Outlook

Rylie Barnum is a returning All-American who looks to be a strong leader for this year's team ... Brings excellent ball control and has good court sense ... Also brings confidence in her all-around game ... Possesses a strong work ethic and brings a competitive energy to the court ... A great defender and passer and is very quick to the ball ... Will continue her playing career at the University of Central Missouri.

Career

Played in 71 matches and 254 sets … Ranks second all-time at JCCC with 1,365 digs and fourth with 124 aces … Her 1,365 career digs rank sixth on the all-time career chart for the Kansas Jayhawk Conference … Also tallied 177 career assists.

Sophomore Year 2019

Played in 33 matches and 114 sets in 2019 … Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College D-II and was named the KJCCC’s Defensive Player of the Year … Also selected first-team All-District A … Voted the team's MVP and was selected the JCCC Female Athlete of the Year ... Led the team, ranked fourth in the conference and tied for 27^th in the NJCAA with 622 digs … Her 5.46 digs-per-set average ranked second in the KJCCC and tied for 17^th nationally … Her 622 total digs are the fifth-most in a season at JCCC … Also had a team-best 63 service aces, which ranked fourth in the conference and tied for 19^th in the NJCAA … That total also ranks tied for 11^th on the Lady Cavaliers’ season chart … Tallied 110 assists on the season, fourth-best on the team … Reached double figures in digs in 37 of the 38 matches in 2019 … Topped 20-plus digs 15 times, 30-plus twice and had a career high 41 digs in a 3-2 win over Waubonsee (10-4-19) … Her 41 digs are tie the third-best single match total in Johnson County history …  Was the KJCCC D-II Defensive Player of the Week in week 1 after logging 69 digs and digs-per-set of 4.93 at the Central Community College Kickoff Classic (Aug. 23/24, 2019) … Had 18 digs and five aces in a 3-0 win over Saint Mary JV in the second match of the Classic (8-23-19) … Followed with 24 digs, a season-high eight assists and three aces in a 3-1 loss to host Central (8-24-19) … Earned the KJCCC D-II Defensive Player of the Week for week 3 after tallying 95 digs, 22 assists and 15 aces in five matches during the week in early September … Began the week with 20 digs in a 3-0 win over Neosho County (9-4-19) … Had a career high eight aces, along with 15 digs in a 3-0 win over McHenry County (9-6-19) … Her eight aces are the second-most recorded in a match in team history … Posted 21 digs and six assists in a 3-1 loss to No. 1-ranked Parkland (9-7-19) and followed with 23 digs and four assists in a 3-1 win over No. 12-ranked Illinois Central (9-7-19) … Had 22 digs, six assists and four aces in a 3-0 win over Metropolitan (10-5-19) … Credited 33 digs in a 3-2 loss to Fort Scott (10-9-19) … That total ranks tied as the 14^th-best match total at JCCC … Had 25 digs and five assists in a 3-0 loss to No. 2-ranked Coffeyville in the NJCAA District A Final (11-9-19) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a grade point aveage of 4.0.

Freshman Year 2018

Played in 38 matches and 1150 sets on the season ... Earned NJCAA second-team All-American, first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College D-II and NJCAA All-Region VI D-II honors … Led the conference and ranked 11th in the NJCAA with 743 total digs ... Ranked second in the conference and 26^th nationally with a digs per set ratio of 5.31 ... Her 743 digs rank third on JCCC’s season chart and 11th on the career chart ... Has 33 matches with 10-plus dig totals, 21 with 20-plus digs and three with 30-plus digs ... Had 26 digs in her second match of the season, a win over NEO A&M (8-24-18) ... Had a season high 38 digs in a win over No.8 ranked Highland (9-5-18) ... That total ranks tied for fifth-best single match in team history ... Followed with 36 digs in a big win over No. 2 ranked Parkland (9-7-18), which ties the ninth-best single match mark ... Those efforts helped her earn the KJCCC Defensive Player of the Week ... Tallied 137 total digs in the five matches played that week ... Earned a second Defensive Player of the Week in week six after tallying 88 digs and 11 aces in JCCC's five matches that week ... Credited 31 digs in a win at Hesston (10-9-18) ... Helped JCCC capture the District M Championship with 28 digs in the semifinal win over Neosho County and 24 digs in the championship win over Kansas City Kansas (11-3-18) ... Tied for the team lead and ranks sixth in the conference with 54 aces ... Had a season high six aces in a win over Kansas City Kansas (9-14-18) ... Had five aces in a win over North Platte (9-28-18) … Recorded 85 digs at the NJCAA D-II Tournament, recorded double figures in all four matches, including three with over 20 … Opened the tournament with 26 digs in a win over Oakland (11-15-18) … Followed with 20 in win over Lincoln Land (11-15-18), and had 20 in the third place match win over Kirkwood (11-17-18) ... Earned first-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a 4.0 GPA.

High School 

Was a four-year starter for coaches Mary King and Mary Hedges at Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Klan. … Graduated 2018 … Team captain her senior year … Earned honorable mention All-Sunflower League honors her sophomore and senior seasons, and second-team honors as a junior … Recorded 264 kills and 440 digs as a senior … Ranked fourth in the state in total digs her senior season … Had 123 kills and 354 digs as a junior … Combined for 794 total digs, 387 kills and 56 service aces her junior and senior seasons … Played club volleyball for the Dynasty 18 Blue premier volleyball team … Played club volleyball for the KC Mavs, Team KC and Dynasty … Helped KC Mavs qualify for nationals in 2015, and Dynasty qualify for nationals in 2017 and 2018 … Also participated in soccer and swim and dive … Honor roll student … Named to the Principal’s Honor Roll … Named to the Kansas Volleyball Association All-Academic Team her junior and senior years.

Personal  

Born Rylie Stinson Barnum on May 22, 2000 n Overland Park, Kan. … Nicknames are Barney and Ry … Daughter of Don Barnum and Jill Stinson … Her mother was a NJCAA Hall of Fame volleyball coach at JCCC and her club coach with Team Dynasty … Has one brother, Ryan … Her cousin, Heidi Stinson Delany was two-time all-conference volleyball player and national runner-up in the javelin at JCCC … Majoring in education … Also recruited by Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Central Missouri … Favorite athletes are Matt Besler, Matt Anderson and Cassy Wait … Favorite sports team is Sporting KC … Best player she has played against is former St. James Academy standout and Stanford University All-American setter Jenna Gray … Notable alumni from her school are actors Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis.