BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU women's basketball head coach Greg Collins and his staff signed four student-athletes to the 2021 signing class on National Signing Day. The signees include Mace Blevins, Jaylin Foster, Mya Meredith and Jenna Walker.
"This is a special group," said Collins. "I am thrilled about all four of these young ladies. I know our fans are going to enjoy how they play and especially how they'll represent WKU. Each of them is skilled, smart, and talented. What makes them special is beyond basketball. It is their character. Their ability to overcome adversity. Their grit. Plus, they have a passion to be a great teammate."
Mace Blevins
Monticello, Ky. | Wayne County High School | Guard | 5'10"
Blevins is one of two Kentucky kids Collins signed in the 2021 class. Blevins is the all-time leading scorer at Wayne County High School with over 2,000 career points. She also holds school records for the most single game blocks, single game scoring, and is tied for the most assists in a game. Blevins has earned All-State First Team, 12th Region All-Tournament Team, and 12th All-Region Team.
With her AAU team, the Kentucky Premier, she won a State Championship and multiple tournament titles.
Blevins also has a strong background in the classroom. In high school, she earned All A Honor Roll and was named to the Academic Hall of Fame at Wayne County. She's a member of National Honor Society and has a earned a 4.1 GPA in high school so far.
Jaylin Foster
Austin, Texas | Byron P. Steele High School | Forward | 6'0"
New to the sport of basketball, Foster has wasted no time making an impression. She earned All-District First Team honors as a junior in the 2019-20 season. In the classroom, Foster was named to the Honor Roll her freshman and sophomore years.
Mya Meredith
Taylor Mill, Ky. | Scott County High School | Guard | 5'11"
The second in-state signee of the 2021 class, Meredith will come to WKU as a standout from Scott County High School. She was named All-State Second Team as a sophomore and third team by the Louisville Courier Journal. Meredith also earned 10th region All-Tournament Team honors. Meredith suited up for the Kentucky Premier at the AAU level.
Jenna Walker
Priceville, Ala. | Priceville High School | Guard | 5'8"
Walker will come to The Hill following a highly decorated high school career. She earned All-Morgan County and All-4A Area 13 Team honors in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2020 she was named to the North West Alabama All-Regional Tournament Team and Class 4A All-State First Team following earning Second Team honors in 2019. Walker was a member of the AHSAA North/South All-Star Team in 2020. AL.com named her to the Huntsville All-Region Team and Hartselle Enquirer named her Player of the Year in the same season. She currently has the 10th most career assists of any Alabama girl's basketball player with 713.
She led her team to Area Championships in three seasons (2018, 2019 and 2020) and to the AHSAA Elite Eight in 2019 and 2020.
Walker played AAU with the Southern Starz in the Nike EYBL. She led the Starz to titles in the Deep South Classic, Tournament of Champions and the National Championship in Atlanta.
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