Payton is a 6'0" outside hitter in the Class of 2024 and players her high school volleyball at Dike-New Hartford High School in Dike, Iowa. The Cards beat out Creighton and Kansas State for the 6'0" star.
The word I get is that Texas was never in the running for her.
She has a twin sister (Baylee) who is headed to Northern Iowa to play for their mom -- Bobbi, who is the head volleyball coach for the UNI Panthers.
Payton was named to the all-state team as a freshman and sophomore and has amassed 1227 kills, 200 blocks and 905 digs in her playing time, with still a couple of months left for her in her junior season. Her Wolverines have won back-to-back Iowa 2A state titles and Payton was named all-tournament captain both years.
She also has a set of older, twin sisters who played in college.
Dike-New Hartford is 22-1 on the season so far and ranked #1 in Iowa 2A Volleyball.
(Thanks to Cardinal Couple for the "borrow" )
--sonja--