Kayla Banwarth

Kayla Banwarth (born January 21, 1989) is an American ex-indoor volleyball player, a former member of the United States women's national volleyball team, a participant of the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the 2014 World Championship. She is the current women's volleyball head coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[2]

Kayla Banwarth
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOle Miss
ConferenceSEC
Record0–6
Biographical details
Born (1989-01-21) January 21, 1989
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
2007–2010Nebraska
2011–2016Team USA
Position(s)Libero
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2016Pepperdine (volunteer asst.)
2017–2019Nebraska (asst.)
2020–presentOle Miss
Head coaching record
Overall0–6
Medal record
Volleyball
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2014 ItalyTeam
World Cup
2015 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
2015 OmahaTeam
2016 BangkokTeam
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraTeam

Career

She played college volleyball at University of Nebraska.[3]

Banwarth was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.[4][5]
Banwarth retired after the 2016 Rio Olympics and took on a coaching role at her former college, the University of Nebraska, helping the women's volleyball team.

Awards

Individual

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21 Ole Miss 0–60–6
Ole Miss: 0–6 (.000)0–6 (.000)
Total:0–6 (.000)

References
  1. http://www.nptelegraph.com/sports/husker_sports/three-former-huskers-named-to-u-s-olympic-women-s/article_f3c2eb62-4866-11e6-a25b-17abe65f5964.html
  2. "Ole Miss Tabs Kayla Banwarth Volleyball Head Coach". olemisssports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1149607
  4. Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  5. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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