Cayla Payne

Arkansas

Sep 12 (Fri)

6 PM

Photo by: Simon Broan

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

Photo by: Ben Rauschkolb

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Carlsbad, Calif.
High School:
Carlsbad High School
Major:
Exploratory Studies

Awards:

2024 Buffs Classic All-Tournament Team
2024 Buffs Invitational All-Tournament Team
2024 North Texas All-Tournament Team
2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Selection
2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

Career Highs:
Kills: 19 vs. Georgia (9/06/24)
Blocks: 11 vs. Utah (11/6/24)
Points: 21 vs. Georgia (9/06/24)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 347
Blocks: 199
Digs: 36
Points: 460.0

2025 (JUNIOR):

Cayla Payne is a junior middle blocker for the Buffs.

2024 (SOPHOMORE):

Saw action in all 30 matches and played 118 sets
Achieved a career high of 19 kills in a riveting five-set match against Georgia (Sept. 6)
Had eight matches with double-digit kills and had a minimum of four kills in every single match to achieve a total of 241 kills for the season
Had at least one block in 28 out of the 30 matches and reached her career high against Utah (Nov. 6) of 11 blocks to reach 128 blocks for the season
Reached a total of 341.5 points on the season with a career high of 21.0 against Georgia (Sept. 6)
Selected to three all-tournament teams: Buffs Invitational, Buffs Classic, and North Texas

2023 (FRESHMAN):

Played in 27 matches and saw action in 78 sets
Totaled 106 kills (1.36 kps), 71 blocks (0.91 bps) and 13 digs
Recorded a career-high 11 kills at Colorado State (Sept. 15)
Reached a career-high seven blocks against Charlotte (Sept. 2)
Had at least one block in all but four contests she played in
Had at least one kill in all but two contests she saw action in
Had nine kills against Oregon State (Oct. 8)
Had eight kills twice; once at USC (Oct. 1) and once against Arizona (Oct. 20)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Graduated from Carlsbad High School in 2022
Biggest moment of her high school career was winning CIF and competing in the state finals her junior year
2022 AVCA Best and Brightest
2nd Team 2022 All-Tournament Team
Scripps Ranch Invitational
2022 All American Watchlist
2021 2nd Team all Coastal League (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Prep Volleyball Class of 2023 Watch List - Middle Blocker
Played club for Wave 18 Juliana, where her club were the National Champions in her 18s year

PERSONAL:

Cayla Grace Payne was born in Carlsbad, Calif. and is the daughter of Collin and Heather Payne.
Mother played volleyball at CSUN and her father played basketball at SDSU
Has three siblings; Jackson, Bodey and Roman
Her oldest brother, Jackson, plays men’s volleyball at CSUN
After CU, wants to play professional volleyball in Europe and own a farm with lots of cows and horses
Chose to attend CU because she loves the environment and the atmosphere. It’s a beautiful campus and she loves the team on and off the court