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Illinois State University Athletics

2026 Volleyball Roster

18 Ayla Klingeberg

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Rock Creek HS
  • Hometown St. George, Kan.

Biography

PRIOR TO ILLINOIS STATE (SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA)


Last season as a freshman at Southeast Louisiana she played in 83 of the team's 101 sets and had 102 kills while hitting at a .338 attack percentage. She averaged nearly 1.25 kills per set during the season and had 59 blocks – third-most on the team, for an average of 0.71 blocks per set. She had a career-high nine kills on September 11 against South Alabama and twice had eight kills – on August 29 against Louisiana Tech and on November 6 against Lamar. Her career-high of seven blocks came on October 18 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, as she added six on November 6 against Lamar. She twice had a trio of service aces on the season – in back-to-back matches on October 22 against UIW and on October 25 against Houston Christian.

HIGH SCHOOL


She was a three-sport athlete for Rock Creek High School, playing volleyball, basketball, and track & field. She was a starter on the volleyball team during her four seasons, serving as team captain for three seasons. She helped guide the volleyball team to its first Kansas State Championship Match. She was named All-State three times, once as a First Team selection and twice Second Team. She was named the Flint Hills Female Fall Sports Athlete of the Year in 2022, was a unanimous selection to the all-Mid-East League First Team in 2023 and named the KMAN Student-Athlete of the Year in 2025. She was also a 12-time medalist at the Kansas State Track & Field Championships, winning the high jump as a sophomore, and was part of the State Champion 4x400-meter relay team as a senior.

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