Editing Kate Markgraf (section)

==Early life==
Markgraf was born in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]] and attended [[Detroit Country Day School]]. At Detroit Country Day, she helped guide the soccer team to the state title in 1991, scoring 16 goals with 26 assists. She was also a [[volleyball]] player making the All-League team three times and was recruited at the Division III level.<ref name="ussoccerbio">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121015053732/http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/wnt/m/kate-markgraf.aspx Kate Markgraf – U.S. Soccer]. Archived from [http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/WNT/M/Kate-Markgraf.aspx the original] on 2012-10-08.</ref> In soccer, she made the NSCAA All-American team one time and was chosen for the All-State team for all three seasons she played.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=buckheit/080509 Buckheit: The real soccer moms – ESPN Page]</ref>

===University of Notre Dame===
Markgraf attended the [[University of Notre Dame]] and graduated with a degree in [[Science]]-Business.<ref>[http://www.und.com/sports/monogramclub/spec-rel/033010aaa.html Kate Markgraf Returns to Alumni Field – University of Notre Dame]</ref> She was a three-time NSCAA All-American, a three-time all [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] selection, the 1997 Big East defensive player of the year, and the defensive MVP of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s Final Four in 1995, the year in which her team won the NCAA women's soccer championship. She also co-captained the team her senior year.<ref>[http://www.womensprosoccer.com/chicago/news/off_the_field/090711-remembering-99-markgraf Women's Professional Soccer – Remembering '99: Kate Markgraf]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She also earned Dean's List for one semester.