Ky Clayton

Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lee’s Summit, Mo.
High School:
Lee's Summit

PRONUNCIATION: KYE

SOPHOMORE (2024): Academic All-B1G ... Appeared in 30 sets across 13 matches, mostly as a serve specialist ... Tallied five aces including a career-high three against USC in an upset victory on Oct. 24.

FRESHMAN (2023): Appeared in 17 sets and eight matches for the Spartans, mostly as a serving specialist during her freshman campaign.

CLUB: Played 10 seasons at Performance Volleyball Academy under head coaches Christi Lutman (2012-2022) and Jeff Morgan (2023), serving as a club captain in each of her seasons with the team ... Was an Under Armour Next camp invitee and named to the Vballrecruiter.com 2023 National Player Rankings list ... Earned multiple American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) accolades, having been named to the AVCA Phenom List (2020, 2021) and the AVCA All-America Watch List (2022) ... Named to the VolleyballMag ION Watch List for 2022 and the PrepDig Player Rankings List in 2020 and 2022.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons at Lee’s Summit High School under head coach Brittany Boerigter, earning her spot as team captain in 2022 ... Twice named First Team All-Conference (2020, 2022), Clayton also earned First Team All-District (2020, 2022) and Academic All-State (2020, 2022) ... Clayton helped lead Lee’s Summit to a conference championship in 2020 and district championships in 2019 and 2020 ... Also played as an attacker and setter due to her athleticism ... Currently ranks #6 and #28 in the MSHSAA record book for most assists in a match.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Lindsay and Darrin Clayton ... Mother, Lindsay, played volleyball collegiately at Northwest Missouri State University and father, Darrin, was a collegiate baseball player at Missouri Valley College and Missouri Southern State University ... Has two siblings, Anthony and Kiersten.