17  Kaitlynn Pelger Class: Senior Hometown: Olathe, Kan. High School: Olathe South Height: 6-2 Position: Middle Blocker Experience: 2L

Junior (2012):

• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• All-Big 12 First Team - unanimous selection
• Named MVP of Bluejay Invitational and Golden Hurricane Classic
• All-Tournament Team Varney's Invitational
• AVCA National Player of the Week (9/18) following Golden Hurricane Classic
• Played key role in defeating No. 10 Minnesota, No. 10 Dayton and Tulsa
• Posted 19 kills on .654 hitting percentage, 6 digs, 2 blocks and 2 aces in sweep over No. 20 Dayton
• Had 16 kills, 9 digs, 5 blocks and 3 aces against No. 10 Minnesota
• Averaged 4.18 kills on .440 hitting, 2.45 digs, 1.09 blocks and 0.45 aces during Golden Hurricane Classic
• Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week: 9/17 and 10/1
• CVU.com National Performer of the Week 9/11
• Averaged 3.65 kills per set to rank 3rd overall in the conference
• Averaged 3.83 kills in conference play
• Tallied 9 double-doubles on the year
• Had 18 kills and 18 digs in win over Texas Tech at home

Sophomore (2011):

• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• Volleyball Magazine All-America Third Team
• All-Big 12 First Team
• 15 double-doubles
• 11 matches with 20+ kills, 2nd school history
• 500 kills, tied 5th school history
• Career-high 32 kills in win over Drake
• 26 kills, 14 blocks in win at Missouri State
• 6 solo blocks at Missouri State, 2nd school history
• 4 All-Tournament Team awards, with 2 MVPs
• Back-to-Back Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/19, 9/26)
• CVU.com National Player of the Week (9/20)

Freshman (2010):

• Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team
• First freshman in K-State history to post triple-triple season (328k, 134d, 100b)
• 10 block assists at No. 5 Hawai'i
• 14 matches with 10+ kills
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week final week of season

High School:
Lettered three years at Olathe South... first team All-State as a senior and earned State All-Tournament Team... helped team finish third in state as a sophomore earning second team All-State and All-Tournament Team... also lettered in soccer earning second team All-State... played club volleyball for Mavs and finished fifth in open division at nationals.

Personal:
Born May 28, 1992... daughter of Mike and Angela Pelger... has two sisters.