2019 Soccer Roster
Roster
Waldner, MaKayla
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Jersey Number 10
MaKayla Waldner
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Dexter HS
- Hometown:
- Dexter, Mo.
Bio
2019 | Senior
Named First Team All-SEC as a midfielder and SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year … was named to the United Soccer Coaches' All-Southeast Region Second Team ... also named to the All-SEC Watch List (8/20) … started all 19 matches, playing 1,611 minutes as a team captain … finished the regular season ranked fifth in the conference with 10 goals, leading all SEC midfielders, and seventh in shots … her four game-winning goals are tied for third in school history and ranked third in the SEC … became just the fifth player in MSU history to post a 10-goal campaign and the 10th to score 20 points in a season … ended her career second in school history in career shots (201), goals (28) and multi-goal games (6) and tied for third in points (59) … scored twice against Alabama A&M (8/22) for her third career multi-goal game while putting three of her five shots on target ... also tallied the eighth game-winning goal of her career ... goals extended her streak of scoring on her birthday week to four straight years … took two shots in 90 minutes against No. RV/22 BYU (8/24) … scored in the 15th minute at Eastern Washington (8/30) for her ninth career game-winning goal, tying the MSU career record … put two of her three shots on goal in 80 minutes against the Eagles … placed both of her shots on goal in 64 minutes at Idaho (9/1) … broke the MSU career record with her 10th game-winning goal against UT-Martin (9/5) … scored twice against the Skyhawks for her fourth career multi-goal match, to take sole possession of second place in State’s record book … goals pushed her into second place in MSU history for career goals … took one shot in 90 minutes against No. 18/RV Memphis (9/8) … took three shots in 70 minutes against South Alabama (9/12) … took one shot, putting it on frame, in 81 minutes against No. RV/18 Boston College (9/15) … placed two of her three shots on goal while playing 79 minutes against No. 15/13 Texas A&M (9/19) … snapped a four-match scoring drought in the 35th minute against Ole Miss (9/26) and placed two of three shots on goal while playing 102 minutes … took two shots while playing 84 minutes at Kentucky (9/29) … took five shots in 88 minutes at No. RV/NR Alabama (10/4) … scored twice against Auburn (10/10), including the game-winner, while placing three of her seven shots on goal … also assisted Onyi Echegini’s goal in the 22nd minute against the Tigers to give her five points, becoming the first Bulldog to do so since Elisabeth Sullivan tallied five against Vanderbilt on Oct. 20, 2013 … played 73 minutes at No.13/23 Arkansas (10/13) … put one of three shots on goal while playing the full 100 minutes against Georgia (10/20) … scored in the 26th minute at LSU (10/24) … put three out of eight shots on goal while playing the full 110 minutes against the Tigers … took two shots while playing 110 minutes against Tennessee (10/27) … scored in the eighth minute at Missouri (10/31) while playing the full 90 minutes in her home state … put one shot on goal while playing the full 90 minutes in the SEC Tournament against Ole Miss (11/3).2018 | Junior
Named to the All-SEC Watch List (8/14) … started in all 18 matches and logged 1,324 minutes … finished the year at sixth in school history with 38 career points and 18 career goals … her 146 career shots are fourth in MSU history while her 64 shots on goal are fifth … led the team in shots (56) and was second on the team in both goals (7) and points (14) … is one game-winning goal shy of tying the MSU career record … scored the first goal of the season on a header in the win over Southern Miss (8/16) after missing her initial attempt off a corner kick … goal would prove to be the sixth game-winner of her career … her seven shots against the Golden Eagles are the most by a Bulldog in a single game this year … scored twice on her birthday at Stephen F. Austin (8/19), including her seventh game-winner … first goal against the Lady Jacks came just 56 seconds into the match and is the 10th-fastest goal in program history … beat the keeper from about 25 yards out at Memphis (8/23) while playing 85 minutes … extended her scoring streak to four games with a goal on five shots at South Alabama (8/26) … scored in 71 minutes of action against Austin Peay (9/2) … put four of five shots on goal against the Governors … fired four shots against Florida (9/28) and put one on target in 83 minutes … scored MSU’s fifth goal against Alabama (10/7) after taking a game-high five shots in 50 minutes … took four shots at No. 5 Texas A&M (10/12) in 58 minutes of action … took five shots at Ole Miss (10/21) … took three shots against LSU (10/25) while playing 87 minutes … took two shots in 100 minutes of the NCAA Tournament match against Lipscomb (11/9).2017 | Sophomore
