Kansas State Wildcats women's volleyball

Kansas State Wildcats
University	Kansas State University
Head coach	Suzie Fritz (16th season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Manhattan, Kansas
Home arena	Ahearn Fieldhouse (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Wildcats
Colors	Royal purple and white
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
2003, 2011
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1977 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016
Conference regular season champion
2003

The Kansas State Wildcats volleyball program is the intercollegiate volleyball program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State's volleyball team began competition in 1974. Suzie Fritz is the current head coach, taking over in 2001 from Jim McLaughlin.

History

Kansas State Volleyball has been one of the most successful programs in the Big 12 Conference and the nation under the direction of Coach Suzie Fritz since becoming the head coach in 2001. The Wildcats have reached the NCAA Tournament twelve times Fritz at the helm. The Wildcats have the third highest winning percentage in the Big 12 overall and in conference play. K-State has also made its impact on the national scene finishing in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll nine times under Fritz with an average final ranking of 19. Only one other Big 12 team has been ranked in the final coaches poll more than K-State in the Fritz era. K-State has made its impact on the court as well with 14 All-Big 12 First Team selections since 2001.

The Wildcat volleyball team has been more successful in the classroom than any other program in the Big 12, since Fritz took over at K-State. No other Big 12 team has had more Academic All-Big 12 First Team selections than the Wildcats. The success of the Wildcats in the classroom comes from every player as K-State has been awarded the AVCA Team Academic Award seven times since Fritz has been head coach and eight total since the inception of the award for the 1992–93 academic year.

2013 World University Games

The Kansas State volleyball team served as the U.S. national squad at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Russia. The team posted a 1–5 record at the tournament.

Recent season results

Year	Head Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Standing	Postseason
1997	Jim McLaughlin	20–13	11–9	6th	NCAA First Round
1998		19–12	12–8	5th	NCAA Second Round
1999		21–9	14–6	4th	NCAA Second Round
2000		20–8	15–5	T-2nd	NCAA Third Round
2001	Suzie Fritz	20–8	15–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2002		21–9	16–4	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2003		30–5	18–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2004		20–11	13–7	5th	NCAA Second Round
2005		21–11	11–9	4th	NCAA Second Round
2006		12–18	4–16	10th
2007		23–9	14–6	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2008		24–8	18–2	3rd	NCAA First Round
2009		12–18	6–14	9th
2010		12–19	6–14	9th
2011		22–11	9–7	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012		21–9	8–8	5th	NCAA First Round
2013		18–11	6–10	5th
2014		22–8	9–7	5th	NCAA First Round
2015		17–12	9–7	5th	NCAA First Round
2016		21–10	9–7	4th	NCAA Second Round
Total

Coaches' history

All-Time coaches:

• Ann Heider (1974): 22–20–4, .524
• Mary Phyl Dwight (1975–78): 107–91–05, .540
• Ron Spies (1979): 15–16–3, .686
• Scott Nelson (1980–90): 168–176–1, .488
• Patti Hagemeyer (1991–93): 24–66, .267
• Jim Moore (1994–96): 61–34, .642
• Jim McLaughlin (1997–2000): 82–43, .656
• Suzie Fritz (2001–present): 315–176, .642 (through end of 2016 regular season)

See also

• List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs

External links

• Official website