Class of 1998

Natalie achieved success in the classroom, on the ball field and the basketball court while at Dowling. In the classroom, she was a four year honor student, member of the National Honor Society and Aquinas Key. In softball, she was a two-year letter winner even though she only played in 8th and 9th grades!

It was in basketball where her successes were paramount:

• 4 year varsity letter winner
• 3 year varsity starting guard
• All-State honors: 1st Team as a senior, 2nd Team as a junior and 3rd Team as a sophomore
• 3 year First Team All-Conference selection
• Broke Dowling’s career scoring record on February 7, 1998 and still retains the 3rd place spot
• Helped secure State Championships in 1996 and 1998 with 2nd place in 1997 and named to All-Tournament team all three years
• Nationally, she was named Honorable Mention in USA Today as a senior

Then on to college under a four year scholarship at the University of Missouri:

• Fighting Tiger Hustle Award as a freshman
• Three year starter – including a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 run her junior year
• Team captain in 2001 and 2002
• Recipient of the first annual National C.L.A.S.S. Award in 2002 (awarded to outstanding senior NCAA Division 1 student athletes)
• Holds several individual career records -- 7th in assists, 8th in 3-point goals attempted and 9th in 3-points goals made

For the past three years, Natalie has served in the Kansas City FBI Office as a Task Force Officer for International Terrorism. She has one son, Owen, and they live in the Kansas City area.