Among Austin High soccer player Kate Loudamy's favorite things: Beating Lake Travis
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Faces off the field gives a revealing look into the thoughts and lives of high school student-athletes from the Austin area. Today we feature Austin High soccer player Kate Loudamy, who plans to study biology in college.
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All about Kate: Beating Lake Travis and baking a mean cookie
Tell something about you that most people don't know.
I love to bake and cook. My favorite thing is to bake chocolate chip cookies. I like to make them for my friends and family on special occasions or just for fun. I also enjoy cooking meals and experimenting with new recipes. Baking and cooking provide a creative outlet for me and also help calm me when I am stressed or upset.
If you had a plane ticket to travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I would go to Croatia to visit the beautiful beaches and experience a new culture.
What do you plan to do after you graduate
I plan to attend Washington University in St. Louis, where I will major in biology and play on the women's soccer team.
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Loudamy's role: keep the team in the right gear
If your team were a car, what part of the car are you?
I would be the gear shift because I know how to bring up the intensity and set the speed of play on the field. Sometimes it needs to be fast and intense and other times we just need to slow things down.
Kate Loudamy, soccer player at Austin High School, Faces off the Field on Thursday, March 5, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)What's your favorite soccer memory at Austin High?
My favorite memory was beating Lake Travis in the very last game of our district season this year. After not having ever beat them over the past four years, ending my senior season on such a high was an amazing feeling. Celebrating the game with my team after the game is something I will hold onto and remember forever.
Do you think soccer is more popular in the Austin area than it was five years ago?
I do believe that soccer is more popular in the Austin area than it was five years ago. I believe that this is because as a whole youth soccer is growing in the United States. All of the club soccer programs in Austin have also expanded leading to more playing opportunities across Austin.
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Do you have any pre-match rituals?
Although I'm not very superstitious, when I have a soccer game I do have coffee on the morning of game days in the same cup every time. The cup says “game day” on it and was a gift from my mom.
Kate Loudamy, soccer player at Austin High School, Faces off the Field on Thursday, March 5, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)Dream dinner: Shaking it off with Taylor Swift, Simone Biles
If you could have dinner with any four people in the history of the world, who would they be?
I'd like to invite Taylor Swift, Marie Curie, Rose Lavelle and Simone Biles.
Why Marie Curie?
She did groundbreaking science work when it was an uncommon field for women to work in.
You're in charge of the menu? What are you ordering?
I would order cava bowls. I enjoy getting to customize what I put in my bowl and the Mediterranean cuisine.
— Rick Cantu