MSU Denver Athletics

2025 NCAA D2 National Champion 
2025 RMAC Freshman of the Year
2025 All-RMAC first team selection
2025 AVCA South Central Region Freshman of the Year
2025 AVCA first team All-Region selection
2025 AVCA second team All-American selection
2025 NCAA Championship All-Tournament
2025 NCAA Regionals All-Tournament
2025 RMAC Championship All-Tournament
2025 Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament

2025: NCAA D2 National Champion…RMAC Freshman of the Year…All-RMAC first team selection…AVCA South Central Region Freshman of the Year…AVCA first team All-Region selection…AVCA second team All-American selection…NCAA Championship All-Tournament…NCAA Regionals All-Tournament…RMAC Championship All-Tournament…Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament…played and started in all 35 matches with 125 total sets played…served as one of the teams two setters, while also serving as a dominant right side hitter…ranked top three on MSU Denver in kills, digs, assists, blocks, service aces, kills per set, and points per set…she logged 292 kills which ranked third on the team, had a career-high 18 kills with an impressive .432 hit percentage against Westminster on 9/27/25…her .322 hit percentage ranked 7th in the RMAC and 5.74 assists per set ranked 9th overall…registered a triple-double in her first career game at the Auraria Event Center, 11 kills, 32 assists, and 14 digs in the match against Wayne State on 9/12/25…her three triple-doubles on the season ranked fifth across NCAA Division II…Werley was the only Roadrunner to be named to all four All-Tournament teams during the campaign…became MSU Denver's first RMAC Freshman of the Year since Kelsey Ellis in 2007, also became the first MSU Denver freshman to earn First Team All-RMAC honors since Bri Morley in 2008…career-high 35 assists on 12/5/25 against West Texas A&M to propel the Roadrunners into the regional championship match…recorded 10 kills, 25 assists, four digs, and five block assists in the National Championship win over Concordia St. Paul.

High School: Four-year starter at La Cueva high school…had career totals of 2,328 assists, 747 digs, 673 kills, 135 blocks, and 130 service aces…3x first team all-state selection, 1x second team all-state…state champs during her sophomore season…MaxPreps high school volleyball best player in all 50 states during the 2023 season.

Personal: Full name is Karyna Lena Werley…birthday is January 22…daughter of Bruce Werley…has one sister, Jaelyn…majoring in Industrial Design and minoring in Architecture.