Kyra Henney

Kyra Henney, Hanna Massaro v Youngstown State | March 26 2025

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Daniel Carlson, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Chad Hamilton

BGSU Softball Media Day 2025
Sebo Center
1610 Stadium Dr.
Bowling Green, OH 43403

Photo by: Brian Dempsey of Glass City Phot

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Bellevue
Hometown:
Bellevue, Ohio

Bowling Green

2025

Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Played in one game on the season
Made her BGSU debut in a pinch-hitting appearance at Indiana, and was robbed of a hit by a diving catch

Bellevue High School

Bellevue, Ohio

Earned four letters at Bellevue H.S. ('24), playing for coaches Mike Yantz, Walt Snyder, Bessi Guy, Nate Artino, Logan Hurst, Bill Burgone and Kristi Smith
Hit over .500 in all four seasons, earning all-league and all-district honors every year
Named to the All-Ohio First Team as a senior, when she also was the Sandusky Bay Conference Player of the Year
Helped the Lady Red to three consecutive SBC and sectional championships from 2021-23
The team went 12-0 in the SBC in all three of those seasons
Was a three-time All-SBC First-Team honoree, earning all-league second-team accolades once
Similarly, earned all-district first-team honors three times and second-team honors in the other season
Hit .588 with seven homers as a freshman, helping Bellevue to a 21-4 overall mark
In her sophomore season, batted .523 with four homers as the team went 19-4
Homered six times and hit .603 -- the fourth-highest single-season batting average in school history -- with six homers as the team went 15-3 in her junior campaign
Topped that mark with a .616 average -- ranking second on the school's single-season list -- as a senior, hitting seven homers
Also earned four letters in basketball, helping the team to four SBC championships (the team's 11th through 14th in a row)
On the hardwood, the Lady Red won three sectional championships, two district titles and made two regional semifinals appearances during her four years
Captained both the basketball and softball teams as a senior
National Honor Society member
Student Council
OHSAA award of excellence for displays of sportsmanship award winner
Elks Scholar Athlete

Personal

Born in Bellevue, Ohio
Daughter of Richard and Tamara Henney
Has two older sisters, Lauren and Matalin
Plans to major in marine and conservation biology at BGSU
Mother played collegiate women's basketball at Heidelberg
Has played travel ball for Ohio Outlaws
Favorite athlete is Lamar Jackson
Lists her grandmother (Pat) as her biggest influence

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I chose BGSU because it felt like home. I knew no matter what, I would be happy and successful here as both a student and an athlete. It's a very safe campus and helps students to be successful in every way."