Second Team All-American, 1998
First Team All-Southeastern Conference, 1998
Second Team All-Southeastern Conference, 1999
SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2000
Academic All-American, 2000
Could become first LSU women’s golfer to participate on four teams which advanced to the NCAA Division I Championships. . . .The Tigers senior member has a new last name as the former Katy Wilkinson married former LSU men’s golfer, Chad Harris, during the summer.
1999-2000 (Junior Season)
Wilkinson averaged 77.65 for the season, fourth best on the team. . . .Had two top 10 finishes, two ties for sixth in the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes (74-70-75 — 219) and the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic (82-78-75 — 235). . . .Posted a top 20 finish (t17) at the SEC Women’s Championships. . . .86 percent of rounds counted for team score this season. . . .Now has 11 career top 10 finishes, tied for ninth best on the school’s list. . . .Three year career stroke average of 76.24 places her third all-time at LSU. . . .Earned Academic All-American honors to go with SEC Academic Honor Roll honors. . . .Finished 82nd in the nation in the Sagarin/GolfWeek rankings.
1998-1999 (Sophomore Season)
Averaged 76.77 for 11 tournaments, with two top 10 finishes. . . .Finished 16th in the league in stroke average. . . .86th in the country in the College Golf Foundation women’s rankings and 54th in the nation in the Sagarin ratings. . . .Made it two straight top three finishes in the LSU-Fairwood Invitational with a third place finish with back-to-back rounds of 75 (75-75 — 150). . . .Also tied for 10th at the Lady Gamecock Classic (78-72 — 150). . . .Was tied for 13th at Florida and at the NCAA East Regional (80-72-77 — 229). . . .Team best 90.74 percent of rounds counted for team score. . . .1-2 record in Rolex Match Play event. . .Shot season low round of two-under 70 in the final round of the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes event.
1997-1998 (Freshman Season)
Averaged a team best 74.57 strokes per round for 37 rounds. . . .Had seven top seven finishes, including three second-place efforts. . . .Finished second, losing a playoff on the first hole, in the Auburn Tiger Invitational with then school-record tying total of three-under 213 (76-68-69). . . .Second at the LSU-Fairwood Invitational at five-over 221 after closing with her second four-under round of 68 on the season (tying the school mark). . . Finished second to teammate Ashley Winn in Hawaii Rainbow Wahine at two-over 218 (74-71-73). . . .Also finished fifth at Mercedes-Benz Championships (79-71-73 — 223), and tied for sixth in the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational (73-73-78 — 224). . . Tied for third at the SunTrust Lady Gator (71-70-74 — 215) and tied for seventh at the SEC Championships (74-79-72 — 225). . . .Was tied for 12th in the NCAA East Women’s Regional (72-77-75 — 244). . . .Finished with a 2-1 record in the Rolex National Match Play. . . .37 rounds played ties most in a season by an LSU individual. . . .74.57 stroke average second lowest for a single season in school history. . . .First team All-SEC. . . .Third in stroke average in SEC. . . .Played in the summer of 1998 in the U.S.-Japan Collegiate Challenge at Verde Sano Country Club in Japan. . . .Had rounds of 76-73-75 for a 224 (8-over, tied for second), as the U.S. team won, 43-17. . . .Finished the season ranked 15th in the national rankings. . . .Qualified for the match play portion of the 1998 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Prior to LSU
Posted rounds of 72-71 to win the Indiana State Open Championship. . . . That goes with a couple of Indiana High School State Championships. . . .Ranked as high as 7th in 1997 in the GolfWeek Amateur Rankings. . . .A member of the honor roll throughout her prep school career, the AJGA All-American won the girls 14-15 age group of the prestigious North-South event in 1995. . . .Three-time all-state in Indiana. . . .Has many top finishes in important AJGA events throughout the country. . . .In 1997 was second at the AJGA Bluegrass tournament and third in the AJGA PineIsle event. . . .Qualified for the 1996 U.S. Girls Amateur Championship. . . .Lettered on the boys team for four years. . . .Named to the Northern Indiana Conference boys team for her play. . . .Home golf course is Morris Park Country Club.
Personal
Full name is Kathryn Lissa Wilkinson Harris. . . .Born on Aug. 15, 1979. . . .Brother Jeremy played on the LSU men’s golf team. . . .Has one other younger brother, David. . . .Major at LSU is Business. . . .Parents are Ken and Patti Wilkinson. . . .Married Chad Harris, a former LSU golfer, in a ceremony in her home town on South Bend this past June. Appeared in nine of LSU’s 11 tournaments this season and came up with some important counting rounds to help the Lady Tigers back to the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.