Kayla Varner is a former collegiate soccer player and the wife of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper. High school sweethearts from Las Vegas, the couple’s path to marriage was not a straight line.
Their original wedding, planned for January 2015, was called off, and they did not reconcile and marry until nearly two years later.
Since then, Kayla and Bryce have built a family together, welcoming four children.
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Kayla Varner Biography
She was born on November 4, 1992, in Henderson, Nevada, the first child of Sean and Lizz Varner. Kayla Varner has two younger brothers, McKay and Markus.
She attended Green Valley High School in Henderson, where she developed into a standout soccer player and was named team captain for three of her four seasons.
During her time at Green Valley, Kayla helped lead the Gators to multiple division and conference titles, including the Nevada state championship in 2011, and earned All-American honors.
She finished her high school career with 111 goals and more than 80 assists. She went on to play two seasons of NCAA Division I soccer at Brigham Young University before transferring to Ohio State University, where she completed her collegiate career and graduated in 2015.
Bryce Harper Marriage
Kayla Varner and Bryce Harper met as teenagers in Las Vegas, with Kayla attending Green Valley High School and Bryce attending Las Vegas High School.
The two became high school sweethearts and continued their relationship through college, maintaining a long-distance relationship.
At the same time, Kayla played soccer at Brigham Young and Ohio State, and Bryce’s baseball career advanced rapidly. Bryce proposed to Kayla in 2014, and the couple originally planned to marry in January 2015. That wedding, however, did not take place.
At the time, reports noted that the two had unfollowed each other on social media and removed references to one another from their public profiles, signaling a genuine breakup rather than a simple postponement.
The couple later reconciled, announcing their re-engagement in July 2016, and married on December 17, 2016, in a ceremony at the San Diego, California, Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reflecting their shared faith.
Kayla has spoken about how central their religious beliefs are to their marriage, describing the temple ceremony as deeply sacred and intentionally private, shared only with immediate family.
Since their wedding, Kayla and Bryce have grown their family. Their first child, son Krew Aron Harper, was born in August 2019. Their second child, daughter Brooklyn Elizabeth Harper, was born in November 2020. They welcomed a third child, daughter Kamryn Ray, in 2024, and announced in April 2025 that they were expecting their fourth child.
Since stepping away from competitive soccer after college, Kayla has focused primarily on raising the couple’s growing family while maintaining a presence on social media, where she has shared aspects of their life, including a joint account with Bryce centered on cooking and food.
She has generally kept a relatively low public profile compared with her husband, prioritizing family life over building an independent media or business career. However, she remains a regular presence supporting Bryce at Phillies games.
Kayla Varner’s Net Worth
Her individual net worth has not been publicly confirmed through any independent financial disclosure. After her college soccer career, Kayla stepped away from the workforce to focus on raising her family and supporting her husband’s career as a full-time homemaker.
Bryce Harper’s net worth, by contrast, is estimated at more than $100 million, built primarily through his 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, along with endorsement earnings and other business ventures throughout his career.
