Kate Zackary

Kate Zackary

Full name	Katherine Zackary
Date of birth	(1989-07-26) July 26, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Garden City, Kansas, U.S.
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Row Current team Trailfinders Women[1] Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020–2023 Exeter Chiefs () 2023– Trailfinders () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016  United States 28 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2016 United States
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition

Katherine Zackary (born July 26, 1989) is an American rugby sevens player. She debuted for the United States in 2016 and for the sevens team in 2014. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team.[2][3]

Biography

Zackary attended Salina South High School and Benedictine College where she initially played soccer.[4][5] She attended college on a soccer scholarship and it was there that she saw rugby. She played rugby for the Benedictine Saints. In 2014 she quit her job working in a gym to train full-time with the women's Eagles sevens team.[6]

Zackary joined Exeter Chiefs Women's team in 2020, but left to join Trailfinders Women in 2023. Trailfinders compete in the Premiership Women's Rugby, the top tier of women's professional rugby in England.[1]

In 2022, she was named in the Eagles squad for the Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[7][8] She was named in the Eagles fifteens squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[9][10][11]

Zackary was named in the Eagles traveling squad for their test against Spain, and for the 2023 Pacific Four Series.[12][13] She was in the starting line-up when her side beat Spain 20–14.[14][15]

References

1. "Kate Zackary: Ealing sign Exeter's United States captain for 2023-24 season". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
2. "Kate Zackary". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
3. "TeamUSA Rugby at the 2015 Pan American Games". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
4. "Kate Zackary". Team USA. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
5. Burns, Adam (2015-04-02). "Former Benedictine soccer player becomes USA Rugby player". St. Joseph News-Press and FOX 26 KNPN. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
6. Zackary, Kate (2015-09-16). "Small College Success - An Athlete's Perspective". National Small College Rugby Organization. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
7. "Eagles name Pacific Four traveling squad". Americas Rugby News. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
8. Cahill, Calder (2022-05-09). "USA Women's Eagles traveling roster named for Pacific Four Series 2022". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
9. Cahill, Calder (2022-09-14). "USA Women's Eagles Rugby World Cup roster named as the official countdown to New Zealand begins". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
10. "Kate Zackary leads Eagles squad to Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
11. Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-09). "USA Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
12. "Eagles name traveling squad for Spain series". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
13. Dean, Taylor (2023-02-28). "World Rugby Pacific Four Series returns for 2023 with USA Women's Eagles Traveling Roster and Schedule Confirmed". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
14. "Eagles earn victory over Leonas in Madrid". Americas Rugby News. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
15. Dean, Taylor (2023-03-25). "USA Women's Eagles Defeat Spain in first match of 2023". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

External links

• Kate Zackary at USA Rugby (archived)
• Kate Zackary at Team USA (archive)
• Kate Zackary at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
• Kate Zackary on Twitter