2022 Volleyball Roster

CJ Halloran / Texas State Athletics

22 Kayla Tello

  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-6 /
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Major Exercise & Sports Science
  • Hometown Buda, Texas
  • Experience 2L

Biography

Career Accomplishments: 
- 2x Texas State Dean's List (3.5+ GPA in a semester; 2021-22)

Redshirt Junior (2022):
Played in 33 sets and 18 matches ... had five service aces and nine assists ... had 19 kills ... had a season-high 8 assists, three aces and 10 digs at ULM on 9/23 

Redshirt Sophomore (Fall 2021)
Appeared in 45 sets throughout 16 conference matches in the 2021 season … was credited with 36 digs (0.80/set), six service aces (0.13/set), six points (0.13/set) and three assists (0.07/set) on the season … Bobcats were 14-2 throughout the season when she was on the floor … made her season debut in a four-set win at Troy (Sept. 24) … played a season-high four sets on two separate occasions (at Troy, Sept. 14 and vs. Louisiana, Oct. 2) … registered a season-high 10 digs in a three-set win against Arkansas State (Nov. 7) … also had six digs in three sets at Little Rock (Oct. 15) … was credited with a season-high one assist at UTA (Oct. 9), vs. Coastal Carolina (Oct. 22) and vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 7) … had a streak of four consecutive matches played with at least one service ace … also had at least one service ace in both matches played against UTA (Oct. 7, Oct. 9)
 
Redshirt Freshman (2020 -  Spring 2021)
Played in 51 sets and averaged 1.75 digs per set (89 total) to go along with eight assists and five aces ... registered a career-high 12 digs twice vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 4, 2020) and vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 18, 2020) ... also had season-highs of two aces twice vs. UTEP (Sept. 12, 2020) and vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 18, 2020), and two assists twice at SFA (Sept. 4, 2020) and at No. 15 Louisiana (Oct. 16, 2020)

Freshman (2019)
Did not see game action as a redshirt

High School
Was a three-year letterman and played under head coach Stephanie Coates ... in those three years, the Rebels went 81-52 overall and ranked No. 23 in Region IV according to MaxPreps.com ... for her prep career, registered 1,065 digs (4.0/set) 106 service aces and 97 assists and in 2018 she had 514 digs, 54 aces and 46 assists to help the squad achieve a 28-18 record including an impressive 14-4 mark in district play ... named the 25-6A All-District Defender of the Year and was tabbed first-team all-district in 2017 and followed that feat with another first-team all-district selection ... also tabbed Honorable Mention All-State in 2018 ... also excelled in the classroom where she was honored to the Academic All-District team from 2016-2018 and made the Academic All-State team in 2018 ... played club volleyball for Austin Performance.
 
Personal
Daughter of Jennifer and Jesse Tello ... has three siblings: Lana, Jace, and Jenna

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    22