Missouri Southern State University Athletics

Prior to Southern
Atkinson was a four-year letterwinner at Lincoln Christian High School. She totaled 724 points (8.0 ppg), 147 rebounds, and 55 assists over 91 career games. Atkinson led the Bulldogs to the program's first state title in March 2025 after she averaged 7.5 points and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc. She was the team-leader in made threes, with 47 triples in 32 games. Atkinson has also been a part of two state runner-up finishes at Lincoln Christian HS. She earned Pinnacle Conference Honorable Mention three times, all-world honorable mention twice and earned the Armor Bearer Award. Besides basketball, Atkinson also ran on the track team, specializing in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. As a junior, she was a member of the Lincoln Christian HS women's 4x100 meter relay school record team. She also captured a state championship as a sophomore and junior. 

Personal
Kayli, the daughter of Josh and Kristin Atkinson, plans to major in Kinesiology at Southern.