Kayla Hall Named MHS Head Volleyball Coach
Kayla Hall has been selected as the next Head Girls Volleyball Coach for Malvern High School and will officially be hired at the Malvern Board of Education Meeting on Monday, April 22nd. Coach Hall is very familiar with Malvern High School and the Hornet Volleyball Program. She has served the district as a middle school intervention specialist for three years. During the past three volleyball seasons, Kayla Hall has coached the Malvern Hornets as a varsity assistant and junior varsity coach. Last season, Coach Hall led the Malvern Hornet Junior Varsity Team to a 13-6 overall record and an 11-2 record in IVC conference games. Kayla has also coached Malvern's middle school track for three years.
Kayla was a standout student and athlete at Tusky Valley High School, where she played volleyball for Coach Cortney Goodwin and graduated in 2017. Kayla led the Trojans to the OHSAA State Final Four in her Junior Season and a State Runner-up Finish with a 27-2 Record in her senior year. Coach Hall earned second-team All-Ohio Honors during her senior season. She played college volleyball and tennis at Muskingum University and graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Science in Special Education. As a college student-athlete, Coach Hall earned All OAC Academic Honors.
Malvern Athletic Director Dave Tucci shares that Coach Hall was selected based on her strong experience in volleyball, outstanding track record as an assistant coach and educator at Malvern, and her ability to create relationships with student-athletes.
“We are very excited for Coach Hall,” Tucci stated. “Kayla has been a great asset as a teacher and coach during her time at Malvern. She has been All-In since day one. Outstanding coaches have mentored her. We look forward to supporting her and seeing our volleyball program succeed under her leadership.”
Coach Kayla Hall stated, “I am very grateful for this opportunity and excited to get to work. I have loved being part of the Malvern Family. I cannot wait to start teaching these girls, and I feel big things are coming for Malvern Volleyball.”
Coach Hall will continue to serve as an intervention Specialist at Malvern Middle School.