Ryleigh Whitekettle

Position:
Right-Side Hitter/Outside Hitter
Height:
6-5
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Dixon High School
Hometown:
Topsail Beach, N.C.

Career Accolades

2024 Preseason All-CUSA Team
2023 All-CUSA First Team
- First-ever New Mexico State Aggie to earn the honor
2023 CUSA All-Tournament Team
2023 Thunderdome Classic All-Tournament Team
2023 Redbird Classic All-Tournament Team
2023 Preseason All-CUSA Team

2024 (Redshirt Junior at New Mexico State)
Sat out for the season due to injury

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore at New Mexico State)
Named to The Thunderdome Classic All-Tournament Team on Aug. 27 after posting 35 kills and a .470 hitting percentage over the nine-set weekend... Tallied a then-career-high 17 kills on just 25 attempts (.680) against North Florida (Aug. 26)… Exploded for 15 kills on just 17 swings in the CUSA Championship Semifinals versus FIU (Nov. 19)… Set four-set program record and career-high with .824 hitting percentage

2022 (Redshirt Freshman at New Mexico State)
Made 17 starts while appearing in 24 matches and 76 sets in her first year with the Aggies... totaled 136 kills while ranking third on the team in kills per set (1.79)... Posted a season-high 15 kills at Davidson on Sept. 3 in a match in which she finished with a .464 hitting percentage... Collected 40 total blocks while managing a career-high five block assists in two matches and a career-high two solo blocks versus Chicago State on Oct. 13... Helped lead the Aggies to a 3-1 win over North Carolina A&T on Sept. 2 when she tallied 12 kills while hitting .556 to post the second-best Aggie attack percentage in a single match in 2022

2021 (Freshman at Houston)
Took a redshirt year during her lone season with the Cougars

High School/Club
2017-19 Team Offensive MVP... 2019-20 Preseason All-Conference Team... 2019-20 Preseason All-Area Team... 2018-19 All-Conference and All-Area... 2019 All-Area First Team... 2020 Preseason Player of the Year... 2020 Conference Player of the Year... 2019 five-sport Athlete of the Year... Under Armour All-America Watchlist

Personal
Daughter of Stephanie and Brett Whitekettle... Has an older brother, Noah, who played college football at UNC Pembroke... Plans to pursue a master's degree in communications during her time at Wake Forest