Katie DiRaimondo
-
- Height:
- 6-0
-
- Hometown:
- Manitowoc, Wis.
-
- Year:
- Sr.
-
- Previous School:
- Lincoln HS
Bio
2023 (Junior): DiRaimondo competed in 16 of Tech’s 20 matches during its inaugural beach campaign, finishing 6-10 overall with a 4-6 mark in OVC action… finished 1-0 at No. 4 and 5-10 in the No. 5 position… competed with Jazmine Yamilkoski (5-10, 4-6 OVC) and Emma Pabon (1-0) during the year… represented Tech in the No. 5 position with Yamilkoski in the final 11 matches of the year, including all four contests in the OVC Tournament… made her collegiate debut with a 2-0 victory pairing with Emma Pabon in the No. 5 slot against Bob Jones University (Feb. 25).
High School: DiRaimondo was a two-sport athlete at Manitowoc Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Wis., lettering four years as an outside hitter for head volleyball coach Mary Beth Dixon and three years for head track & field coach Ryan Schroeder… on the hardwood, was named All-State Honorable Mention in 2018, All-State Second Team in 2019, Fox River Classic Conference Player of the Year in 2019, and All-Conference First Team in 2017, 2018, and 2019… led her school to a regional title and appearance in the sectional finals in 2019… tallied 1,349 kills, 170 blocks, 685 digs, and 105 service aces with a .285 hitting percentage during her career… as a senior, notched 459 kills, 199 digs, 39 blocks, and 35 aces while hitting .382… racked up 461 kills, 219 digs, 44 blocks, and 18 aces with a .317 hitting percentage as a junior… registered 324 kills, 191 digs, 43 blocks, and 37 aces during her sophomore campaign.
Personal: Daughter of Carl and Sue DiRaimondo… born in Manitowoc, Wis. on January 15, 2002… full name is Kathryn May DiRaimondo… father, Carl played football at Lawrence University from 1987-90… has synesthesia (connects letters and numbers with colors), so associates the letter ‘A’ with red, the letter ‘K’ with light blue, and so on.
Academic: Majoring in biology… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll seven times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice… received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor twice.
News mentions
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – With the Ohio Valley Conference's announcement Tuesday of its 2023-24 Team Academic Achievement Awards, Tennessee Tech came away with one of the team honors as the Golden Eagle beach volleyball team was recognized for the highest percentage of its eligible student-athletes achieving a 3.25 grade point average or better. Beach volleyball had 10 players make the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Brooke Amann, Skylar Boom, Katie DiRaimondo, Madolyn Isringhausen, Emma Pabon, Bella Powell, Olivia Taylor, Elena Wallace, Jazmine Yamilkowski and McKenna Young all earning spots on the academic excellence list. DiRaimondo, Isringhausen, Taylor and Young also received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor with perfect 4.0 GPAs.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – The 2024 beach volleyball campaign officially came to a close in heart-wrenching fashion for Tennessee Tech Friday afternoon, falling to Lindenwood in an elimination dual at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Yet another match-up between the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team and Morehead State saw all five scoring duals reach a third set, as the No. 4 seeded Eagles topped the No. 5 Golden Eagles in the first tilt of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Thursday morning at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on its second-ever appearance at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, making the trip to Morehead, Ky. to compete in the league's annual postseason event starting Thursday morning at Giovanni's Breadstick Beach.
MARTIN, Tenn. – The 2024 regular season is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles earned a 1-1 split on the final day of action in Martin, Tenn. at the final Ohio Valley Conference weekend.
MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a tough day on the sand, albeit one with a few highlights, as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team fell in a pair of duals at the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend of action, competing at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex in Martin, Tenn.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Even though Tuesday marked the first-ever meetings between Tennessee Tech and both Jacksonville State and Austin Peay in the sport of beach volleyball, there was still enough familiarity to go around as the Golden Eagles split the day of duals in Clarksville against the two former Ohio Valley Conference programs.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In another marathon match at the Tech Beach Courts, it was Morehead State that claimed the win Saturday afternoon, topping the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team by the same 3-2 score that the Golden Eagles used to defeat the Eagles on Friday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a thriller from beginning to end at the Tech Beach Courts Friday afternoon and evening, as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team turned in a spectacular comeback to down Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State, 3-2.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team makes its lone appearance of the 2024 season at home this weekend, playing host to Morehead State in a pair of Ohio Valley Conference duals at the Tech beach volleyball courts on Friday and Saturday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team closed out the first weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play with a split performance at the UTC Sports Complex Saturday, earning a victory over Eastern Illinois before falling to host Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was a tough first day of action for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team at the first Ohio Valley Conference weekend of the year, as the Golden Eagles fell in a pair of league tilts on Friday at the UTC Sports Complex.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The first of two Ohio Valley Conference weekends is officially on tap for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team this weekend, as the Golden Eagles make the short drive south to Chattanooga for the league’s first action of the season.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team wrapped up play at the Carolina Challenge Sunday afternoon, falling in a pair of tilts to North Florida and New Orleans while competing at Wheeler Beach.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Fresh off an impressive start to the 2024 campaign with a 3-1 mark at the Berry Kick-Off two weeks ago, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will take on its stiffest test as a program this weekend, heading to Columbia, S.C. for the Carolina Challenge.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a spectacular inaugural campaign in 2023, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on the 2024 opening weekend of competition, heading to Mount Berry, Ga. for the Berry Kick-Off running Friday, Feb. 23 through Saturday, Feb. 24.