Career Summary
Katie Manuma had a solid career at BYU in the infield. She finished her time at BYU in ninth in career RBI at BYU with 144. Her teammates named her the defensive player of the year in 2013, the same season when she was named to the All-PSCS Team and was named player of the week a few times. In the first season in the WCC, Manuma was named player of the week twice in the first four weeks. She tallied seven RBI against Seattle, which is tied for the second-most in a single game in BYU history. Additionally, she was at first base in both of triple plays that BYU has ever had.
Personal
- Daughter of Viavia and Katie
- Born in Oahu, HI
- Has six siblings
- Had three sisters play Division I softball: Anita (Tennessee), Malamaisaua (Hawaii) and Valana (Hawaii)
- Cousin Leneah Manuma was an All-American softball player at Arizona
- Uncle, Jesse Sapolu, won four Super Bowls for the San Francisco 49ers from 1983-1997
- Majoring in exercise and wellness
Before BYU
- Prepped at James Campbell High
- Gatorade Player of the Year for Hawaii in 2010
- OIA Player of the Year in the Red West Conference
- 2010 Division I state championship tournament MVP
- Hawaii State Pitcher and Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010
- Pitched four complete-game wins in the state tournament to capture the state title
- Senior year was 13-1 with an ERA of 0.68 and 93 strikeouts while batting .490 (24-for-49) with six homers and six doubles for a .980 slugging percentage
- 2009 Division I all-tournament team
- Coached by David Perreira