Kayla Barone

Class:
Senior
Position:
AT
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
High School:
Cumberland Valley

Features on Kayla

• Kayla Barone: Pushed to the Limit (MGoBlue.com)

Career Stats

Year	GP	G	A	Pts	ShPct	EX	DEX	STL	FB	SPW	SPL
2019	19	6	10	16	.273	7	3	9	2	4	1
2020	19	7	4	11	.304	12	4	7	2	4	3
2021	26	8	16	24	.267	13	4	20	3	9	2
2022	35	48	30	78	.539	32	12	26	7	23	13
Total	99	69	60	129	.420	64	23	62	14	40	19

Career Highs
Points: 6, vs. #22 Harvard (4/2/22)
Goals: 4 (3x) last vs. #15 Indiana (3/19/22)
Assists: 4 vs. #22 Harvard ( 4/2/22)
Drawn Exclusions: 3 vs. #7 UC Irvine (2/27/22)
Steals: 4, (2x) last vs. Indiana (2/25/22)
Field Blocks: 2, (2x) last vs. #22 Brown (4/9/22)

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Majoring in communication and media
• One NCAA Tournament appearance
• 2019 CWPA Champions
• 2021 CWPA Champions
• 2022 CWPA Champions
• CWPA Player of the Week Jan. 24 (2022)
• CWPA Defensive Player of the Week March 9 (2022)

Senior (2022)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• CWPA Player of the Week Jan. 24
• CWPA Defensive Player of the Week March 9
• Was 3rd in goals scored (48), and 4th in assists (30) on the team
• Had a career-high 26 steals on the season, four coming against Indian (2/25)
• Scored four times against Salem (3/6) and Indiana (3/19)
• Finished the season with 23 sprint wins, seven field blocks, and 78 points.

Junior (2021)
• Set a career-high with four assists against St. Francis (Pa.) to go along with a goal for a career-best five points
• Played all four games of the Michigan Invitational, posting two assists, five steals, three sprint wins and one field block
• Finished the season with nine sprint wins, including two against No. 1 Southern California
• Drew two exclusions, scored one goal, had one assist, and won one sprint
• Fifth on the team in assists with 16

Sophomore (2020)
• Recorded a career-high four goals to go with two steals against Iona in the Wolverine Invitational
• Played in all four games at the UCSB Winter Invite, posting three goals, one assist and two steals
• Scored two goals against No. 5 UC Irvine at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Two field blocks at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, as the team placed 7th overall
• End of the season was canceled prior to conference play due to the COVID-19 illness

Freshman (2019)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Played in 19 games with six goals and 10 assists
• Made her collegiate debut against No. 12 LMU on Feb. 22, scoring her first career goal in the game
• Two goals against No. 3 UCLA at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Posted two goals, two assists and four steals against Brown
• Three assists and two field blocks against George Washington
• Dished out three assists against No. 10 Pacific at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• One goal and one assist in a win over No. 13 Fresno State
• Recorded one assist and one sprint won against No. 22 Indiana
• Joined the team in the fall of 2018

National
• USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program
• Selected as a member of the USA Water Polo High School All-Star team
• Chosen to attend the 2017 USA Water Polo Youth National Team selection camp
• Named a member of the 2016 USA Water Polo Cadet National Team

Prep
• Graduated from Cumberland Valley High School in 2018
• Two-time NISCA/Speedo third team All-American
• Honorable mention NISCA/Speedo All-American in 2015-16
• 2017-18 USAWP Academic All-American
• Only female to be named first team all-state in 2015 and 2016
• Two-time all-conference first team selection and a second team honoree as a freshman
• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Varsity swimmer for three years and captain
• Named to the PennLive Girls Swimming All-Star Team in 2016-17
• First team All-Sentinel swimming and diving team in 2016-17

Personal
• Born in Fort Bragg, N.C.
• Birthday: August 4, 2000
• Parents are Steve and Lisa Barone
• Has two siblings, Kamryn and Ryan
• Father, Steve, played football at Bloomsburg University
• Mother, Lisa, played basketball at Fairmont Univeristy

Why Michigan
"Best combination of academics and athletics in the country."

Why Water Polo
"I started water polo in 4th grade. I got hooked because I liked water polo more than competitive swimming."