With her brother Josh by her side, and parents Chris and Christa standing behind her, senior Katelyn Burtch celebrates her signing with Harding University to continue her basketball career.
Katelyn Burtch
November 8, 2017
Wingspan: What school did you commit to?
Burtch: “I committed to Harding University.”
Wingspan: Why did you choose that school?
Burtch: “Really that’s just where I felt like that was where the lord was calling me so I based a lot of my decisions off of Christ and where he’s leading me and that’s where he led me.”
Wingspan: What aspects of that college specifically appealed to you?
Burtch: “Definitely the basketball team there. They’re really good and I wanted to be apart of that community. I wanted to be a part of a school that they have the potential to be really good. The community of the school they’re all really close and there’s always a big crowd at the games so that’s exciting. Just the fact that it had what I want to do.”
Wingspan: What are you expecting from being a college athlete next year?
Burtch: “I expect it to be definitely harder that being a high school athlete. From my club to my high school team, I expect it to be much harder but I expect it to be very rewarding too.”
Wingspan: How long did it take you to make a decision?
Burtch: “So I would say this school specifically they offered me in July so a little over two months.”
Wingspan: What other options were you contemplating?
Burtch: “My top two were a school in Arkansas John Brown and Harding.”
Wingspan: How do you plan on utilizing the rest of the year to prepare for college?
Burtch: “Now that signing is over, it’s a weight off my shoulders and so I can really just focus on getting better personally, upping my game, getting stronger, and getting to be a better shooter and things like that.”