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Mikayla Cluff
Mikayla Shae Cluff (née Colohan; born February 25, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has previously played for the Orlando Pride and Utah Royals.
Cluff played college soccer for the BYU Cougars and became one of the most decorated players in program history as a three-time United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection, three-time WCC Player of the Year, four-time All-WCC first team honoree and 2021 Hermann Trophy finalist. She was then selected by the Pride as the 14th overall pick of the 2021 NWSL Draft.
Born in Kaysville, Utah, Cluff played four years of soccer at Davis High School, setting a new Utah high school assists record twice as the school won three straight state championships and Cluff was named to the All-State first team each year from 2014 to 2016. She played club soccer for La Roca Futbol Club for seven years and captained the Olympic Development Program Region IV team in 2015. She also grew up playing basketball and admitted that although she was better at it, felt soccer provided more of a challenge.
Cluff played five seasons of college soccer at Brigham Young University between 2017 and 2021 while also earning a degree in exercise and wellness. As a freshman she registered an assist against Penn State on her Cougars debut. At the first home opener she suffered an injury. She considered a medical red shirt but elected to return for conference play and ended her first year with three goals and five assists in 11 appearances, and was named to the All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team.
Starting all 19 games as a sophomore, Cluff totaled five goals and led the team with seven assists as BYU claimed the West Coast Conference (WCC) regular season title. At the end of the season Cluff was named to the 2018 All-WCC first team as well as the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team and All-America second team.
In 2019, she once again started every game, scored 16 goals and tallied a further seven assists as BYU defended the regular season title and reached the NCAA Elite 8 for only the third time in program history. Individually Cluff was named 2019 WCC Player of the Year, ranked fifth nationally in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100, and earned United Soccer Coaches All-America first team honors for the first time. She also earned All-WCC first team honors for a second time.
Cluff elected to delay her pro career and return for the delayed 2020–21 season despite being drafted in January 2021, following the NCAA's offer of a waiver in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that meant drafted players could retain college eligibility. She started in all 16 games, scoring 11 goals including tying the program record nine-game scoring streak as the Cougars finished second in the WCC behind Santa Clara Broncos. Individually, Cluff was an All-WCC first team selection for the third time, earned her second United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection, ranked #2 nationally in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 behind Kelsey Turnbow, and retained her WCC Offensive Player of the Year title (the award split from player of the year to offensive and defensive player ahead of the 2020–21 season).
A few weeks before the season was supposed to start I told her I was questioning my decision of coming back to BYU. She was like, 'Kayla, you can take us to the national championship. You have an opportunity to win a national championship or do something that no one's ever done at BYU.' That was everything that I needed to hear and everything that I wanted to play for.
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Mikayla Cluff
Mikayla Shae Cluff (née Colohan; born February 25, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She has previously played for the Orlando Pride and Utah Royals.
Cluff played college soccer for the BYU Cougars and became one of the most decorated players in program history as a three-time United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection, three-time WCC Player of the Year, four-time All-WCC first team honoree and 2021 Hermann Trophy finalist. She was then selected by the Pride as the 14th overall pick of the 2021 NWSL Draft.
Born in Kaysville, Utah, Cluff played four years of soccer at Davis High School, setting a new Utah high school assists record twice as the school won three straight state championships and Cluff was named to the All-State first team each year from 2014 to 2016. She played club soccer for La Roca Futbol Club for seven years and captained the Olympic Development Program Region IV team in 2015. She also grew up playing basketball and admitted that although she was better at it, felt soccer provided more of a challenge.
Cluff played five seasons of college soccer at Brigham Young University between 2017 and 2021 while also earning a degree in exercise and wellness. As a freshman she registered an assist against Penn State on her Cougars debut. At the first home opener she suffered an injury. She considered a medical red shirt but elected to return for conference play and ended her first year with three goals and five assists in 11 appearances, and was named to the All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team.
Starting all 19 games as a sophomore, Cluff totaled five goals and led the team with seven assists as BYU claimed the West Coast Conference (WCC) regular season title. At the end of the season Cluff was named to the 2018 All-WCC first team as well as the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team and All-America second team.
In 2019, she once again started every game, scored 16 goals and tallied a further seven assists as BYU defended the regular season title and reached the NCAA Elite 8 for only the third time in program history. Individually Cluff was named 2019 WCC Player of the Year, ranked fifth nationally in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100, and earned United Soccer Coaches All-America first team honors for the first time. She also earned All-WCC first team honors for a second time.
Cluff elected to delay her pro career and return for the delayed 2020–21 season despite being drafted in January 2021, following the NCAA's offer of a waiver in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that meant drafted players could retain college eligibility. She started in all 16 games, scoring 11 goals including tying the program record nine-game scoring streak as the Cougars finished second in the WCC behind Santa Clara Broncos. Individually, Cluff was an All-WCC first team selection for the third time, earned her second United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection, ranked #2 nationally in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 behind Kelsey Turnbow, and retained her WCC Offensive Player of the Year title (the award split from player of the year to offensive and defensive player ahead of the 2020–21 season).
A few weeks before the season was supposed to start I told her I was questioning my decision of coming back to BYU. She was like, 'Kayla, you can take us to the national championship. You have an opportunity to win a national championship or do something that no one's ever done at BYU.' That was everything that I needed to hear and everything that I wanted to play for.