General | 02/16/23 | 12:14 PM

HELENA, Mont. - Carroll College Athletics is proud to present another installment of a celebration of our outstanding Fighting Saint student-athletes who model excellence in all they do. These outstanding student-athletes embody the NAIA Champions of Character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.  We are excited to partner with Intrepid Credit Union to sponsor this recognition of our Carroll student-athletes. Intrepid Credit Union is a corporate champion of Carroll Athletics, supporting our 15 sports and 360 student-athletes.

Name: Kylie Kackman 
Sport: Women's Volleyball
Year in College: Senior
Major: Business Managment and Marketing
Minor: International Relations
Hometown: Colfax, Washington

Kylie is active in all areas of the Carroll Campus. She is a Zinn Starter (entrepreneurship club) marketing board member, as well as a Sigma Beta Delta business honors society member. For the past two seasons, Kylie was named as a volleyball team captain, and she possesses tremendous leadership skills. Kylie has been present at nearly every Carroll sporting event over the last two seasons, serving as an athletic marketing student intern. Kylie was a key contributor in the launch of Carroll's Tik Tok page, and fills a variety of different roles in any given week. Additionally, Kylie is the Marketing and Event Coordinator for the upcoming NWMET conference, hosted by Carroll College later this spring.

Kylie has impacted others both on campus and off by modeling excellence in everything that she does. Her impeccable integrity is evident at all times. Kylie is a selfless individual, and a role model for character. She is always giving back to others both on campus and in the community. Kylie has had a tremendous impact on her team with her strong work ethic, drive to win, and positivity. She leads by example and is a role model to all around her. She is a great teammate and friend, and always helps others before herself. She inspires her teammates and coaches as both a volleyball player and a person.

Her favorite memory from her time as a Fighting Saint is beating Montana Tech in the Frontier Conference tournament in 2021 to advance to the championship game in front of a home crowd at the PE Center.

Upon graduation, Kylie would like to stay in Helena and pursue a career in Marketing.