Kansas State University Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
LeGrand, Ava

Jersey Number 11
Ava LeGrand
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Papillion-La Vista South
- Hometown:
- Papillion, Neb.
Bio
Honors
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2024 (Junior)
Named Academic All-Big 12 ... Appeared in 51 sets and 16 matches ... Accumulated 141 assists (2.76 per set) to finish second on the team to go with 98 digs (1.92 per set) and five service aces ... Turned a season-best 20 assists on October 5 vs. Iowa State, along with a season-high 15 digs … Reached double-figure digs four times ... Recorded first career double-double on September 27 against UCF, putting down 13 assists and 10 digs, finished with three overall … Had season-high two service aces at Cincinnati on October 10 … In conference play, totaled 113 assists (2.51 per set) and 87 digs (1.93 per set) ... Totaled five aces and turned in four matches with 10 or more digs during conference play.
2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 10 sets and seven matches … Totaled 16 assists (1.60 per set) and 10 digs (one per set) … Registered a season-best five assists twice vs UT Martin on September 8 … Picked up three digs on three occasions (Aug. 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton, Sept. 8 vs. UT Martin, Sept. 14 vs. Long Island) … Appeared in one match during Big 12 play against Texas Tech on November 17, collecting three assists.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in 10 matches (one start) and 19 sets in 2022 … Totaled 113 assists (5.95 per set), 28 digs (1.47 per set), 15 blocks 0.79 per set) and five kills (0.26 per set) with two aces … Made her collegiate debut in first home match vs. Sam Houston on August 26 at the K-State Invitational … Registered a season-best 31 assists twice: vs. Florida A&M on August 27, vs. St. Thomas on September 10 … Picked up six digs against St. Thomas (Sept. 10) and season-best four blocks at Loyola Chicago on September 9 … During Big 12 play, appeared in four matches and five sets with 12 assists (2.40 per set).
Club
Nebraska Juniors
High School
Attended Papillion-La Vista South High School in Papillion, Nebraska ... Named a High School All-America First Team selection by VolleyballMag.com (one of 12 first-team picks and one of three setters on the annual list) ... Named an All-American by both the AVCA and MaxPreps ... A four-year letterwinner for the Titans, helping them to an undefeated (40-0) season in 2021 that was capped by a Nebraska Class A state championship ... Tabbed a Lincoln Journal Star First-Team Volleyball Super-Stater ... In her prep career, she totaled 2,524 assists, including 1,109 in her senior season (11.32 per set) ... Tallied 1,350 digs, 792 kills, 299 total blocks and 118 service aces in her Titan career ... A three-time all-state selection, led the Titans to two state championships along with a state runner-up finish over her last three seasons as the team's setter ... Papillion-La Vista South was ranked as high as the nation's No. 3 team by MaxPreps and the eighth-ranked team by USA Today ... According to PrepDig.com, she is the top setter and second overall prospect out of Nebraska and is ranked as the nation's No. 103 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com ... Also lettered in track and basketball.
Personal
Born on February 20, 2004 in Papillion, Nebraska ... Daughter of Nate and Alyssa LeGrand ... Has two siblings, Mara and Raegan ... Credits her family as the biggest influence in her athletic career ... Majoring in Business.
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2024 (Junior)
Named Academic All-Big 12 ... Appeared in 51 sets and 16 matches ... Accumulated 141 assists (2.76 per set) to finish second on the team to go with 98 digs (1.92 per set) and five service aces ... Turned a season-best 20 assists on October 5 vs. Iowa State, along with a season-high 15 digs … Reached double-figure digs four times ... Recorded first career double-double on September 27 against UCF, putting down 13 assists and 10 digs, finished with three overall … Had season-high two service aces at Cincinnati on October 10 … In conference play, totaled 113 assists (2.51 per set) and 87 digs (1.93 per set) ... Totaled five aces and turned in four matches with 10 or more digs during conference play.
2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 10 sets and seven matches … Totaled 16 assists (1.60 per set) and 10 digs (one per set) … Registered a season-best five assists twice vs UT Martin on September 8 … Picked up three digs on three occasions (Aug. 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton, Sept. 8 vs. UT Martin, Sept. 14 vs. Long Island) … Appeared in one match during Big 12 play against Texas Tech on November 17, collecting three assists.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in 10 matches (one start) and 19 sets in 2022 … Totaled 113 assists (5.95 per set), 28 digs (1.47 per set), 15 blocks 0.79 per set) and five kills (0.26 per set) with two aces … Made her collegiate debut in first home match vs. Sam Houston on August 26 at the K-State Invitational … Registered a season-best 31 assists twice: vs. Florida A&M on August 27, vs. St. Thomas on September 10 … Picked up six digs against St. Thomas (Sept. 10) and season-best four blocks at Loyola Chicago on September 9 … During Big 12 play, appeared in four matches and five sets with 12 assists (2.40 per set).
Club
Nebraska Juniors
High School
Attended Papillion-La Vista South High School in Papillion, Nebraska ... Named a High School All-America First Team selection by VolleyballMag.com (one of 12 first-team picks and one of three setters on the annual list) ... Named an All-American by both the AVCA and MaxPreps ... A four-year letterwinner for the Titans, helping them to an undefeated (40-0) season in 2021 that was capped by a Nebraska Class A state championship ... Tabbed a Lincoln Journal Star First-Team Volleyball Super-Stater ... In her prep career, she totaled 2,524 assists, including 1,109 in her senior season (11.32 per set) ... Tallied 1,350 digs, 792 kills, 299 total blocks and 118 service aces in her Titan career ... A three-time all-state selection, led the Titans to two state championships along with a state runner-up finish over her last three seasons as the team's setter ... Papillion-La Vista South was ranked as high as the nation's No. 3 team by MaxPreps and the eighth-ranked team by USA Today ... According to PrepDig.com, she is the top setter and second overall prospect out of Nebraska and is ranked as the nation's No. 103 recruit by PrepVolleyball.com ... Also lettered in track and basketball.
Personal
Born on February 20, 2004 in Papillion, Nebraska ... Daughter of Nate and Alyssa LeGrand ... Has two siblings, Mara and Raegan ... Credits her family as the biggest influence in her athletic career ... Majoring in Business.
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