Major: Applied Mathematics

Junior (2010): All-CCAC second team…Appeared in all 36 matches and 136 sets… Finished second on team in kills with 306, good enough for tenth in the conference…Recorded career-best 47 aces and 75 digs…Ranked first among her teammates in total blocks with 115 including 40 solos…Rated ninth in conference for aces per game with 0.34…Posted double-digits kills in 11 matches…Set career-high hitting percentage against St. Xavier (Sept. 21) with an impressive .609 (15-for-23) clip…Tied season-high kills against Iowa Wesleyan (Sept. 10) and St. Xavier (Sept. 21)…Established career-high 10 aces against Trinity International (Sept. 7)…Registered career-high digs against St. Ambrose (Aug. 27) with 12…CCAC all-academic…

Sophomore (2009): All-CCAC honorable mention team…Appeared in all 37 matches and 134 sets…finished with 279 kills, good for third among her teammates…Contributed 38 aces and 64 digs…Ranked first on team in total blocks with 94 including 36 solos…Registered double-digit kills in seven matches…Connected at a season best .571 clip (10 for 14) against Walsh (Sept. 5)…Tallied career-high 16 kills against Calumet St. Joseph (Nov. 4)…recorded season-high seven digs against Buena Vista (Oct. 9)…Posted a season-high nine aces against Cornerstone (Oct. 17)…Established season-high 4 solo-blocks twice against Viterbo (Sept. 25) and Wartburg (Oct. 10)…

Freshman (2008): Appeared in 31 matches as a true freshman…Posted 104 kills and 43 total blocks…Established career-high .625 hitting percentage (10-for-16) and season-high 10 kills against Goshen College (Sept. 6)...Registered career-high 8 blocks in matches against Walsh (Sept. 5) and University of Chicago (Oct. 8)…Awarded Illinois Tech Volleyball Best Newcomer

Dixon High School: Earned seven varsity letters in her high school career…Lettering twice in volleyball, twice in basketball, twice in soccer, and once in track and field…An all-conference and MVP volleyball standout as a senior …Earned MVP in basketball her senior year…Claimed a spot on the all-academic team during her junior and senior seasons…Named captain of her basketball team senior year…Involved in National Honors Society, Key Club, and Student Council…

Club Ball: Spent two years at Club Fusion- Freeport…Spent two years at React-Oregon.

Personal: Kayla Elizabeth Heller…Daughter of Kurt and Susan Swanson; Scott and Jen Heller…Six siblings Courtney 28, Nicole 25, Taylor 23, Kristen 15, Jordan 14, and Alexis 13.