Kayla Banwarth (born January 21, 1989) is an American former volleyball player and coach.

She played as a libero for the United States women's national volleyball team.

Her team won three state titles and Banwarth graduated with 1,155 kills, 1,093 digs, and 364 aces.

[3][4] Banwarth retired after the 2016 Rio Olympics and took on a coaching role at her former college, the University of Nebraska, helping the women's volleyball team.

In the middle of the 2022 season, Banwarth was placed on leave and eventually she and the university mutually agreed to part ways.