Katie Goto (Kahlweiss)

This is Katie’s seventh year running Nike Beach Volleyball camps and looks forward to another fun summer teaching athletes about the sport she loves!

Katie Goto (Kahlweiss) graduated from the University of San Diego in 2005. From 2001-2004 Katie played indoor volleyball played for the Toreros and earned 4 consecutive NCAA appearances to the national tournament and became West Coast Conference Champions with a NCCA Sweet Sixteen finish in 2004. In 2003, she also played in a summer indoor tournament representing the USA in Sibilini, Italy.

Katie majored in History with a Single Subject teaching credential and obtained Master’s in Secondary Education, she currently teaches at Foothill High School in Tustin, CA. In 2013, she was the Head Coach at Fairmont Prep Academy and was awarded San Joaquin League Coach of the Year for her coaching abilities and her Varsity team’s overall performance in the 2013 volleyball season. From 2006-2012, Katie coached at WAVE Volleyball Club in San Diego, while she was there her teams were very successful winning Junior National Qualifiers and at Junior Olympics earning several medals .

Katie has always enjoyed beach volleyball growing up in Huntington Beach and played in Youth CBVA tournaments, but after she graduated from USD she trained and played more competitively. In 2007, Katie began playing in various CBVA, AVP, AVP Young Guns Tour, NVL, Seaside, and Jose Cuervo tournaments. In 2007 and 2008 she went to Rio de Janiero, trained with Brazilian beach coaches, and played against other international players. She earned AAA beach rating in 2010. Katie still plays beach volleyball on a regular basis in her free time. This is Katie’s fifth year running Nike Volleyball/Beach Volleyball camps and looks forward to another fun summer teaching athletes about the sport she loves!