Sept. 6) where she registered six kills and hit .267 (6-2--15) in two sets of action. 

High School:
Earned four letters as a member of the Ransom Everglades volleyball program … Was coached as a prep by Roger Peluso … Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons … Hammered out 305 kills and recorded 215 digs her final year in helping the team to the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament, Ransom's first berth in the final four since 1994 … Ransom Everglades closed out the campaign with a 28-3 record and was ranked among the nation's top 100 high school teams … Was a driving force in leading REHS to a 2012 regional title and berths in the regional championship in 2010 and 2011 … Team MVP as a senior … Three-time selection to the All-Dade County First Team … Closed out her high school career as the program's all-time leader in kills, blocks and service aces … Ransom Everglades retired her jersey upon the completion of her career … 309 terminations and 251 digs her junior campaign … Plays club volleyball for Ocean Breeze where she is coached by Mike Zarate … Member of the USAV Florida High Performance Team ... Participated in her high school's "Dig For the Cure" Program ... Member of the Marine Awareness Club.

Personal:
Daughter of Robert and Dory Trinka ... Double major in political science and art history. 

Career Stats

Kathryn Trinka Career-High Kill Matches

Quote:
"I chose Emory because I immediately felt at home the first time that I stepped on campus.  The coaches, players and community all made me feel extremely welcomed here.  It is also the perfect fit for me geographically, academically and athletically."