Kayla Byrd

Photo by: Marc Mahnke

Photo by: Charlie Balcom

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Position:
Goalkeeper/Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Normal Community HS
Hometown:
Normal, Ill.

2020-21- Redshirt Junior (Game-by-Game)
Played in five games, making three starts at forward … Registered her first career goal in her first career start at SEMO on Senior Night against SIUE (3/23) … Played in a season-high 39 minutes versus the Cougars … Finished the 2020-21 campaign with a goal (0.20/game), two points (0.40/game) and two shots (one on goal, 0.40/game) in 120 minutes on the pitch … Made three consecutive starts March 23 (SIUE) through March 29 (at Morehead State).

2019- Redshirt Sophomore
Sidelined due to injury.

2018- Redshirt Freshman (Game-by-Game)
Appeared in one game … Played one half against Illinois-Springfield (8/24), combining with Bailey Redden to record a shutout … Made one save against Illinois-Springfield (8/24) … Recorded the win against Illinois-Springfield (8/24) ... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2018-19 academic year.

2017 - Freshman
Redshirted.

Prep/Club
Started and lettered all four years at Normal Community High School ... Combined for 22 shutouts during her sophomore and junior campaigns, registering a 0.53 goals against average while picking up a 31-7-4 record ... Played forward as a freshman and was the leading varsity scorer ... Was a three-time All-Big 12 Conference selection and earned first team all-sectional honors as a junior ... In the classroom, Byrd was an honor roll student, a conference scholar-athlete, and recipient of an IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award ... Played club for St. Louis Scott Gallagher under Shawn Hewitt and Jamie Swanner and for Illinois Fusion under Don Ideran … She also played for the Illinois ODP State Select team for two years.

Personal
Born Oct. 21, 1998 ... Daughter of Kevin and Rebecca Byrd ... Majoring in Accounting with minors in Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management at SEMO.