Kayla Milford

U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Dave Speer

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Dave Speer

Class:
Junior
Position:
D
Hometown:
Draper, UT
Height:
5-9
High School:
Corner Canyon
Squadron:
29 / Black Panthers

2021 (Junior): Named Team MVP...Appeared in all 18 games, including 17 starts...Was one of only four players with multiple goals (2)...Compiled 1,491 minutes, third-most on the team...Named to Superintendent's List both semesters...Solo-flew a plane in Power Flight Program...Group Three Honor Chairperson...Academic All-Mountain West Team selection.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Named Team MVP…Started all eight matches in shortened spring 2021 season, playing the second-most minutes on the team (695)…Played in every minute in six of the eight matches, averaging almost 87 minutes a game…Registered two shots, with one on net…Named to the Academic All-MW team.

2019 (Freshman): Named to the All-Freshman Team in the Mountain West…Started all 18 games on defense, and totaled a team freshman-high 1,409 minutes…Played 90+ minutes seven times…Aided on seven Air Force shutouts, which was the most for the Falcons since 2010 and ranked fifth in the conference…Scored a goal and tallied an assist…Six of her seven shots were on net for a SOG percentage of 86 percent…Named to the Comm’s and ADs lists.

Club/High School: Four year letterwinner for Corner Canyon High School…Named a team captain senior year…Earned team MVP honors all four seasons…All-region honors twice, and honorable mention all-state as a junior…Set the school record for single season goals as a senior…Helped her team to a State Championship as a senior as well…Also lettered twice in track where she was a two-time 4x100 relay state champion…Member of the National Honor Society and was the recipient of an honor diploma…Played her club ball with the Utah Avalanche under Head Coach Jimmie Powell and teammate Camryn Karras.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23...Daughter of Jeff and Rachal Milford…Has two siblings, Josh and Aly…Major is Politcal Science but intends to be a pilot…Hobbies include water skiing, where she competes competitively, sleeping, eating, and snow skiing…Favorite class subject is history…Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy and favorite movie is The Blind Side…Credits her parents as having the biggest influence on her soccer career…Favorite athlete is Kylian Mbappé…Chose the Academy “To play soccer, get an amazing education, and better myself as a person.”