Katie Brand

Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Central Catholic

Honors
2016 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
Third Team AVCA All-America (2016)
Two-time AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2014-15)
Three-time AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team (2014-16)
Three-time All-Big 12 First Team (2014-16)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2013)
Two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13, 2014; Oct. 26, 2015)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 16, 2013)
Wahine Invitational All-Tournament (2016)
K-State Invitational All-Tournament (2016)
Wildcat Classic MVP (0216)
Arkansas Invitational All-Tournament (2016)
Varney's Invitational MVP (2015)
Saluki Invitational MVP (2014)
K-State Invitational MVP (2013)
Creighton Classic All-Tournament (2015)
Varney's Invitational All-Tournament Team (2014)
Green Bay All-Tournament Team (2014)
Two-time Academic All-District 7 First Team (2015-16)
Four-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2013-16)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2015 - 4.0 GPA)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2013)

Career
Finished career fourth in K-State history with 4,859 career assists
Second in program history with 68 double-doubles
Became third K-State setter to reach 1,000 digs
First Wildcat to be named AVCA All-American three times

2016 (Redshirt Senior)
Third Team AVCA All-America ... AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team … All-Big 12 First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wildcat Classic MVP ... Wahine Invitational All-Tournament Team ... K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Arkansas Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Totaled 1,341 assists, 325 digs, 130 kills, 81 blocks, 21 aces and 194.5 points ... 1,341 assists, 11.24 assists/set and 194.5 points are all single-season career highs ... Finished regular season as Big 12's leader in assists per set and finished third overall in assists/set ... Recorded at least 130 kills for the second straight season ... Tallied 300 or more digs for the third straight season ... Fourth all-time in career assists (4,859) and second all-time in double-doubles (68) ... Third K-State setter to record at least 1,000 career digs and is eighth member of the Double Grand Club and first since Caitlyn Donahue (2009-12) ... Became K-State's first three-time AVCA All-American ... Finalist for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award ... Ten matches with at least 50 assists, including season-high 60 vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 17) ... Season-high 21 digs in four-set victory at No. 6 Hawaii (Aug. 27) ... Two separate streaks of five straight double-doubles (Sept. 16-Oct. 1 and Oct. 15-Nov. 2), and had 13 double-doubles in 17-match stretch ... Twice was one kill shy of a triple-double ... Among Division I setter who averaged at least 11.0 assists/set, she finished in the nation's top five in total assists, digs, points, kills and blocks ... Played in every set for fourth straight season.

2015 (Redshirt Junior)
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team … All-Big 12 First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (10/26) … Only setter to win Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week during the season … Varney’s Invitational MVP … Creighton Classic All-Tournament … Totaled 1,188 assists, 332 digs, 133 kills, 79 blocks, 14 aces, and 188.5 points … Most digs ever by a K-State setter … Career-highs in kills, attack percentage (.372), digs, points … Career-high in assists/set (11.10) … Played in all 107 sets … In overall matches, she finished third in the Big 12 in assists/set (11.10) and eighth in digs/set (3.10) … Was the only player to rank in the league’s top-10 for both average assists and digs in overall matches … Paced Big 12 setters in digs, kills, blocks and points for overall matches … In Big 12-only contests, she was fourth in assists/set (11.19) … Led Big 12 with 20 double-doubles (29 matches played) … The 20 double-doubles are tied for the third-most ever by a Wildcat in a season … The 20 double-doubles also matched her career-high (2014) … Only the second Wildcat in school history to have back-to-back seasons with 20 or more double-doubles (Last: Kim Zschau, 1997-98) … Matched the school record for most double-doubles by a junior (Last: Kim Zschau, 1997) … Her 51 career double-doubles through 2015 are the most ever by a Wildcat in the first three seasons of a career … One of just three Division I players to notch 20 double-doubles while also averaging 11.0+ assists … 20-20 double-double on 8/29 vs. Illinois State (56 assists, 24 digs), the first 20-20 double-double by a Wildcat since 2000 … First Wildcat ever to have back-to-back campaigns with 1,000 assists, 300 digs, and 100 kills … First Wildcat ever to average 11.0 assists and 3.0 digs in a single season … Her 188.5 points were the most by a K-State setter since 2007 (Stacey Spiegelberg, 208.0) … Her 133 kills were the most by a K-State setter since 2005 (Stacey Spiegelberg, 134) … Best hitting efficiency (.372) by a K-State setter since 1985 (Renee Whitney, .404) ... Season-high 60 assists in five-set win vs. Oklahoma on 11/11 … Notched a season-best 8 kills on two occasions (Last: 11/11 vs. Oklahoma) ... Career-high 24 digs in five-set win vs. Illinois State on 8/29 in Hurricane Invitational … The 24 digs against the Redbirds were the most by a K-State setter since 1998 (Disney Bronnenberg, 24) … Season-highs in blocks (6), aces (3) and points (11.0) in four-set vs. TCU on 10/31 … Piloted the team to a .300+ hitting efficiency in 7 matches and .250+ in 12 contests … 40+ assists in 16 matches … 50+ assists in 7 matches … Second K-State setter in school history to be named All-Big 12 First Team multiple times in a career.

