4 Kyla Welch
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Lexington, KY
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- Position:
- MB
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- Lafayette
Bio
College Achievements:
2009
- Named a First-Team Mid-South Conference selection , averaging 1.93 kills and 0.90 blocks per set while hitting .320
- Ranked third in the Mid-South in hitting percentage (.320) and fourth in blocks
- Tallied at least eight kills on 14 occasions and hit .400 or better in 20 matches on the season
- Accumulated 30 kills and 19 blocks during the NAIA National Championships
- Keyed GC's win over No. 6 Lee at the Final Four of the NAIA Championships with seven kills and five blocks
- Collected seven kills and three blocks in the upset of No. 2 Cal Baptist in the Elite Eight of the NAIA Championships
- Totaled a career-high five solo blocks against Mobile at the Boneyard Brawl on Oct. 30
- Had a dominant effort against Pikeville on Oct. 20 with 10 kills and an .818 hitting percentage
- Established career bests in kills (14) and hitting percentage (.933) in a three-set victory over Cumberlands on Oct. 17
- Tallied 10 kills and four blocks in the upset over No. 5 Northwestern (Iowa) at the Holiday Express Tournament on Sept. 19
- Posted a career-high seven blocks against Dordt (Iowa) on Sept. 18
- Averaged 2.59 kills on .470 hitting and 0.90 blocks during conference action
2008
- Was a backup middle blocker whoappeared in 31 matches, averaging 1.31 kills and 0.62 blocks per set while hitting .243
- Totaled eight kills and two blocks in the MSC Tournament
- Posted 10 kills on 12 attempts and four blocks in a double-header sweep against St. Catharine on Oct. 20
- Had a season-high seven kills on 10 swings against Pikeville on Oct. 8
- Recorded a season-high four digs against Lindsey Wilson on Nov. 6
- Posted a season-high three solo block against West Virginia Tech on Sept. 23
- Tallied a season-high four blocks on two occasions, most recently against West Virginia Tech on Sept. 23
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Averaged 1.95 kills and 1.00 blocks to go along with a .366 hitting percentage in 22 sets during the conference regular season
2007
- Appeared in 65 sets, averaging 1.31 kills and 0.40 blocks per set while hitting .243
- Pounded four kills on four attempts for a perfect hitting percentage while chipping in two blocks against Cumberlands on Oct. 30
- Contributed a season-best three blocks and six kills in the sweep of West Virginia Tech on Oct. 5
- Fired a career-high two service aces and added five kills against Midway College on Sept. 15
- Notched first career kill on Sept. 8 against Davenport
High School Achievements:
- Three-year letterwinner
- KHSAA First-Team All-State
- KHSAA All-Tournament
- Two-time KHSAA First-Team All-Region
- Two-time Academic All-State
- Who's Who Among American Athletes
- Led Lafeyette to the semifinals of the KHSAA State Tournament
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11th Region champions
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Two-time 41st District champions