Traffas is a catcher and third baseman at Medicine Lodge High School. There she is a three-year starter earning honorable mention all-Southwest Kansas honors two years, all-Central Plains League second baseman in 2008 and all-Central Plains League third baseman in 2009. Traffas also played volleyball one season and golf three seasons.

With a 3.975 high school GPA, Traffas has made Principal's Honor Roll five semesters.

Traffas is the daughter of Rory and Jacqueline Traffas. At Bethany she plans to study physics and engineering.

Bethany College competes in 15 intercollegiate sports in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, as well as college-sponsored cheer and dance squads. Since 1902, Bethany has won 142 conference championships.

Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is toeducate, develop,and challenge individuals to reach for truth andexcellence as they lead lives of faith, learning and service.