Missouri State

Honors & Awards
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2017-18)
• MVC Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18)
• MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

2019 Season (Senior)
Appeared in 17 games, making 16 starts…Scored game-winning goal and secured MVC Quarterfinal win against Evansville (November 3)…Notched two assists…Took 10 shots, four falling on goal…Contributed to six shutouts and a .972 goals against average…Totaled 1373 minutes on the pitch.

2018 Season (Junior)
Started in all but one of the Bears' 19 contests…Notched two crucial assists in Bears’ 2-1 decision at UMKC (9/2)…Third on the team in shots (25)…Logged shot attempt in 12 games, multiple shots in nine…Logged 1583 minutes on the pitch…Season-high two shots on goal at Illinois State.

2017 Season (Sophomore)
Started all 21 of Missouri State's matches in her sophomore campaign ... Led the team with three assists on the season ... Scored the game-winning goal, and first of her career, against SEMO (9/1) ... Netted her second goal of the season at Omaha (9/8) ... Picked up assists against Oral Roberts (9/12) and UNI (10/7) ... Found the back of the net at Evansville (10/21) for her third goal of the season ... Recorded a season-high six shots against Tulsa (9/17) ... Logged a full 110 minutes in teh Bears' double-overtime draw against Drake on Oct. 17 ... Finished the season with a .417 shots on goal percentage and 1,665 minutes played on the pitch.

2016 Season (Freshman)
Made an appearance in 14 of MSU’s matches as a true freshman, including the entirety of the Bears’ 1-1 draw with SIU Edwardsville (Sept. 16) at Allison South Stadium ... Finished seventh on the team in shots taken (7) and second among freshman ... Contributed her first collegiate assist in MSU’s 3-1 loss at Oral Roberts (Sept. 4).

Background
Started and lettered all four seasons at Lewis Central High in Council Bluffs, Iowa for head coach Chris Von Mende ... Tallied 18 goals and added 20 assists as a senior while leading LCHS to the Class 2A state title ... Earned all-state, all-district, all-city and all-conference accolades and was named the Class 2A All-Tournament Team Captain ... Also named the Daily Nonpariel City Player of the Year ... Scored six goals as a junior and had two assists for a Titans side that won the district championship for the third-straight season ... Was named to the All-Hawkeye Ten Conference first team ... Scored 18 goals as a prep sophomore with seven assists to earn first-team all-district, first-team all-conference, second-team all-state and all-city team honors as LCHS was a state qualifier ... Notched 10 goals and had six assists as a freshman to earn second-team all-conference laurels ... Won the Nebraska State Cup for her club team Elite Girls Academy each of the last two seasons, reaching the finals and semifinals the previous two seasons .... In June 2016, she led her club team to the U17 Region II title.

Personal
Kayleigh Marie Putnam was born 9/9/98 in Omaha, Neb. ... Daughter of Dave and Tana Putnam of Council Bluffs, Iowa ... Has two brothers, Kyle and Caleb, and a sister, Mekayla ... Majoring in Audiology.