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2018 Volleyball Roster

K-State's Gloria Mutiri spikes the ball against West Virginia at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Gloria Mutiri celebrates a point against Clemson at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Peyton Williams and Gloria Mutiri celebrate a point against Central Arkansas at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Gloria Mutiri celebrates match point against Clemson at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Gloria Mutiri and Peyton Williams block a shot against Baylor at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Gloria Mutiri spikes the ball against Oklahoma at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Devan Fairfield and Gloria Mutiri celebrate a point against Kansas at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Gloria Mutiri spikes the ball against Iowa State at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Gloria Mutiri spikes the ball against Texas at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
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Gloria Mutiri
Jersey Number 18

Gloria Mutiri

  • Position:
    Opposite
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Charles Page
  • Hometown:
    Sand Springs, Okla.
Career Honors
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2018)
AVCA Midwest Freshman of the Year (2018)
AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team (2018)
All-Big 12 Second Team (2018)
All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2018)
Wolfpack Invitational All-Tournament Team (2019)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 17, 2018)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 26, 2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018)

2019 (Sophomore)
Named to the all-tournament team at the season-opening Wolfpack Invitational hosted by N.C. State ... Only Wildcat to appear in all 113 sets during the season, as she tallied 282 kills (2.50 per set) to rank third on the team ... Produced a .242 hitting percentage (second on the team) and 13 digs (1.15 per set) along with 70 total blocks (third on team) ... Reached double-figure kills 16 times, including a stretch of 11 straight matches from Aug. 31-Sept. 21 ... Career-high 18 kills at Missouri State on Sept. 12 and .533 hitting efficiency at Oklahoma on Nov. 20 ... Career-best 18 digs against Dayton on Sept. 13 and seven blocks vs. Omaha on Sept. 6 ... Turned in back-to-back double-doubles against Weber State (13 kills, 11 digs) and Dayton (13 kills, 18 digs) at the MSU Fall Invitational on Sept. 13 ... Hit over .300 eight times (minimum of 10 swings) and over .400 on four occasions ... In Big 12 play, picked up 125 kills (2.16 per set) and 36 total blocks - all third on the team ... Hit .213 in league play to finish second on the team and produced 10 or more kills five times. 

2018 (Freshman)
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... AVCA Midwest Freshman of the Year and AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team .. A unanimous Big 12 All-Rookie Team selection and also named All-Big 12 Second Team ... Twice named Big 12 Rookie of the Week ... Just the second Wildcat to earn All-America honors as a freshman ... Appeared in all 98 sets for K-State and finished second on the team with 271 kills and 2.77 kills per set ... Primarily playing six rotations, she picked up 192 digs (1.96 per set) and tallied three double-doubles ... Registered 15 service aces and 67 total blocks ... Produced 14 matches in double-digit kills, with a season-high 16 coming on Sept. 7 vs. Oregon State and again on Oct. 10 vs. Iowa State ... Nine times hit .300 or better and five times eclipsing .400 ... Hit a season-high .467 vs. North Texas (9 kills, 2 errors, 15 attempts) ... Six matches with 10 or more digs, with a season-high 14 against Green Bay (Sept. 14) and Oklahoma (Oct. 24) ... Led K-State in kills seven times ... In conference-only matches, produced 164 kills (2.69 per set) while hitting .243 with 121 digs (1.98 per set) ... Had 12 aces and 37 blocks during league play.

USA Volleyball
Participated in the 2018 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

High School
Attended Charles Page High School in Sand Springs, Oklahoma ... She was a Second Team Under Armour All-America selection but the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) ... Named to the all-state volleyball roster by the Oklahoma Coaches Association and voted the Tulsa World Volleyball Player of the Year ... Was the leading scorer for the Sandites all four years and averaged 4.50 kills/set in leading her team to the regional finals her senior season ... Played club volleyball for Club One ... Graduated early and joined the K-State volleyball program in the spring of 2018.
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