Kayla Banwarth
American volleyball player and coach
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Kayla Banwarth (born January 21, 1989) is an American former volleyball player and coach. She played as a libero for the United States women's national volleyball team. Banwarth won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, and bronze at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympic Games.[1]
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Banwarth in 2016 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1989 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2010 | Nebraska |
| 2011–2016 | Team USA |
| Position | Libero |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2016 | Pepperdine (volunteer asst.) |
| 2017–2019 | Nebraska (asst.) |
| 2020–2022 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29-38 |
Early life
Banwarth was born in Dubuque, Iowa and attended high school at Wahlert Catholic High School. Her team won three state titles and Banwarth graduated with 1,155 kills, 1,093 digs, and 364 aces. She also set school records for digs and aces. Banwarth was named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in 2006.[2]
Career
She played college volleyball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[2]
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.[3][4]
Banwarth retired after the 2016 Rio Olympics and took on a coaching role at her former college, Nebraska, helping the women's volleyball team. She then went on to become the head coach for the Ole Miss starting in the fall of 2020. After a 1-19 COVID-19 shortened first year, in her second season she led the team to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 11 years and their first 20-win (21-9) season in 8 years. In the middle of the 2022 season, Banwarth was placed on leave and eventually she and the university mutually agreed to part ways.[5][6]
Awards
Individual
National team
- 2011
Pan-American Volleyball Cup - 2012
Pan-American Volleyball Cup - 2013 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
- 2013 NORCECA Championship
- 2013
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - 2014 FIVB World Championship
- 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
- 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup
- 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
- 2016 Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
- 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix
- 2016
Summer Olympics
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Ole Miss | 1–19 | 1–19 | 13th | |||||
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 21–9 | 10–8 | T–5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 7–10* | 3–4 | ||||||
| Ole Miss: | 29–38 (.433) | 14–31 (.311) |
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| Total: | 29–38 (.433) | ||||||||
