UCCS Athletics

2021: All-RMAC Honorable Mention… RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/14, 9/28)… RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Started 21 of her 22 appearances, leading the team with 1,797 minutes… Played 90 or more minutes in 13 matches… Scored one goal for two points… Recorded eight shots and three shots on goal… Played a season high 99 minutes on Oct. 1 against Westminster.

2020-21: RMAC Academic Honor Roll … Started one of three appearances totaling 139 minutes … Scored one goal for two points … Took one shot and one shot on goal … Played a season high 77 minutes against Adams State where she netted one goal in the 6-1 win over Admas State on Apr. 20.

2019: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... 

2018: Started in 18 of 22 games as a freshman for a total of 1577 minutes ... Recorded shot ... Helped anchor a backline that among the best in the RMAC ... Played a season high 110 minutes against West Texas A&M on November 11th.  

HIGH SCHOOL: 2018 graduate of Littleton High School ... Eight-year starter and captain for Colorado United ... Four-year starter at LHS ... Three-year starter on the girls basketball team ... Leading scorer as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Colorado State Cup MVP ... 2016 (Colorado United) 4A Jeffco All-Conference Second Team, Soccer and Basketball ... 2016 and 2017 Captain ... Colorado United (club soccer team) since 2010 and Littleton HS soccer and basketball teams ... 2016-2018 Littleton High School Varsity Soccer MVP and Coaches Award – 2016 and 2017 ... Littleton High School Varsity Basketball MVP and Offensive Player of Year – 2016 and 2017 ... Colorado United (Club): 2016 US Club Soccer National Cup XV Champions ... 2017 Colorado State Cup Champions ... 2016 Colorado State Cup Finalist ... Littleton High School:Advanced to Sweet Sixteen in 4A State Soccer, 2015, 2016, 2017 ... Advanced to Sweet Sixteen in 4A State Basketball, 2015 (first time in 19 years), and second round of playoffs, 2017 ... Varsity Soccer Team received High School Team Academic Award from United Soccer Coaches 2015, 2016, 2017 (19 year run--longest in the nation) ... Varsity Basketball Team received Les Schwab/CHSAA 4A State Academic Championship Award—4 years ... Four-time academic letterwinner ... Highest Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Academic Honor Roll ... LHS Activity Student of the Month ... LION P.R.I.D.E. Citizenship Award ... Leadership Academy ... National Honor Society ... Key Club LHS ... Tutor ... Orientation Leader ... Youth soccer and basketball coach.

PERSONAL: Parents are Amy and Mike Puchino ... Katie has three sisters - Stephanie, Laura and Susie.
Katie has multiple relatives who have competed at the college and professional levels: mother: Amy Ratterman Puchino - Colorado State University Women's Softball ... grandfather: George Ratterman - University of Notre Dame 4-sport Letterman in Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis ... Drafted in Football and Basketball ... Played 10 years as Professional Quarterback for Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, New York Yanks, Montreal Alouettes ... uncle: David Ratterman - Colorado State University Baseball ... cousin: Lindsay Ratterman Wollowick - Vanderbilt Women's Soccer ... cousin: Kelly Ratterman
Ballenger - University of North Carolina at Asheville Women's Soccer ... cousin: Kaylee Boryla - University of Colorado Women's Soccer ... cousin: Marianne DePaulo Plant - Haverford College Women's Soccer