BOLIVAR, MO -- Coach Kelly Richardson has announced that Kylie Heim, of Nixa, Mo., has signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball with SBU.

Kylie Heim

Heim, a 6'1 right side hitter, comes from a very successful Nixa volleyball program. Heim was a 3 year Varsity Letterman. She was named to the Ozark All Tournament Team in 2005 as a sophomore, and was a 2nd team All Conference and All District selection in 2006 as a junior. As a senior, Kylie played on 3 All-Tournament Teams, and was 1st Team All-Conference, All-District and All-Region. Kylie also helped lead the Eagles to the Class 4 sectionals as a senior.

Coach Richardson commented: "Kylie is an extremely dedicated player that will help push our Lady Bearcat Team in the right direction. She always steps onto the floor focused and ready to go. Kylie is the type of high energy player that our program is looking for. We're very excited that Kylie has decided to join our Lady Bearcat Family!"