2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Khalyn Harmon
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Ocean Springs HS
- Hometown:
- Ocean Springs, Miss.
2017ย (SENIOR)
A mainstay on the Bulldogsโ back line and started all 18 matches as a seniorโฆ Tallied a career-best three assists while also attempting a career-high seven shots with three on targetโฆ Played in a career-high 1,561 minutes in her final season with the Maroon and White, going the distance eight timesโฆ Assisted on A.K. Wardโs first career goal against Missouri State on Aug. 20โฆ Found Ward again on Sept. 3 vs. Colgateโฆ Her third assist of the year came on Payton Gruenewaldโs goal at No. 3 South Carolina on Oct. 5
2016 (JUNIOR)
Played in 14 games and earned the start 12 timesโฆ Logged 992 minutes on the season, going the full distance four timesโฆ Earned a season-high 104 minutes against Vanderbiltโฆ Scored her first collegiate goal in the 2-0 win at College of Charlestonโฆ Earned her first career assist against Arkansasโฆ Took three shots, with one being on target.
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in all 18 of MSUโs games her sophomore season, getting the start on the back line 17 timesโฆ Started 16-straight games for the Bulldogsโฆ Logged 1,521 minutes for the Maroon and White, going the distance 11 timesโฆ Unanimously named MSUโs Defensive MVP by her teammates.
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2014 (FRESHMAN)
Saw time in six games on the year and made five startsโฆ Logged a total of 288 minutesโฆ Her first collegiate appearance came with a starting role vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 14), when she played nine minutesโฆ Played a full 90 minutes against Vanderbilt (Oct. 17)โฆ Started in four of the final games of the season as added depth on the Bulldog defenseโฆ Did not record any shots from her position on the back line of the defense.
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HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Standout at multiple positions throughout her high school career at Ocean Springs High School and, prior to that, Meridian High Schoolโฆ Earned all-state accolades from The Clarion-Ledger despite having her senior season for Patrick Hayesโ club cut short due to an injuryโฆ Helped the Greyhounds to a stellar season that ended 18-1-2 in the second round of the Mississippi 6A playoffsโฆ Selected to the South squad for the 2014 MHSAA All-Star Gameโฆ Scored three goals and assisted four others from her center back position as a junior to help Ocean Springs win its first state championship in a girls sportโฆ Named The Clarion-Ledger First Team All-State and All-Coast Sun Herald following her junior campaignโฆ Earned all-region honors each year of her high school career from 7th grade up to her senior yearโฆ Posted her highest point total at Ocean Springs, 15, her sophomore season with five goals and five assists as a defenderโฆ While playing forward as a freshman at Meridian High School, totaled 28 points on nine goals and 10 assists in 17 gamesโฆ Notched eight points in 14 games for Shane Kowalskiโs State Cup-champion Gulf Coast United club squad in the 2012-13 seasonโฆ Helped GCU to two-straight Gulf State Premier League titles (2012, 2013) and the 2012 Region 3 Invitational Showcase championshipโฆ Participated in the Adidas International Training Program in conjunction with the 2011 Womenโs World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, traveling to Germany for 10 days and competing against international competitionโฆ Produced her best club season in 2011 with 42 points on 12 goals and 18 assists in 14 games โฆ Mississippi ODP participant from 2008-2010โฆ Member of Ocean Springsโ South State championship 4x100- and 4x200-meter relay teams in 2012.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE/ACADEMICS
Participated in the CJ Bailey Skills Academy โCelebrityโ basketball gameโฆ Spends time with area school children at carpool meet and greetsโฆ Volunteers her time as an assistant coach for the U12-U13 Gulf Coast United FC girlโs team.
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PERSONAL
Born Khalyn Harmon on April 17, 1996, in Hattiesburg, Missโฆ The daughter of Gene and Alita Harmon, and has two siblings, Chase and Kinsley... Her father was a former linebacker for Southern Miss who led the Golden Eagles in tackles two-straight seasonsโฆ Majoring in communication with a concentration in public relationsโฆ Has sang the national anthem multiple times at menโs and womenโs basketball games, as well as softball gamesโฆ Favorite team to face is Auburnโฆ Proudest moment of her career was overcoming an ACL injury she suffered in her senior season of high schoolโฆ Goal after college is to become a public relations director for an athletic team.
