Northwest Missouri State Athletics

2023
Played in 77 sets ... saw action in 23 matches with 15 starts ... tallied 181 kills (2.35 kills/set) ... ranked No. 4 on the squad with 211 digs (2.74 digs/set) ... posted 26 blocks (five solos) ... secured five double-digit kill efforts ... had five double-doubles ... registered 11 double-figure dig performances ... recorded a season-high 18 kills at Washburn (Sept. 30) ... had a season-high 27 digs in a 3-2 win at Emporia State (Sept. 29).

2022
AVCA Second-Team All-America selection for second straight year ... one of four unanimous First-Team All-MIAA picks ... named to the D2CCA all-region first team ... earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District team this year with a 3.93 GPA in Mathematics: Education ... led the Bearcats in kills per set (3.77) ... ranked first on the team in kills with 369 ... ranked No. 4 in the MIAA in points per set (4.15) ... posted 20 double-figure kill performances, including 16 double-doubles this season ... secured her first career 20-20 effort with 22 kills and 22 digs against No. 10-ranked Washburn in Bearcat Arena ... added another 20-20 performance in the MIAA Tournament with 26 kills and 23 digs vs. Washburn in St. Joseph ... a two-time MIAA offensive player of the week award winner in 2022 ... played in 28 matches with 28 starts ... saw action in 99 sets.

2021
AVCA Second-Team All-America selection ... D2CCA Third-Team All-America pick ... MIAA Freshman of the Year ... First-Team All-MIAA ... D2CCA First-Team All-Region ... MIAA Scholar-Athlete ... started all 32 matches ... saw action in 121 sets ... led the MIAA in kills (453), kills per set (3.81) ... ranked second in the MIAA in points per set (4.05) ... twice posted 26 kills in 2021 - the first time in four sets vs. Michigan Tech (Sept. 10) and the second time in a five-set win over No. 1-ranked Washburn (Oct. 15) ... recorded 26 double-figure kills matches, including four 20-plus efforts ... had eight matches in which she hit .400 or higher ... two-time MIAA offensive athlete of the week award winner ... had the most attacks (1,199) by a Bearcat freshman in school history and the second-most kills (453) in a season by a Northwest freshman.

Personal/High School
Payton Kirchhoefer is a 5'10" outside hitter from Omaha, Nebraska. Kirchhoefer posted 300 kills as a senior at Marian High School for head coach Amy McLeay. She hit. 291 with 272 digs in 86 sets as a senior. Kirchhoefer is a member of National Honor Society and Spanish honors society. She is an honor roll student. She is the daughter of Dave and Kari Kirchhoefer.