Outlook

Mikayla Powell is a lefty that is highly skilled and knows the game ... Has a passion for the game of volleyball and possesses a will to win ... Made a huge impact as the best hitter on the team last year … Very competitive, composed under pressure and loves big matches … Will continue to be a big part of JCCC’s offensive threat at the net this season … Expected to continue her career at the next level.

Career

Closed her career with 711 kills and an attack percentage of .333 … Her 711 kills rank fifth all-time at JCCC. 

Sophomore Year 2020-21

Named first-team NJCAA Division II All-American  and was selected as the NJCAA Division II Natinal Player of the Year, the first in team history ... Was the Most Valuable Player of the NJCAA D-II National Tournament … Also earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference and first-team All-Region VI/Plains District A honors … Played in 27 matches and 101 sets … Ranked 3rd in KJCCC D-II and 4^th in the NJCAA with 363 kills,  and her kills-per-set average of 3.59 is 5^th in the conference and 20^th in the NJCAA … Led the conference and ranked 15^th in the NJCAA in kill percentage at .361 … 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 … Began the season with 14 kills, a career high eight blocks and seven digs in a 3-2 win over No. 12 Highland (1-28-21) … Set a new career high for kills with 20 in the second match of the season, a 3-0 win over Metropolitan (1-28-21) …  Twice selected the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week … Was the week 7 selection after tallying 36 kills, an average of 3.6 per set, over three wins that week … Matched her career high 20 kills in a 3-1 win at Allen (3-22-21) … Earned her second honor in week 11 after producing 43 kills and a hitting percentage of .607 … Tallied 27 kills and an impressive kill percentage of .667 in the region/district championship win over KCKCC (4-2-21) … Tallied 57 kills and hit .339 in the NJCAA D-II National Tournament … Opened play with 14 kills and a hitting percentage of .481 in a 3-2 win over Pima (4-13-21) … Tallied 19 kills and hit .351 in the 3-1 win over Parkland in the NJCAA Championship match (4-15-21) … Her 19^th kill sealed the national title for Johnson County  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3.60 and 3.79.

Freshman Year 2019-20

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 15^th 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 13^th in the conference … Also tallied 77 blocks and 70 digs … Topped double figures in kills in 22 matches … Had 14 kills in her collegiate debut helping JCCC to a 3-0 win over Brookhaven (8-23-19) … Had 16 kills in a 3-2 loss at Central (8-24-19) … Had 11 kills and hit .476 in a 3-1 win over No. 17-ranked Lincoln Land (9-6-19) … Had a season-high 18 kills in a 3-1 loss to No. 1 ranked Parkland (9-7-19) ... Matched her season-high of 18 kills, hit .607 and had six blocks in a 3-1 win over NEO A&M (9-13-19) … Posted 10 kills and had a season-high seven blocks in a 3-2 win over Palm Beach State (10-12-19) … Had 15 kills and season-high eight digs in a 3-1 win over Pasco-Hernando State (10-12-19) … Registered 16 kills and a season-best attack percentage of .765 in a 3-1 win over No. 19-ranked Kirkwood (10-26-19) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester.

High School 

Was a two-year starter for coach Aubri Janes at Raymore-Peculiar High School, Peculiar, Mo. … Earned All-Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference honorable mention honors as a senior … Tallied 131 kills, a 1.7 kills per set average, a .369 kill percentage, hit .175, 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 ... The Mavs KC 18-2 team earned a National Division bid at Nationals … Honor roll student and member of the National Technical Honor Society.

Personal 

Born Mikayla L. Powell on April 26, 2001, in Blue Springs, Mo. … Nickname is Mik … Daughter of Ravenell and Melissa Powell … Has one sister, Gabby … Majoring in biology with a career ambition to become a veterinarian … Was recruited by a number of schools including William Woods University, Missouri Valley College, Peru State College, East Carolina University, Concordia University-Wisconsin, University of South Dakota-Sioux Falls, Butler Community College and Hutchinson Community College … Favorite foods are shrimp, pasta, fish and chicken … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurants are Japanese Steak Houses … Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy … Favorite movies are Midnight Sun and the Twilight series … Favorite actress is Ellen Pompeo … Favorite book is Twilight … Favorite music entertainer is Post Malone … Favorite cartoon character is Jerry of Tom and Jerry … Favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh Jennings … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Sporting KC … Her greatest sports moment was when her 17 PVA club team won the Northern Lights Tournament to qualify for Nationals … The best player she has played against is Pleasant Hill standout and Tennessee Tech freshman Morgan Gish … A notable alumnus from her school is former NFL tight end Chase Coffman.