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Kayla Long - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Kayla Long

Position

L/DS

Height

5-3

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Tucson, Ariz.

High School

Empire HS

FRESHMAN | 2017: Saw action in 19 matches, with three starts at defensive specialist … Compiled 30 digs over the season, including back-to-back matches of seven during two of her starts … Also posted solid stats vs. San Jose State (six digs) and Youngstown State (four) … Also logged an ace and two assists.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Empire High School in Tucson, Arizona … Played for Danny Arias … Four-year letterwinner  in volleyball and one-year letterwinner in track & field … Named All-Section First Team and All-State Honorable Mention all four years … Selected as MVP in back-to-back season to cap her career … Helped her team to an undefeated season and a Division III Section III championship in 2014 and a Division III Section II championship in 2013 … Finished as Empire’s career leader in assists … Member of USA Volleyball Arizona High Performance Volleyball Team in 2015 and 2016.

PERSONAL
Born in Gresham, Oregon, on January 30 to Dallas and Kirsten Long … Has one sibling, Dillon … Hobbies include camping and movies … List donuts as her favorite food and Think Like a Man as her favorite movie … Member of National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society in high school.