Bowie State University Athletics

High School: Attended Arundel High School in Gambrills, Md… Graduated in May 2024… Competed in volleyball… Helped lead Arundel to the 4A State Championship in 2022… Earned AACPS Coaches All-County First Team honors in 2023 and 2024… Named to the Capital Gazette First Team in 2023 and 2024… Selected to the Baltimore Sun First Team in 2024… Earned Washington Post First Team honors in 2024…

Personal: Full Name: Payton Swinton ... Sports: Volleyball, Tennis ... Position: Opposite Hitter ... Class: Sophomore ... Major: Sport Management ... Home City: Odenton, Md. ... Siblings: Bailey Swinton (Sister) ... Career Goal: College athletic director ... Person I Admire: My father, who has been my biggest motivation by training me, providing recovery resources and offering feedback to help me improve ... Description of Self in ONE Word: Driven ... One Thing I Wish I Were Better At: Time management ... Favorite Food: Chicken wings ...

2024-25 (Coppin State): Earned MEAC All-Rookie Team honors… Appeared in 27 matches with five starts and played in 59 sets… Totaled 86 kills while averaging 1.46 kills per set and hitting .123… Added 22 digs, 10 total blocks and one assist… Recorded a season-high 11 kills on .318 hitting against Penn… Posted seven kills and three blocks while hitting .417 at Duquesne… Added seven kills at Norfolk State… Hit .364 with four kills and no errors at American… Recorded six kills against Niagara and South Carolina State… Added five kills against Robert Morris, Seton Hall and Morgan State…

2025-26 (Coppin State): Helped lead the Eagles to the MEAC Championship… Appeared in 16 matches at outside hitter… Recorded 19 kills while averaging 0.83 kills per set and hitting .068… Added six digs and four total blocks… Posted seven kills, two blocks and one service ace against Seton Hall… Recorded three kills on three attempts against Delaware State… Added two kills and a block at George Mason… Tallied two kills and two digs against Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament… Transferred to Bowie State University following the Fall 2025 semester.