Kayla Stiles was hired as manager of premium sales for Vanderbilt Athletics in July 2024.

She joined the staff after serving over two years as an account executive for the Nashville Superspeedway and Dover Motor Speedway, where her role included selling premium products, groups and grandstand seats while also supervising the box office on race weekends at various tracks across the country.

Stiles is a 2020 graduate of Middle Tennessee with a degree in leisure, sport and tourism studies, and she earned her master’s degree from the school in leisure and sport management a year later. While in school, she worked for the athletics department in several roles including as a tutor in the athletic enhancement center while also completing internships with the Blue Raider football and baseball programs.