Jessica Wood-Atkins<\/a> has announced the signing of Kayla Vitztum for the 2018 season. The Hays native was a prep standout at Thomas More Prep-Marian High School, where she was named the 2017-18 Best of Kansas Preps Girls Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\nA 5-10 outside hitter, Vitztum was a three-time KVA All-State selection, picking up first team honors as a senior after earning honorable mention accolades as a sophomore and junior. She led the Monarchs to the 2017 Kansas Class 3A state championship, wrapping up the year with a 42-3 record. Vitztum was named first team all-league three times, helping the Monarchs to four-straight MCL league titles. She is the MCL all-time leader in kills, compiling 1,040 kills in her career. Vitztum’s career numbers include a .301 attack percentage, 116 blocks, 750 digs and 147 aces. She was selected to play in the 2018 KVA All-Star Game and served as the varsity team captain as a senior. Vitztum totaled 471 kills, a .334 swing rate, 34 blocks, 304 digs and 55 aces in her standout senior season.<\/p>\n
In addition to earning four letters in volleyball, she played four years of basketball, four years of soccer and two years of track and field. She was a three-time All-State selection in basketball and once earned the honor on the soccer pitch. Vitztum competed in seven state championships as a Monarch, including three in volleyball, three in basketball and one in soccer. Vitztum’s brother, Jared, is a member of the Tiger men’s basketball team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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