HONORS & AWARDS
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2014, 2016
MVC Honor Roll: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (7):Â Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16
2016Â (SENIOR)
Appeared in all 29 matches, making two starts … Ranked sixth on the team in digs at 1.44 per set … Averaged 1.65 digs per set in MVC play … Notched a season-best 10 digs at Loyola … Had at least one ace in five consecutive matches, including two aces and eight digs in the home win against Indiana State … Served up two aces in the sweep of Western Illinois.
2015Â (JUNIOR)
Started 12 of the 19 matches she saw action in … Was sixth on the team with a 1.60 digs-per-set average … Posted a career-best 13 digs at Indiana State to go with two assists and one ace … Had two aces at Illinois State … Notched 11 digs in the final home match of the year against MVC regular-season champion Wichita state … Made all 12 of her starts in MVC play after appearing in just seven sets in the first 12 matches of the season.Â
2014Â (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 27 matches and made seven starts … Averaged 1.39 digs per set and was tied for second on the team with 14 aces … Collected eight of her 14 aces in MVC play … Had a career-best three aces at DePaul … Reached double figures in digs three times, including a season-best 12 digs at Western Illinois … Made her first career start against Sam Houston State.
2013Â (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 10 matches as a defensive substitute … Had season-highs of seven digs and two assists at Loyola … Averaged 1.63 digs per set in MVC play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped the Crusaders to a state championship as a junior and back-to-back regional titles ... Honorable mention all-conference performer as a senior ... Senior year did total ranks as the fourth-best total in school history ... Averaged 1.23 aces per match as a senior and helped her squad to an 80-19 (.808) record in her two varsity seasons ... Also lettered in track, winning a regional championship in the 100-meter dash ... Part of a third-place 4x100 meter relay team at the state meet.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Timothy and Kim Rymer, Kayla was born in Waukesha, Wis. ... Has two younger siblings: Jonathan and Morgan ... Majored in health science.