Austin Peay State University Athletics

Honors & Awards
2022 Stacheville Challenge “MVP”
2023 Stacheville Challenge All-Tournament Team
2022 Seminole Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team
ASUN Conference Player of the Week: Sept. 19, 2022
NJCAA Division II National Player of the Year, 2020-21
NJCAA Division II All-American, 2020-21
First Team All-KJCCC/NJCAA Region IV Division II, 2020-21
First Team All-KJCCC/NJCAA Region IV Division II, 2019
CSC Academic All-District, 2022
KJCCC All-Academic Team, 2019
Dean's List: F21, F22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: S22, F23, S24

2023 | Austin Peay

• Appeared in 100 sets in 28 matches played. 
• Led the Govs with 359 kills and 3.59 kills per set. 
• Had 10-or-more kills in 16 consecutive matches from Sept. 1 - Oct. 7, which was highlighted by a career high performance of 30 kills against ULM, Sept. 2. 
• Finished fourth on the team with 52 blocks (0.52 per set). 
• Season-best attack percentage of .456 came against ULM, Sept. 2. 

2022 | Austin Peay

• Appeared in all 27 matches, starting 20, and played in 104 sets during the season.
• Led the Govs with 314 kills and posted a .307 attack percentage; her 3.02 kills per set ranked 10th among ASUN hitters.
• Opened the season with an impressive six-match stretch with 90 kills (3.46 per set) and a .350 attack percentage.
• That season-opening stretch included a 21-kill effort at Florida A&M (Sept. 2), an errorless attack outing at Florida State (Sept. 3), and a 22-kill, 10-dig double-double against Northern Kentucky (Sept. 9).
• Picked up Seminole Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament recognition (Sept. 3) after her performances at Florida A&M and Florida State.
• Opened the Govs schedule by setting her career high with 23 kills against North Dakota State (Sept. 16) and posting a .513 attack percentage.
• Followed that home opener with a career-best .684 attack percentage (14-1-19) in a three-set victory against East Tennessee (Sept. 16).
• Named ASUN Conference Player of the Week, Sept. 19, after the home-opening weekend that included matches against North Dakota State, ETSU, and UT Martin.
• After a slow start to ASUN Conference play, broke out with 17 kills at Stetson (Oct. 7) before rattling off a seven-match double-digit kill stretch (Oct. 12-Nov. 4).
• Finished third on the team with 65 blocks (0.63 per set), highlighted by a career-best seven-block performance against Toledo (Sept. 10).

2021 | Austin Peay

• Played in all 33 matches, appearing in 122 of 125 sets.
• Led Austin Peay with a .313 hitting percentage – the fifth-highest mark in program history – and finished second in the OVC.
• Finished second on the team with 317 kills and 75 total blocks.
• Became first Gov since Kaitlyn Teeter (2016) to repeat as OVC Newcomer of the Week, Oct. 11 and Oct. 18.
• Opened the conference season with 12-straight matches, Sept. 24-Oct. 23, with eight or more kills, including a string of seven with 10-plus kills, Sept. 24-Oct. 28, during that streak.
• Led Austin Peay with 34 combined kills in its two OVC Championship matches, including matching her season-high mark of 18 kills in the semifinals against Morehead State (Nov. 19).
• Enjoyed season’s most efficient outing against Belmont (Oct. 23) with 11 kills and one error on 18 swings (.556 hitting percentage).

2020-21 | Johnson County Junior College

• Named first-team NJCAA Division II All-American, National Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player of the NJCAA D-II National Tournament.
• Also earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and first-team NJCAA All-Region VI/Plains District A honors
• Played in 27 matches and 101 sets
• Ranked third in KJCCC D-II and fourth in the NJCAA with 363 kills, and her 3.59 kills per set was fifth in the conference and 20th in the NJCAA
• Led the conference and ranked 15th in the NJCAA with a .361 attack percentage.
• Topped double figures in kills in 24 of 27 matches this season
• Hit over .400 in 15 matches, including a season-best .700 in the Region VI Championship Match
• Had a string of seven straight matches of hitting over .400

2019 | Johnson County Junior College

• Played in 30 matches and 103 sets
• Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College D-II and All-District A honors
• Led the team and ranked 15th in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference with 348 kills
• Averaged 3.38 kills-per-set and hit a team-best .306, which also ranked tied for 13th in the conference
• Also tallied 77 blocks and 70 digs
• Topped double figures in kills in 22 matches
• Earned KJCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester.

Prep Career

• Was a two-year starter for coach Aubri Janes at Raymore-Peculiar High School.
• Earned All-Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference honorable mention honors as a senior
• Tallied 131 kills (1.68 per set), a .175 attack percentage, 43 blocks and 55 digs over 78 sets her senior year
• Played one season club volleyball for Performance Volleyball Academy coached by Justin Franklin, and helped that team qualify for nationals. Also played one season for Mavs Extreme coached by Bob Ehler, Southland Aces coached by Dana Sutcliffe and the Mavs KC 18-2 team coached by Tom Symons.

Personal

• Mikayla Laine Powell is the daughter of Ravenell and Melissa Powell.
• Birthday is April 26.
• Has one sister, Gabby.
• Intends to major in business.