2014 (Redshirt Sophomore)
1,274 assists, 314 digs, 112 kills, 104 blocks in 116 sets played ... AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... All-Big 12 First Team selection ... Fourth Wildcat in school history to join the Quadruple-Triple Club (100 kills, assists, digs and blocks) and first since 2006 ... First K-State sophomore to join the Quadruple-Triple Club ... Only Wildcat in school history to have 1,000+ assists, 300+ digs, 100+ kills and 100+ blocks in a season ... 112 kills were the most by a K-State setter since 2007 (Stacey Spiegelberg, 123) ... 104 blocks were the most by a K-State setter since 2006 (Stacey Spiegelberg, 107) ... 314 digs were the most by a K-State setter since 2011 (Caitlyn Donahue, 341) ... 1,274 assists are the sixth-most by a K-State setter in the rally-scoring era ... 20 double-doubles, the most by a Wildcat since 1999 (Dawn Cady, 24) and tied for the third-highest total in a season in program history ... 20 double-doubles are also the most ever by a K-State sophomore ... 10 double-doubles were in Big 12 play ... Had 12 straight double-doubles from Sept. 8-Oct. 8, the longest such streak in K-State history ... Notched first career triple-double on Sept. 19 at Michigan (42 assists, 11 blocks, 10 digs along with 4 kills and 2 aces) ... 11 blocks on Sept. 19 at Michigan were a season-high ... Finished second among Big 12 setters in assists/set (10.98) ... Her 10.98 assists/set in overall matches was also 35th in Division I ... In conference-only matches, she finished third in assists/set (10.76) ... Had the two highest assists total recorded in a Big 12 match in 2014: 64 (5 sets) on Nov. 1 vs. Texas Tech and 63 (5 sets) on Oct. 25 at West Virginia ... Played in every K-State set for the second straight season ... Member of K-State volleyball's Leadership Council.

2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
1,056 assists, 95 kills, 87 blocks, 27 aces and 169.0 points in 105 sets (29 matches) ... All-Big 12 Freshman Team (unanimous selection) ... Second Wildcat in program history to be named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team ... Was named preseason Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Year ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... K-State Invitational MVP ... Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Sept. 16 ... Only Big 12 freshman to have 1,000 assists during the season ... First Big 12 freshman to average 10+ assists per set for a season since 2010 ... Led all Big 12 setters in kills, blocks and points ... 4th in the Big 12 with 10.24 assists per set in conference-only matches ... 5th in the Big 12 with 10.06 assists per set in overall matches ... 9th in the Big 12 with 0.26 aces per set in overall matches ... Led team with 11 double-doubles ... Second to Gabby Guerre for most by a K-State freshman in a season ... Kills, aces and points were most by a K-State setter since 2007 ... Season-high 59 assists in five-set win over TCU on Oct. 5 ... 41 assists and a season-high 18 digs at Texas Tech on Nov. 6 ... Season-high 9 kills on 10 errorless attempts vs. Southern Illinois on Sept. 6 ... Also had 31 assists, 5 digs, 2 blocks and an ace in the sweep ... Season-high 6 aces vs. Saint Louis in the Razorback Invitational on Sept. 21 ... Also had 43 assists, 5 digs, 4 blocks and 3 kills ... Season-high 8 blocks in sweep at Missouri State on Sept. 22 ... Also had 29 assists, 8 digs and 2 kills against the Bears ... 40 assists in sweep of Texas Tech on Oct. 19 ... 51 assists in 4 sets at #23 Kansas on Nov. 16 ... Played in every set for K-State.

2012 (Freshman)
Did not play (redshirt)

High School
Lettered four years for Central Catholic helping lead the Crusaders to a state title her junior year ... Team finished second in state freshman and sophomore years and third her senior year ... All-State selection junior and senior years ... Finished career ranked in top 10 in school history in digs, aces, kills, blocks and assists ... Led team in kills and assists senior year, including school record for kills in a match with 28 ... Also lettered four years in basketball and tennis ... Named All-Centennial conference as a freshman and sophomore in basketball ... Earned all-state in basketball junior year and three times all-state first team in tennis ... Only player to go undefeated during the regular season at the No. 1 singles position in tennis ... Named Grand Island Independent Athlete of the Year her junior year ... Central Catholic Outstanding Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Graduated second in GPA in her class.

USA Volleyball
Played for the U.S. Collegiate National Team-China in June 2016 ... Also a two-time participant in the Collegiate National Team training program held in conjunction with the Girls' Junior National Championships (2014 - Minneapolis; 2015 - New Orleans) .

Club
Nebraska Elite

Personal
Born April 13, 1994 ... Daughter of Ken and Mary Brand ... Has two sisters, Jessica and Stephanie ... Majoring in Life Sciences/Pre-Physician's Assistant.