- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because the people where so nice when I visited. The location, and the fact that it is a smaller campus, and the class sizes made me feel comfortable"
- Selected VWC over Bridgewater College, Roanoke College, Eastern Mennonite University, and Longwood University
Sophomore (2014-15): Did not appear in any matches as a sophomore.
First-Year (2013-14): Went 1-1 at No. 6 singles as a first-year… Captured a three-set win (6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (13-11)) over Shenandoah University on April 8.
Academic Accomplishments: VWC Scholar Award recipient.
Before VWC: Competed in tennis and basketball… Selected as the tennis team's Most Valuable Player as a senior… Four-time varsity award letter in tennis… Two-time captain in tennis… Perfect attendance throughout high school… Member of Interact.
Personal: Son of Kelly and Richard Racey… Mom attended Roanoke College.
Get to Know Kyler
- Enjoys listening to country, hip hop and rhythm and blues, and spending vacation time in Florida
- Favorites include the movie "This Is The End" and the TV series "Friends"
- A fan of basketball's Kevin Durant, football's Pittsburgh Steelers, basketball's Oklahoma City Thunder, and celebrities Will Smith and Mila Kunis
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "really mellow most of the time, always try my best"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "the people you meet and the trill you get playing a sport you love"
- The part of your game you've improved most: "my understanding of the game...understanding what I need to do to get the win"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to work my way into the top six!"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I hopefully am in the job that I came to college for...doing something with the FBI"
- If you could spend a day with one famous person from any time period, who would it be and why?: "Michael Jordan, just because I have always watched him play and because he is the greatest basketball player of all time"
- What would people be most surprised to know about you that they don't already know?: "whenever I'm playing either basketball or tennis I forget about everything else that is going on in the world"
- The most important advice you have received is: "sometimes life is about the ability to believe in where you are going, even when you're not sure what lies ahead" -- Mom
