Women's Motocross Rider #12
Katie is an avid women's motocross rider. She currently rides a Yamaha YZ250F in district 17 competition in the state of Illinois. She also is a member of the Women's Motocross Association and the AMA.
Katie has been riding dirt bikes since 1996 and started racing motocross in 2001. She started riding on a Honda XR200 and moved on to a Honda XR250. When she started racing she switched to a Yamaha YZ125. During the 2002 season she switched to a Yamaha YZ250F.
During the 2003 racing season she joined the Women's Motocross Association and attended the Millville Minnesota race. Unfortunately, she was only able to run one lap of practice and not the race due to a broken foot. In 2003 she also qualified and attended the Loretta Lynn National Motocross Championship held at the Loretta Lynn ranch in Hurricane Mills Tennessee.
During the winter, Katie rides indoors to practice her skills. She frequents the track in Waterman, Illinois as well as the Motoplex complex in Indiana. She often rides with pro supercross rider Bryan White to sharpen her skills. Katie travels to Florida over the Christmas break to ride some outdoor tracks in preparation for the season racing. She also rides at her own track in Wisconsin when weather permits.
During the summer, as time allows, Katie also rides jet skis, wakeboards, rides 4-wheelers and pit bikes. During the winter she also snowboards.
Katie was born July 18, 1986 and resides in Wheaton, Illinois.
Katie graduated from high school one semester early and is currently a freshman at Devry University in Addison studying Computer Programming. She also works part time in the accessory department at her number one sponsor DGY.
In August of 2003 Katie broke 2 bones in her foot, but she only sat out for 2 weeks. Then she endured the pain and began racing again. In June of 2004 Katie broke her left wrist during a practice session for Lorretta's regionals. She was out for 7 weeks. She returned to racing by August 1, 2004.
August 2004 was a busy month for Katie. She attended the WMA Amateur races in Alabama, New York, and Pennsylvania. She qualified to turn PRO. Katie will finish out the 2004 year in amateur racing and turn pro over Thanksgiving at Cycle Ranch in Texas at the women's cup races.
September 2004 brought about a change for Katie in which bike she is riding. She switched to a Kawasaki 250F and is enjoying the change. The bike is lighter and better in corners. Check out the photos page to see her in action on her new ride.
For more recent info on Katie visit her pro website at www.katiesokacz.com .
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