UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• 7-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
• AVCA Junior Beach All-American (2022)
2024
Ky Vaickus was on the team but didn't see any action.
2023
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year indoor volleyball letter winner at La Jolla High School … team Captain in the 2021-22 season … named San Diego County’s 2022 Senior All-Star and MVP of LJHS Volleyball team … named First Team All-Western League (2021, 2022), JVA Indoor Watch List (2021), CIF All-Academic Team, (2021, 2022) … named to the 2020 AVCA Phenom Watch List … Earned CIF Region All-Academic Award … also earned Western League Honorable Mention honors in 2019 … played club for Wave Volleyball Club … earned a 2022 AVCA All-American nomination and 2022 CBVA AA tournament MVP honors …earned a AAA rating in the 2022 beach season and was on the AVCA Phenom Watch List … placed third in CBVA Women's Open (2022) … in 2021, she earned BVCA Best Offensive Player Award, JVA Best in Beach Award, and was a 692 National Team Captain … had a third-place finish at AAU Nationals in 2021 and 2022 and was AA Ranked in both seasons … was on the JVA Beach Watch List, (2020, 2021, 2022) … team member for Beach Volleyball AAU, BVCA, AVP, and USAV Junior Olympics participant (2019-2022).
PERSONAL
Full name: Ky Nicloe Vaickus … born in San Diego, Calif. … parents are Julie and Greg Vaickus … has two older brothers, Ryan and Austin … brother Austin played volleyball at UC Irvine … says she chose UCLA because, “it has been my dream school, not only for volleyball, but for academics as well.” … hobbies include snowboarding and surfing … major is cognitive science.