Peyton Bakalar serves as the Indian Hills Athletics Compliance Coordinator as part of her campus-wide duties as the college's Director, Enrollment Services Compliance.

After serving as the Athletic Department's Assistant Athletic Director for three years, Bakalar transitioned to the Director, Enollment Services Compliance position in the summer of 2022. Bakalar, who manages the Athletic Department's eligibility and compliance processes, also works directly within the International Enrollment Services Office. Bakalar also serves as an Academic Advisor to the Athletic Department, among a number of additional responsibilities.

A native of Ottumwa, Bakalar (nee' Crosser) was a two-year volleyball standout at Indian Hills under coach Lyndsey Michel. Bakalar ranks in the top-five in career blocks and single season blocks in school history and led the team in kills during her freshman season and total blocks in each year as a Warrior, earning first-team All-Region honors both seasons. Bakalar completed her collegiate volleyball career at Western Illinois University where she was named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll as a senior.

Bakalar earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a minor in Management from WIU and then obtained a master’s degree in Sports Management from the Macomb, IL school. While in graduate school at Western Illinois, Bakalar acted as a graduate assistant in the athletic services office while finishing work on her master's degree.

Bakalar and her husband Cody have two sons, Declan and Tatum.