In Full Swing: Rookie Katie Li Adjusting Well at Duke

Katie Li By Charlotte Tannebaum, Duke Athletics Communications Student Assistant

DURHAM – Transitioning to college is a difficult task for any student, but for a student-athlete adjusting to a new team, a busy schedule and a collegiate workload, it's an especially daunting feat. Luckily, freshman Katie Li isn't one to back down from a challenge. As the women's golf team's sole freshman, Li has taken her first semester at Duke in stride and is setting herself up for a successful four years as a Blue Devil.

Li is no stranger to competition. Even before college, she trained rigorously and competed as one of the nation's best junior golfers. As a high schooler, the New Jersey native racked up a…