Kansas State University Athletics
2019 Volleyball Roster
Dixon, Anna
Jersey Number 3
Anna Dixon
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Louisburg
- Hometown:
- Louisburg, Kan.
Bio
Career Honors
Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2019)
2019 (Freshman)
Named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team in her first season at K-State ... Led the Wildcats with 2.89 kills per set and finished second with 292 total kills ... Her 2.89 kills per set were tops among Big 12 freshmen ... Finished her freshman season with 84 digs, 47 total blocks and nine service aces ... Led the team in kills nine times, including a stretch of seven consecutive matches from Oct. 5-30 ... Reached double-digit kills 17 times, including a string of 12 straight matches from Sept. 20-Nov. 2 ... Produced back-to-back matches with 21 kills: at Oklahoma (Oct. 16) and vs. Kansas (Oct. 23) ... Season-high 11 digs at West Virginia (Oct. 30), producing her first double-double as she also put down 16 kills ... K-State's leader in kills (182) and kills per set (3.14) during conference play ... Ended the season seventh in the Big 12 in kills per set in league-only matches, leading all freshmen in the category ... Added 66 digs, 29 total blocks and nine aces in conference action.
USA Volleyball
Earned a spot on USA Volleyball’s Women’s Junior National Team and competed at the 2019 FIVB U20 World Championship held in Leon Guanajuato and Aguascalientes, Mexico, helping Team USA to an eighth-place finish in the 16-team event ... She recorded 15 kills, four digs, two blocks and an ace in eight matches for Team USA.
High School
Attended Louisburg High School in Louisburg, Kansas ... She tallied over 2,000 kills in her high school career and was a two-time Class 4A Kansas Player of the Year ... Earned an Under Armour All-America Honorable Mention selection along with being named a finalist for the 2018 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year ... She led Louisburg High School to back-to-back 4A state runner-up finishes, twice being named first team all-state ... Playing her club volleyball for KC Power, she was tabbed a top 50 recruit for the 2019 class by PrepVolleyball.com.
Personal
Born on August 21, 2000 in Overland Park, Kansas ... Parents are Jerry and Beth Dixon and has three siblings: Katie, Sydney and Dane ... Father Jerry attended Kansas State and her mother Beth played volleyball at Wichita State ... Aunt played volleyball at K-State ... Worked at a local nursing home and volunteered at kids youth volleyball camps ... Credits one of her first coaches, Jeff Morgan, as her biggest influence in volleyball ... Kinesiology/nutrition major and wants to be an oncology nurse ... Also enjoys cooking, journaling and lifting.
Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2019)
2019 (Freshman)
Named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team in her first season at K-State ... Led the Wildcats with 2.89 kills per set and finished second with 292 total kills ... Her 2.89 kills per set were tops among Big 12 freshmen ... Finished her freshman season with 84 digs, 47 total blocks and nine service aces ... Led the team in kills nine times, including a stretch of seven consecutive matches from Oct. 5-30 ... Reached double-digit kills 17 times, including a string of 12 straight matches from Sept. 20-Nov. 2 ... Produced back-to-back matches with 21 kills: at Oklahoma (Oct. 16) and vs. Kansas (Oct. 23) ... Season-high 11 digs at West Virginia (Oct. 30), producing her first double-double as she also put down 16 kills ... K-State's leader in kills (182) and kills per set (3.14) during conference play ... Ended the season seventh in the Big 12 in kills per set in league-only matches, leading all freshmen in the category ... Added 66 digs, 29 total blocks and nine aces in conference action.
USA Volleyball
Earned a spot on USA Volleyball’s Women’s Junior National Team and competed at the 2019 FIVB U20 World Championship held in Leon Guanajuato and Aguascalientes, Mexico, helping Team USA to an eighth-place finish in the 16-team event ... She recorded 15 kills, four digs, two blocks and an ace in eight matches for Team USA.
High School
Attended Louisburg High School in Louisburg, Kansas ... She tallied over 2,000 kills in her high school career and was a two-time Class 4A Kansas Player of the Year ... Earned an Under Armour All-America Honorable Mention selection along with being named a finalist for the 2018 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year ... She led Louisburg High School to back-to-back 4A state runner-up finishes, twice being named first team all-state ... Playing her club volleyball for KC Power, she was tabbed a top 50 recruit for the 2019 class by PrepVolleyball.com.
Personal
Born on August 21, 2000 in Overland Park, Kansas ... Parents are Jerry and Beth Dixon and has three siblings: Katie, Sydney and Dane ... Father Jerry attended Kansas State and her mother Beth played volleyball at Wichita State ... Aunt played volleyball at K-State ... Worked at a local nursing home and volunteered at kids youth volleyball camps ... Credits one of her first coaches, Jeff Morgan, as her biggest influence in volleyball ... Kinesiology/nutrition major and wants to be an oncology nurse ... Also enjoys cooking, journaling and lifting.
K-State VB | Recap vs Nevada
Sunday, September 07
K-State VB | Match Highlights vs Nevada
Friday, September 05
MATCH REPLAY | VB vs Nevada
Friday, September 05
K-State VB | Recap vs NC State
Thursday, September 04
