By: Pete Clawson, Associate Athletics Director
Katarina Zoricic was a dominant force in the Tribe's line-up for all four of her years on campus and graduated as a two-time ITA All-American and one of 14 Tribe athletes named to the CAA's Silver Anniversary Women's Tennis Team (which celebrated the 25 greatest athletes in each sport the league sponsored for its 25
th anniversary in 2009-10).
Complete bios for each inductee can be found by clicking the links below.
John Daly, Head Coach, Women's Soccer (1987 - 2017)
Cliff Gauthier, Head Coach, Men's Gymnastics (1974 – 2016)
Jonathan Grimes'11, Football
Mary Pat Kurtz '86, Field Hockey/Lacrosse
Christo Landry '08, Men's XC / T&F
Jimmye Laycock '70, Head Coach, Football (1980 – 2018)
Katie Radloff '10, Swimming
Dr. Alex Sleeker '97, Men's Golf
2009 Men's Cross Country Team
Zoricic will be formally inducted, alongside the five other former student-athletes and the 2009 Men's Cross Country Team on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. More details and registration information will follow.
She graduated as the program's all-time leader in career doubles wins (127) and ranks 11th in career singles victories (97). In her four years on campus, she was a member of three teams that played in the NCAA postseason and was a part of two CAA Championship squads. Overall, she made three straight appearances in the NCAA Championships doubles field (2006-08).
Zoricic started her career by earning the CAA's Rookie of the Year honors, along with first-team honors in both singles and doubles. She finished the season ranked No. 86 singles / No. 45 doubles (with fellow W&M Athletics Hall of Famer, Megan Moulton-Levy).
As a sophomore, Zoricic won a national doubles title during the 2006 ITA National Indoor Championships, teaming again with Moulton-Levy. During this 2006-07 season, Zoricic compiled a school-record 47-4 record on the doubles court. The year ended with her competing alongside Moulton-Levy at the NCAA Championships and making a run to the championship match, where they finished as the national runner-up, earning ITA All-American honors. In singles play, she ranked as high as No. 51 nationally and finished the year at No. 69. The team rolled to a 22-3 overall record and claimed the CAA title the same year and advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Team Championships.
This historic season saw her spend most of the year ranked No. 1 nationally in doubles w/ Megan Moulton-Levy, before finishing No. 2 in the final ranking.
The following year, she teamed with Moulton-Levy once again at the top doubles position and earned her second-straight ITA All-American honor by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA doubles bracket. Zoricic compiled the third-best single-season doubles record during this campaign, going 38-10 overall. Her play was integral in helping the Tribe to its second-straight CAA title and third-consecutive NCAA Team Championship appearance. Her 35-10 doubles record in 2007-08 was the third-best in W&M history. Zoricic peaked as high as No. 46 nationally in singles during the 2008 season and finished the year at No. 123, while she ranked No. 8 nationally in doubles with Moulton-Levy and No. 44 with Ragani Acharya.
Her senior year saw her earn the 2009 VaSID State Player of the Year after finishing the season ranked No. 54 nationally in doubles with Acharya.
Zoricic finished her time on campus having earned 10 All-CAA honors, including four first-team singles and five first-team doubles accolades.
