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Lion Career
2012 (Junior): Saw action in four matches and four sets as an outside hitter ... totaled seven kills and three blocks for the season ... had a kill and a block vs. Mount Olive (2/3) ... posted three kills and two blocks vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/10) ... had three kills vs. NJIT (2/11).
2011 (Sophomore): Saw action vs. Princeton (2/12) and tallied a kill.
2010 (Freshman): Played in four matches and seven sets, including against Springfield (1/23), George Mason (3/6), Ohio State (3/21) and Princeton (3/26) ... totaled five kills and two digs for the season ... posted four kills and one dig at Springfield (1/23) ... had one kill and one dig vs. Ohio State (3/21).
High School
Four-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball at Gates Chili High School in Rochester, N.Y. ... two-year captain ... named All-Monroe County Honorable Mention freshman year and Second Team All-Monroe County sophomore year ... two-time First Team All-Monroe County ... earned First Team All-Greater Rochester honors senior year ... played in Rochester vs. Buffalo All-Star game junior and senior year ... selected team MVP senior year ... Penfield Tournament All-Tournament Team and Section V Championship All-Tournament Team senior year ... played for Pace Bootlegger Volleyball Club in Rochester, N.Y. ... placed fifth at Junior Olympics in 2005 ... three-time East Coast Championship Champions ... two-time Can-Am Qualifier Champions ... three-time WEVA Regional Champions ... competed for the USA Youth National A2 Team in 2007 and the USA Junior National A2 Team in 2008.
Personal
Born Kyle Harold Mars on October 12, 1990 in Portland, Oregon ... parents are Harold and Mary Beth Mars ... has one sister Lauren (26) and two brothers Tyler (25) and Alan (23) ... brother, Alan, also played for Penn State ... names basketball, golf, beach volleyball, and poker as favorite hobbies, Kanye West and Drake as favorite musical entertainers, science as favorite school subject, San Francisco 49ers as favorite professional team, Tiger woods and Jonny Flynn as favorite athletes, chicken alfredo as favorite food, 'Holes' as favorite book, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' and 'Chappelle[apos]s Show' as favorite TV shows, 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Troy' as favorite movies, Will Smith and Dave Chappelle as favorite actors, Angelina Jolie as favorite actress, and Yellowstone National Park as favorite place to visit ... majoring in information sciences and technology.
Why Penn State
'I chose Penn State because of the prestigious volleyball program and the excellent coaching staff. It[apos]s also a strong school academically.'