Biography
2019 NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team
2019 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2019 Summit League Player of the Year
2019, 2016 All-Summit League First Team
2019 Summit League Player of the Week
2019 SEASON (SENIOR): Finished career on high note ... NFCA All-Midwest Region first team ... Summit League Player of the Year ... Started in all 54 games played ... Made 200 starts in 206 games played during career ... Hit .389 with three triples, three doubles, 40 runs scored, 27 stolen bases and 17 runs batted in ... Issued 15 walks ... Matched career-high with four hits in the 6-4 win over Wichita State (3-15-19) ... Perfect in the field with no errors in 70 fielding chances with four outfield assists ... Matched career-high with five fielding chances against North Dakota (5-5-19) ... Summit League Player of the Week ... Named to Summit League all-tournament team after hitting .313 with three runs scored, two RBI, two stolen bases, a double, a triple and flawless defense ... Earned all-Summit League first team honors after hitting .362 in 18Â league games with 15 runs scored, eight walks, seven RBI and six stolen bases ... Career .312 batting average with 144 runs scored and was 85 of 102 in stolen bases ... On all-time charts, ranks No. 4 in fielding percentage (.995), No. 5 in stolen base attempts and No. 6 in stolen bases.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Inspirational comeback to the diamond for Katie, who fought back from a life-threatening blood clot that forced her to the sidelines in May 2016 ... Started in 47 of 48 games played ... Hit .235 with 26 runs scored, 21 walks and 13 stolen bases ... Matched or set new single-game highs in nine categories ... Tied school single-game records with five stolen bases in five attempts vs. Columbia (3-11-18) ... Had a career best four base hits vs. Columbia (3-11-18) ... Had no errors in 61 fielding chances including career-high five putouts at Minnesota (5-1-18) ... Hitting .281 with 114 runs scored and 58 of 69 in stolen bases ... Ranks No. 6 in fielding percentage (.992) and tied for No. 9 in stolen bases and stolen base attempts.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Redshirt in the Bison softball program during her sophomore year.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in all 51 games played ... Third on the team with a .341 batting average with 48 runs scored, 27 stolen bases and eight runs batted in ... Drew 21 walks and added a double ... Made no errors in 53 fielding chances including four outfield assists ... Earned all-Summit League first team honors after hitting .362 with 19 runs scored and 12 stolen bases during regular season ... Had 16 multi-hit games including matching a career-high with three at Louisville (2-27-16) ... Had 12 multi-run games including matching a career-high with three runs scored vs. IUPUI (5-14-16) in Summit League tournament ... Hit .385 in the tournament with five runs scored ... Had a career best three stolen bases against Fort Wayne (4-9-16) and Arkansas (2-13-16) ... Reached base safely in 18 straight games and had 13-game hitting streak.
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started in 48 of 53 games played, either in right field or designated player ... Hit .245 with one double, a triple and 13 runs batted in ... Scored 30 runs and stole 18 bases in 21 attempts ... Had .341 on-base percentage ... Made one error in 17 fielding chances ... Had a season-high three hits vs. South Dakota State (5-8-15) and at Fort Wayne (4-18-15) ... Went 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored at Fort Wayne ... Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBI and triple vs. SDSU in Summit League tournament game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-state performer ... Iowa's Co-Player of the Year ... Three-time Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC) ... Hit .558 as a senior to break Muscatine High School single-season batting average record ... As a junior, hit .541 with 24 RBIs, 10 triples, 86 hits, 61 runs scored, 62 stolen bases, on-base percentage of .571 and slugging percentage of .679 ... Broke single-season stolen bases record ... Four-year starter and a team captain ... Team qualified for state in 2010 and 2014 ... Earned 2014 all-state tournament team honors ... Three-time all-conference and all-district first team selection ... Also played volleyball, basketball, soccer and ran track and field ... Three-time state qualifier in three events ... Finished second in the 100m dash in 2012 and was conference champion in 2013 ... Second team all-conference volleyball in 2013 ... Member of the 2012-13 state qualifying basketball team.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Matt and Laura Shoultz ... Has one sister, Skye Edkin and one brother, Jacob Shoultz ... Brother plays football at Iowa Western ... College major is human development and family science.
THE SHOULTZ FILE
Favorite Movies:Â Pearl Harbor, Harry Potters, Christmas moviesÂ
Favorite Foods: Steak enchiladas and chips Â
Favorite Group/Singers:Â Chris Young, Alan Jackson, and Luke CombsÂ
Favorite Holiday:Â Christmas & 4th of JulyÂ
Favorite Color:Â PinkÂ
Favorite Actor:Â Denzel Washington
Favorite Actress:Â Jenifer AnnistonÂ
Favorite TV Shows: Greys Anatomy, Scandal, Riverdale, QuanticoÂ
Favorite Songs: Brokenheartsville, Drive, Wavy  Â
Favorite Athletes: Logan Moreland, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russel, Bo JacksonÂ
KATIE'S CAREER BESTS
Offense
At-Bats: 5 vs. 9 teams, last vs. South Dakota, 5-11-19
Runs: 3 vs. 4 teams, last vs. IUPUI, 5-14-16
Hits: 4 vs. Wichita State, 3-15-19; vs. Columbia, 3-11-18
RBI: 4 at Fort Wayne, 4-8-15
2B: 1 vs. 6 teams, last vs. South Dakota State, 5-9-19
3B: 1 vs. 4 teams, last vs. South Dakota, 5-11-19
BB: 3 vs. Baylor, 3-9-16
HBP: 1 vs. Colgate, 3-10-18; vs. DePaul, 3-18-15
SH: 1 vs. 11 teams, last vs. South Dakota, 5-11-19
SF: 1 at San Diego State, 2-16-18
SB: 5 vs. Columbia, 3-11-18
Fielding
Fielding Chances: 5 vs. North Dakota, 5-5-19; at Minnesota, 5-1-18
Putouts: 5 at Minnesota, 5-1-18
Assists: 1 vs. 9 teams, last vs. North Dakota, 5-5-19
Multi-Hit: 45 games (19, 2019/ 5, 2018 / 16, 2016 / 5, 2015)
Multi-Run: 30 games (5, 2019 / 6, 2018 / 12, 2016 / 7, 2015)
Multi-RBI: 8 games (4, 2019 / 1, 2016 / 3, 2015)
Longest Hitting Streak: 13 games, 2016