Kayla Murdoch

Position:
OH
Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Thousand Oaks HS (Ventura College)
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, CA

Junior (2024)
Did not play at all due to injury and subsequent recovery … took medical redshirt and has two years of athletic eligibility remaining.

Ventura College (2022-23)
2022 WSC North Champions … All-Southern Cal. Volleyball Team Kills Record Holder (385 kills) … 2022 First Team All-American 1st Team … All-State First Team and All-Conference … school record 2nd Hitting % in State (.367) … top-10 in state for kills, kills per set, hitting percentage, and points per set … 2022-2023 Ventura College Female Athlete of the Year … Deans List Scholar-Athlete Award … 2023 AVCA All-American (first in school history) … 2023 First Team All-American WSC North All-Conference Player of the Year … First Team All-Conference and All-State Volleyball Team … 2023 Scholar-Athlete Award … AVCA top-10 two-year player to watch … 2023-2024 Ventura College Beach and Indoor Female Athlete of the Year.

Prep
Attended Thousand Oaks HS from 2018-22 … TOHS Varsity Girls Volleyball Best Offense Award All Marmonte League Girls Volleyball First Team … Thousand Oaks Acorn All County First Team … LA Daily News Daily News All-Area All-Region First Team … All-Marmonte League Most Valuable Player Award … All-CIF SS DIV. 4 First Team TOHS Girls Volleyball Record (31 Kills in 4 sets) … TOHS Girls Volleyball Record (36 Kills in 4 sets, beating own record) … All-County First Team V.C. Star … TOHS Scholar-Athlete Award 4.0 … All-Marmonte Girls Volleyball All-League Player of the Year … TOHS Female Athlete of the Year Ventura County Hall of Fame … club team was Zuma Bay.

Personal
Daughter of Scott and Trisha Murdoch … dad played AVP Beach Volleyball on the professional circuit from 1996-1999 … majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Visual, Media and Cultural Studies … minoring in Studio Art … chose Cal Poly because “It's one of my dream schools” … biggest influence is USA National Team legend Karch Kiraly, “He's one of the best volleyball players ever and his competitiveness and ability really inspired me!”