2016 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Kayla Torson
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Xavier
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Honors and Awards
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)
•Summit League Distinguished Scholars List (2015-16)
As a Freshman (2015)
Appeared in six matches...Averaged 0.38 kills, 1.00 digs and 0.25 blocks per set...Made her career debut at South Dakota State (Sept. 25)...Registered her first career kill at Denver (Oct. 11)...Put up two digs and a block at Western Illinois (Oct. 20)...Had a kill, a block and a career-high six digs vs. IUPUI (Nov. 21) at the Summit League Tournament...Named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars List.
Xavier High School
Four-year letterwinner for Coach Katie Bailey at Xavier High School...Three-time all-state selection, earning second-team honors all three years...Three-time first-team all-metro and all-district selection...As a sophomore and junior, named Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division Player of the Year...Helped her team qualify for the state tournament as a sophomore and won an MVC Valley Division championship as a junior...Served as her squad's co-captain her final two seasons...Finished her career with over 1,200 career kills...Also lettered four years in track & field, qualifying for the state meet in multiple events...Member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll...Played club volleyball for Coach David Rodgers and the Iowa Rockets.
Personal
Born March 9, 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...Parents are Darin Torson and Elizabeth Sheka...Has two brothers, Zachariah and Elijah...Majoring in elementary education.
