Katherine Lehman (2016) - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Memphis Athletics

Katherine Lehman

Induction:
2016

A Wilmette, Ill., native, Katherine Lehman-Patnode arrived on the Memphis campus in the fall of 1987 and made her presence known early on as a freshman, seeing action in 104 games and posting 99 blocks from her middle blocker position. Following that campaign, she was named the team's Most Improved Player.

The next season, Lehman, a sophomore, played in all 42 matches and led the squad with a .233 hitting percentage. She totaled 305 kills and 88 block assists in 1988.

As a junior in 1989, Lehman earned All-Metro Conference honors, as she led the team with a .272 attack percentage and had a career-high 25 kills against Florida State.

Lehman followed her all-conference junior campaign with another one her senior season. For a second-straight year, Lehman earned All-Metro Conference honors and led the Tigers with 509 kills and a .313 hitting percentage in 1990.

Her name is on several career lists in the Memphis record book. On the Tigers all-time charts, Lehman is seventh in attack percentage (.256), 11^th in total kills (1,268), first in solo blocks (151), third in block assists (356) and second in total blocks (507).

Following graduation and a stint in professional volleyball in Italy, Lehman coached volleyball for several years before entering the advertising profession in Chicago.

She is currently employed by the University of Utah in the Medical Billing Department. Leaham-Patnode and her husband, Craig, have two children: daughter, Parker, and son, Grayson.