Kayla is a 2004 graduate of Morristown High School. Kayla played basketball, volleyball and softball during her high school career. She was also a member of the 2003 State Champion Volleyball Team and still holds the record for most kills in a Class 1A 3 set championship match. Kayla was named to the Class A All-State 1st Team and South Senior Indiana All-Star Team in Volleyball. She also holds 6 MHS Volleyball records - match kills (33), season kills (538), solo blocks for match (6), season (94) and career (161) and total blocks in a season (215). Kayla also excelled on the basketball court as she was a part of 3 straight Sectional Championship teams and 2 Shelby County Tourney teams. She ranks 3rd in all-time scoring with 1,053 points, 5th in rebounding (527) and assists (151) and 1st in steals (221). Kayla went on to play volleyball at Marian College where she was named player of the week the very first week of her career, along with leading her team in kills and blocks.