Tabbed Third Team United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region ... named Second-Team All-SEC after a breakout sophomore campaign in which she netted a team-high nine goals and finished second on the team with 19 points … started all 16 matches she played in, amassing 1,246 minutes … went the distance twice for the Bulldogs, including a career-high 110 minutes against South Alabama (9/10) … scored the Bulldogs’ first goal of the year in the home opener against Stephen F. Austin (8/18) ... that goal would prove to be her first of five game-winners on the season … found the back of the net again on against Central Arkansas (8/27) … took six shots against Colgate (9/3) ... scored the game-winner against Southeast Missouri State (9/8) with assists from Gabriella Coleman and Brooke McKee off a set piece … netted a career-best two goals against her home state Missouri Tigers (9/21) in a 3-1 victory while also attempting an SEC-high 12 shots … helped force a draw at LSU (9/24) when she netted a spectacular goal on a fade-away header that sailed just out of reach of the keeper … scored at Alabama (10/15) ... assisted on Brooke McKee’s goal at Georgia (10/19) and followed it up with a goal of her own later in the match … scored State’s lone goal in the season finale against San Jose State (11/4) with assists from Brooke McKee and Catalina Perez.2016 | Freshman
Played in 18 games while starting in 17 contests … logged the second-most minutes for freshmen on the club, seeing 1,253 minutes of action … ranked second on the team in shots, taking 34 with 18 on target … earned her first collegiate start in the win at College of Charleston (8/19) … scored her first collegiate goal against Virginia Tech (8/21) … scored against UT Martin (8/28) ... picked up an assist against Arkansas (9/9) ... took a season-high five shots against Vanderbilt (9/18) and LSU (10/14) ... played a season-high 90 minutes at Florida (10/23).High School/Club
Rated a four-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer.com … played only club soccer, because Dexter High School did not offer the sport … spent most of her club career with the IL Metro ECNL under coach Scott Gallagher … scored 15 goals and earned five assists in 2015 … guided her ECNL team to a third-place finish at the North America Qualifier in 2015 … led the club to its best record in program history, 12-9-6 ... lettered in track and field, tennis, basketball and football at Dexter … won the 2015 Missouri State Championship in the 300m hurdles … was a 15-time national medalist and two-time national champion in AAU track and field … is the record holder in multiple events in the 10-year-old division … earned All-Conference Honorable Mention as her football team’s kicker in 2014.Community Service/Academics
Named SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year her senior season as well as being named to the SEC's Community Service Team and the United Soccer Coaches' Scholar All-South Region Second Team ... also a H. Boyd McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarship Award nominee for the SEC in 2019 ... earned the Newsom Award for soccer as a junior … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore, junior and senior ... three-time member of the president’s list and twice named to the dean's list ... named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll and made the SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore and junior ... spent a portion of the 2019 summer in Colombia on a mission trip ... member of FCA and soccer's representative for SAAC ... donates her time serving senior citizens at Thanksgiving … participates in “Adopt A Family” … was a member of the Dexter Honor Society …ranked in the top 10% of her class all four years at Dexter … elected Dexter’s Senior Class President … Missouri Girl’s State Representative.Personal
Born MaKayla Waldner on Aug. 19, 1997 ... daughter of Robert and Kim Waldner ... has two sisters, Samantha and Brittney, and two brothers, Trevor and Travis … father was a three-time All-American in wrestling at Chadron State (Neb.), while her mother also played basketball at Chadron State … brother Trevor won the Missouri State Championship in wrestling, while sister Brittney was second female to compete at the Missouri State Championships in boys wrestling … sister Samantha runs cross country and track at Highland Community College (Kan.) … majoring in mechanical engineering.SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Highlights vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Chelsea Wagner Media Session
Wednesday, September 03
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Kennedy Husbands Media Session
Tuesday, August 26
