Early Years and Stanford University
She played basketball and volleyball at St. Joseph's Academy in her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, leading both of her sports teams to state championships each year in which she played. Folkl was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring twenty-three points.
In 1994, Folkl attended Stanford University and starred on their women's basketball and volleyball programs.
While at Stanford, she was a four-time volleyball All-American, a basketball all-American as a senior, and a two-sport academic all-American. She appeared in a total of six Final Fours (four in volleyball and two in basketball) and won three national championships in volleyball. In her senior year, she was a first team All-American in both sports and was named the GTE Academic Player of the Year. She was also a participant on the USA Women's National Volleyball Team, and was a first-alternate at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Folkl graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a degree in economics. She has been inducted into Stanford University's Hall of Fame.
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