Grinnell College Athletics

A scan of the Grinnell College women's basketball record books finds Katy Bowen's name 23 times in the top 10 of statistical categories. An all-around offensive threat, Bowen was especially talented at getting to the free throw line and making foul shots. She is second all-time in career free throws made (364) and attempted (513). Her 81.1 free throw percentage during the 2004-05 season is seventh in team history and her 121 free throws made that season is the fifth highest total.
 
Bowen also was a great outside shooter, making 128 3-pointers in her career, fifth most in school history. In addition, Bowen was highly regarded as a teammate, making everyone around her better. She is No. 5 in program history in assists, seventh in steals, and eighth in blocked shots.
 
The Pioneers had won 3 games in the four seasons before Bowen arrived at Grinnell. In her four years on the team, Grinnell won 41 games, including a 16-8 mark in 2003-2004 – the most wins of any Pioneer team this century. In 2003, Bowen was chosen as the women's Grinnell College Freshman Athlete of the Year and a second-team all-conference selection. She was chosen to the Midwest Conference first-team in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
 
After earning a psychology degree from Grinnell, Bowen obtained her Master of Arts in education from North Central University and Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Doane University. She has spent her career teaching youth with behavioral and developmental needs and is now the educational director at the Apex Regional Program in Iowa.