Ayla Janssen

Class:
Freshman
Position:
CB
Hometown:
Columbus, NE
Height:
5-10
High School:
Columbus

Club/High School: Lettered all four years of high school…Graduated from Columbus High School in Columbus, NE…Played for Zackary Wayman…2025 Defensive Player of the Year…2025 LIR Prep Club Female Athlete of the Year…2025 Sertoma Club Female Athlete of the Year…2024 Player of the Season…All-Conference Team…Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Honorable Mention…Lincoln Journal Star All-Nebraska Honorable Mention…6x MaxPreps Player of the Game…2024 NSAA Girls State Soccer Qualifier…Logged 64 career games and 27 points off 11 goals and 5 assists…Played for Nebraska Select (2021-24)…Also played volleyball (4 letters) and basketball (3 letters)…Earned Academic All-State and Academic All-Conference…NHS Excellence in Leadership Award…Graduated third in her class…2024 Believers and Achievers School and State winner…

Personal: Member of cadet squadron…Daughter to Doug and Janelle Janssen…Has four siblings, Mia, Ben, Simon, and Will…Her brother Ben graduated from USAFA in 2025 and Simon is a cadet in the class of 2026…Brother-in-law Joe Glime serves in the Air Force…Undecided on her major…Intends to minor in Spanish…Says her parents have had the biggest impact on her athletic career…Began playing soccer at age five…Favorite class subject is math…Pregame rituals include praying during the National Anthem, visualizing the game, and listening to music…Her guilty pleasures are sweet treats…She plays the guitar…Sports role models are Riley Gaines and Jordy Bahl…Favorite soccer player is Mia Hamm…Chose the Academy because her “interest in USAFA started after my two older brothers were accepted and began their journey…each time I visited it became more clear that the Academy is where I want to be, I am always up for a challenge and this will help me grow morally as a leader and use my abilities for the best interest of others.”