USF Athletics

2012: Named USF Tournament MVP on Sept. 16, after recording 3.00 kills per set and a .368 hitting percentage in the tournament ... Hit a career-high .566 against FIU, knocking down 12 kills in 18 swings ... Posted a career-high 22 kills and hit .450 to lead USF offensively in its win over Cincinnati Sept. 30 ... Named to the Big East weekly Honor Roll Oct. 15... Recorded a season high 8 blocks vs Sryacuse (10/5)... Had 314 kills, .289 attack percentage, 35 digs, and 85 blocks on the season... Appeared in 32 matches for the Bulls.

2011: Appeared in all 28 matches, including 103 out of 104 sets as a sophomore ... Ranked third on the team in kills per set (2.21) and blocks per set (0.96) ... 10/28 - Netted double-digit kills for the seventh time of the season against Louisville ... 10/7 - Set a career high in kills (15) and posted eight blocks in a five-set win over UConn ... 10/1 - Netted 11 kills at a season high hitting percentage of .474 against Rutgers ... 9/17 - Named to the All-Tournament Team of the Wisconsin InnTowner Invitational ... 9/17 - Posted 11 kills at a .292 clip against Western Michigan ... 9/11 - Featured eight kills and six blocks in a balanced performance against UCF ... 9/3 - Managed 10 kills at a .421 clip against Bowling Green in the USF Invitational ... 9/3 - Narrowly missed double-double performance with nine kills and nine blocks against UMES ... 9/2 - Matched previous career high with 14 kills against Eatern Kentucky.

2010: Played in 15 matches and 41 sets as a freshman … Posted 1.56 kills per set … 9/18 – Registered seven kills in only three sets against Florida Atlantic … 9/18 – Managed season high totals of 14 kills and two blocks in a five-set win over Jacksonville … 10/9 – Added six kills at a .417 clip along with a pair or blocks against Pittsburgh … 10/23 – Notched four kills and a hitting percentage of .333 against No. 23 Cincinnati.

High School/Club: Four-year starter Northside Christian in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... Competed in the 2009 and 2010 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships … Named to Junior National All-Tournament Team in 2009 … Member of the HP USA Youth Blue Team ... Won 2009 Bay Conference title and 2007 and '09 district championships ... Team captain in 2010 ... In 2009 Named to the St. Petersburg Times All-County First Team and Second Team All-Suncoast ... Carried a 4.0 GPA ... Named to Pinellas County All-Academic Team ... Member of the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society ... Worked with the Student Athletic Advisory Committee ... Also a five-year basketball starter ... Named MVP in 2010 ... Earned All-County Honorable Mention in 2007-08 and '10 ... Set school discus record with 104'9 throw ... Led track team to back-to-back regional championships and four district titiles.

Personal: Full name is Kayla Janelle Walton ... Born on Jan. 21, 1992, in Tampa, Fla. ... Daughter of David and Karla Walton ... Plans on majoring in physical therapy at USF.