Kaiya Tyson

Position:
Setter
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School
Hometown:
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Career Honors & Awards
• 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2024
Appeared in 19 matches, making two starts, and played in 47 sets… Started the match at #24 Auburn and recorded career-high four kills on a career-high nine attacks… Put up a career-high five blocks in the next match at Alabama (10/6)… Concluded the season with eight kills and 13 blocks… Member of SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2023
Appeared in 14 matches, playing 22 sets as a true freshman… Handed out 20 assists with one kill and six digs… Recorded seven assists vs. Samford (9/8)… Season-best four digs came against Jacksonville (9/7)… Member of SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Club
Attended Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School in Burlington, Ontario, Canada… Tyson brings international experience to Athens as she competed for Team Canada in the U18 Volleyball World Championship and U19 Pan American Cup… Also competed on the beach, earning Gold at the 14U Beach Volleyball Nationals and silver at the 18U Beach Volleyball Nationals… She was voted Most Promising Female Athlete at Corpus Christi and graduated with honors… Played club for Defensa Volleyball Club.

Personal
Daughter of Felicity and Alec Tyson… Born June 30, 2005… Her mother played volleyball, including a stint on the Canadian Women's National Team… Her father played football at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario… She has an older brother, Coltrane, who plays lacrosse at UMass… Majoring in Real Estate.