DES MOINES, Iowa - Katie Walker has joined the Drake University volleyball program as an assistant coach, head coach Darrin McBroom announced Friday, Jan. 25. Walker brings six years of NCAA Division I coaching and recruiting experience at various programs to Drake.
 
"I am pleased that Katie has decided to join our program," McBroom said. "She checked every box of what we were looking for to fill this position. She comes highly recommended to us with a wealth of experience, most recently at Notre Dame and she will be a great addition to our staff."
 
Walker comes to Drake after a season as a volunteer assistant at Notre Dame where she actively assisted with the program's defense and serving. She also aided in organizing the Fighting Irish's recruiting efforts and team travel.
 
Before her season at Notre Dame, she served two seasons as an assistant coach at Seattle University. In addition to her on-court duties specializing with the team's defense and serve/receive, she was the Redhawks' recruiting coordinator and helped maintain the program's budget.
 
"Katie is a very eager and ambitious young coach who is not afraid to put in the time and effort to achieve great things," McBroom added. "She will bring a lot of great experience to our program, having served on several staffs and having served in a variety of capacities on those staffs."
 
Walker joined the Seattle staff after a season as an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee State and two seasons as a graduate assistant at Northern Kentucky. She also accumulated tremendous experience as a club and high school coach in Kentucky, Idaho and Washington.
 
A native of Kent, Wash., Walker played collegiately at Idaho State where she was a member of the Big Sky All-Academic Team. She earned a bachelor's degree in human exceptionality from Idaho State and her master's degree in education from Northern Kentucky.