Kayla Fischer is Kent Roosevelt’s career goals leader with 73. She made history at Ohio State, too, ranking eighth all-time in career goals (28) and fifth all-time in career assists (20).
Photo courtesy of Ohio State

By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Kent Roosevelt graduate Kayla Fischer is now a professional soccer player.

KAYLA FISCHER

The Rough Riders alumni (Class of 2018) was drafted by Racing Louisville FC on Thursday night in the National Women’s Soccer League.

The league was founded in 2012, currently includes 20 teams and is considered one of the premier professional soccer league for women in the United States.

Fischer was selected with the 16th overall pick (second round) during Thursday’s draft, which was hosted in Philadelphia.

Fischer, a midfielder and forward, was a standout at Ohio State, appearing in 84 games and starting in 79.

She finished her career with 28 goals, which ranks eighth all-time in Buckeyes history. She also had 20 assists, which rank fifth all-time and her 304 attempted shots are second-most in the history of the school. She finished her career with the Buckeyes with 76 points.

Kayla Fischer (center) shown in 2018 signing her National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and soccer careers at Ohio State University. With Fischer are her parents Rob and Jennifer Fischer.
Photo: Kent Roosevelt High School Athletic Department

Fischer, who was named team captain for the Buckeyes twice, was named All-Big Ten three times. She earned her degree in Biology in the spring of 2022 and is currently in her first year of Ohio State’s nurse practitioner program.

Fischer holds Kent Roosevelt’s career scoring record with 73 and was named the Suburban League Player of the Year in 2017.