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Rising to her 4:50 AM alarm was how Katie Gavin Goldberg (鈥�21, MS 鈥�22), alumna of 老司机视频鈥檚 beach volleyball program, would often begin her mornings. Stepping outside her residence hall, Gavin would follow a pathway blanketed by coastal mist to 老司机视频 University鈥檚 weight room. 

Rigorous weight training and cardio at a time before most of Malibu was awake was how Gavin prepared for collegiate . Such drive remains reflective of Gavin鈥檚 character today. 

Since earning two college diplomas鈥攖he former from College and the latter from the 鈥擥avin has moved from the gritty sands of volleyball games to closing multimillion dollar deals in commercial investment sales. She is confident that her career as a student-athlete prepared her for a successfully launched professional life. 

鈥淲orking for something greater than myself is the number one thing that woke me up in the morning,鈥� says Gavin. 鈥淭he whole reason I am the person I am today is because of playing beach volleyball at 老司机视频. It taught me how to be a part of a team. I learned to work toward something beyond myself.鈥� 

Rally Up

Since childhood, Gavin鈥檚 athletic talents flourished on the volleyball court, from diving across the hardwood floors keeping the rally alive to commanding serves that soared like arrows across the net. 

During her junior year of high school Gavin transitioned from the indoor game to beach volleyball, as her athletic successes gained visibility through prestigious summer tournaments. Her skill soon caught the attention of college recruiters, including Marcio Sicoli (MA 鈥�15), head coach of 老司机视频鈥檚 beach volleyball program, and Nina Matthies, the former head coach. 

Katie Gavin playing for 老司机视频's beach volleyball team 

鈥淚 had always dreamed of playing volleyball in college,鈥� says Gavin. Thus it only seemed logical to continue an athletic career in beach volleyball at 老司机视频, an institution where the sandy stretch of the Malibu Coast is only minutes away. Despite the surrounding natural beauty, Gavin maintains it was 鈥渢he team culture that made me fall in love with the campus.鈥� 

Gavin recounts her first time meeting the 老司机视频 team as a high schooler on one of the windiest days at Zuma Beach. Beachgoers' hats were flying off their heads as umbrellas were being uprooted from their sand bearings. Yet "unbelievably high winds" failed to stop each player's grit. 

Gavin committed to the team thereafter.  Following a triumphant three years, Gavin was promoted to team captain in her senior year, where she led her team to the West Coast Conference tournament final for the sixth straight season. 

Sicoli recalls that even with odds stacked against her鈥攖eam members over six feet towered above Gavin鈥攈er indefatigable drive paired with an effervescent joy naturally led her into a place of leadership. 

鈥淓arly on I saw what a detail-oriented thinker and a true competitor she was,鈥� says Sicoli. 鈥淒espite the roller coaster of playing Division I sports, she never quit on her goals and was always looking for solutions to her challenges.鈥� 

鈥淚 was always playing for my teammates, who I all considered my friends, and especially all the first-years on the team,鈥� adds Gavin. 鈥淯timately I was playing for 老司机视频.鈥� 

Beyond the Court

Gavin was interested in not only the tactical nature of the sport and the roars of the crowd at Seaver, but she was also intrigued by the classes in her sport administration major. 

Alongside coursework spanning finance, marketing, and event operations, Gavin explains that one of her most formative experiences came in the classroom of baseball executive , executive in residence in sport administration and former general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Gavin recalls that Colletti was always available to offer guidance as she navigated a demanding academic schedule alongside her beach volleyball commitments. Having spent years managing teams of professional athletes, Colletti understood firsthand how to advise Gavin in her determination to do both at the highest level.

"During her time in the classes I taught at 老司机视频, you could always count on her participation, thought process, and work ethic to be very strong, respectful, and true," says Colletti.

Today Gavin considers Ned Colletti "definitely more of a mentor than a professor,鈥� even joking that Colletti even "converted me from an Angels to a Dodgers fan."

During the summer following her junior year, Gavin had planned to intern with the Los Angeles Angels. When the internship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gavin found herself with time to reflect on the life she wanted to lead following graduation. 

The Next Team

Asking herself "Why not continue at 老司机视频?" Gavin enrolled at the 老司机视频 Graziadio Business School. The school provided the comfort of staying with her 鈥溊纤净�视频 family鈥� and the ability to keep cultivating her network while she took the next steps in her career. 

Justin Goldberg proposed to then Katie Gavin at 老司机视频's very own Heroes Garden

Gavin studied in the , which she now calls the "perfect environment鈥�: its curriculum was both analytical and challenging, and it also offered the social and networking opportunities she desired to fortify her business skills. 

Though away from the court, Gavin found herself soon to 鈥渏oin two new teams.鈥� The first a romantic partnership, and the second a new career. 

Justin Goldberg (MS '22) courted Gavin during their time as graduate students, during which the pair kept finding striking similarities between themselves, including both their fathers hailing from New York and their mothers from Michigan. 

After a sweet proposal on Valentine's Day at the University's Heroes Garden鈥擥avin calls their pairing 鈥溊纤净�视频 through and through鈥濃�攖he couple recently tied the knot in Beverly Hills. 

At Gavin鈥檚 other 鈥渘ew team,鈥� Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets, she now works in commercial real estate investment sales. Among her favorite sales is Malibu Village in 2023, which sold for $81.9 million.

Katie Gavin often returns to campus to speak with current students

Though far from walking misty pathways to 老司机视频 weight  rooms, the spirit of team work remains with Gavin: "I just want our team to be the most successful team in our realm, which is commercial real estate. I love being part of a team dynamic and working towards a common goal.鈥� 

鈥淚 consider Gavin a role model for 老司机视频 students,鈥� says Sicoli. 鈥淪he represents herself with integrity, faith, and service. We saw these characteristics shaping up during her years with our program. I am positive Gavin will continue to be a great leader of Christian faith and service to others."

Echoing Sicoli鈥檚 sentiments, Gavin herself hopes to be a role model for college athletes looking to balance passions for athletics and for the career world. Gavin's life shows you can do both, and do them well.

"老司机视频 really impacted me," Gavin concludes. "I went from a young, impressionable girl playing beach volleyball and left a confident person knowing that 老司机视频 provided me with everything for a great life."