Tappen biography
Tappen biography
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Kathryn Tappen
American sportscaster
Kathryn Tappen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse | Jay Leach (m. 2009; div. 2014) |
Kathryn Tappen is an American sportscaster.
Tappen works on NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America, NHL Network's NHL Now, Golf, as well as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games among others.[1]
Early life and education
Growing up, Tappen played youth baseball and basketball on boys' teams because there were no teams for girls where she lived.
She also played golf, tennis and ran cross country. In her senior year of high school at Villa Walsh Academy, Tappen focused exclusively on track and eventually received academic and athletic scholarships to attend Rutgers University.[2][3]
At Rutgers, Tappen majored in journalism[4] and was a member o