Kansas State University Athletics
Volleyball
Mansfield, Jason
Jason Mansfield
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- jmansfield@kstatesports.com
Jason Mansfield, who has been a part of seven NCAA Final Fours and one national championship during stints at Stanford and Washington, enters his third season at the helm of the Kansas State volleyball program after being selected as the ninth head coach on Dec. 27, 2022.
In two seasons, Mansfield boasts a career mark of 26-28 (.481) and owns an 18-18 (.500)Â record in Big 12 action, including six wins over Top 25 opponents. Most notably, he led K-State to a historical sweep over No. 3 and reigning national champion Texas in 2023.
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From an individual standpoint, Mansfield has helped guide three Wildcats to four AVCA All-Region honors and four players to five All-Big 12 Conference accolades, including four-time All-Big 12 selection Aliyah Carter. In 2023, the outside hitter earned AVCA All-American honorable mention recognition – the first All-American for Mansfield as a head coach.
Under Mansfield, the Wildcats have enjoyed great success in the classroom in addition to on the court. K-State has garnered 12 Big 12 All-Academic honors, while the Wildcats have accumulated six Academic All-District distinctions.
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The Wildcats have also earned the prestigious AVCA Academic Team Award (3.3 team GPA or higher) following the 2023 season. Libero Mackenzie Morris notched the Big 12 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2022-23, becoming the first athlete in league history to earn the achievement twice.
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In Mansfield’s second season at the helm, the 2024 K-State volleyball team finished with a 10-17 overall record and went 8-10 in Big 12 play, placing eighth in the conference standings. The Wildcats’ defense stood out, leading the Big 12 and ranking 29th nationally with 16.75 digs per set, amassing a total of 1,776 digs – the third-most in the league.
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Individually, Aliyah Carter earned First Team All-Big 12 honors and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times, setting a school record for the most career offensive weekly awards. Ella Larkin also garnered recognition with a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team.
In the inaugural season of the Mansfield era, K-State achieved a record-breaking five Top 25 wins: No. 18 Baylor, No. 25 Iowa State, No. 8 BYU (twice), and No. 3 Texas. The Wildcats posted a 16-11 overall record with a 10-8 mark in Big 12 play, just missing out on a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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K-State’s historic sweep over eventual 2023 NCAA National Champion Texas snapped a 39-match losing streak against the Longhorns and handed them their only Big 12 Conference loss of the season.
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Following the season, middle blocker Sydney Bolding, outside Aliyah Carter and libero Mackenzie Morris each received AVCA All-Midwest Region recognition, marking just the fourth time K-State had three all-region honors in the same season and second with all first team accolades.
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Bolding became the program’s first-ever draft pick, as she was selected 11th overall by the Grand Rapids Rise in the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation draft. The Pickens, S.C., product was the fourth selection of the second round and was one of eight players from the Big 12 selected in the draft. She finished the regular season as the Conference leader in total blocks (134) and was second with a block average of 1.40, ranking 35th and 12th nationally in both categories.
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Carter, who became the first player in school history to earn unanimous First Team All-Big 12 honors three times, recorded her 1,000th career kill to become the 19th Wildcat to achieve the milestone. She wrapped up the 2023 as the team leader in kills (390), kills per set (4.06), points (438), and points per set (4.56) with a career best 26 aces. Carter received AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors, becoming the 12th Wildcat to earn All-American status and first since 2014.
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Morris became the first player in league history to be voted as the Big 12 Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year twice and in consecutive seasons, boasting a 4.0 grade point average throughout her career. During the regular season, she averaged 4.82 digs per set to lead all Power 5 programs, while she also led the Big 12 in total digs (468).
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Mansfield’s success came as no surprise as he was one of the most experienced and accomplished assistant coaches in the country, serving on staff at powerhouse programs Washington and Stanford. Overall, Mansfield has mentored a total of 26 individual players that have earned 66 All-America honors during his 21 years of coaching and has coached five athletes that have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games for Team USA.
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AT WASHINGTON (2018-22)
In his five seasons at Washington, Mansfield helped the Huskies advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament four times, the Elite Eight in 2019, and then to the Final Four in the spring of 2021. His work with the outside hitters netted seven All-America honors for three Huskies: Kara Bajema, Samantha Drechsel, and Claire Hoffman, with Bajema and Drechsel each garnering first-team status. Bajema broke the UW single season kills record in 2019 and ranked fourth in the NCAA with 597 and has since gone on to a stellar pro career overseas and a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team. Hoffman landed on the second team in 2020 and 2022 and was a third-team selection in 2021. With her third All-America honor, Hoffman joined an elite group of Husky outside hitters with three or more All-America honors.
AT ILLINOIS (2016-18)
Mansfield coached three more All-Americans in two seasons and another future U.S. Olympian in Jordyn Poulter. The 20 All-America players he coached at Stanford and Illinois combined for 46 total AVCA honors. In his second and final season at Illinois, the Fighting Illini advanced to the NCAA Round of 16, upsetting Washington in the second round.
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AT STANFORD (2004-15)
As an assistant coach at Stanford working with AVCAÂ Hall of Fame Head Coach John Dunning, Mansfield coached 17 different All-Americans, four National Players of the Year, and four future Olympians (Logan Tom, Ogonna Nnamani, Foluke Akinradewo, Alix Klineman). The 2004 squad won the national championship, while the Cardinal advanced to the Final Four six times in 14 total NCAA Tournament appearances with Mansfield on staff.
VISION VOLLEYBALL CLUB (2000-16)
Mansfield also compiled a stellar run as a club coach with the Vision Volleyball Club with his teams earning seven Junior Olympic medals, 26 Junior Olympic All-Tournament selections, and the club producing 19 Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" recruits. His first volleyball coaching experience came at Foothill Community College from 1997-99.
PERSONAL
Mansfield and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Rylee, and son, Dylan. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 2016 from Ashworth College.
Mansfield Year-by-Year
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In two seasons, Mansfield boasts a career mark of 26-28 (.481) and owns an 18-18 (.500)Â record in Big 12 action, including six wins over Top 25 opponents. Most notably, he led K-State to a historical sweep over No. 3 and reigning national champion Texas in 2023.
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From an individual standpoint, Mansfield has helped guide three Wildcats to four AVCA All-Region honors and four players to five All-Big 12 Conference accolades, including four-time All-Big 12 selection Aliyah Carter. In 2023, the outside hitter earned AVCA All-American honorable mention recognition – the first All-American for Mansfield as a head coach.
Under Mansfield, the Wildcats have enjoyed great success in the classroom in addition to on the court. K-State has garnered 12 Big 12 All-Academic honors, while the Wildcats have accumulated six Academic All-District distinctions.
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The Wildcats have also earned the prestigious AVCA Academic Team Award (3.3 team GPA or higher) following the 2023 season. Libero Mackenzie Morris notched the Big 12 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2022-23, becoming the first athlete in league history to earn the achievement twice.
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In Mansfield’s second season at the helm, the 2024 K-State volleyball team finished with a 10-17 overall record and went 8-10 in Big 12 play, placing eighth in the conference standings. The Wildcats’ defense stood out, leading the Big 12 and ranking 29th nationally with 16.75 digs per set, amassing a total of 1,776 digs – the third-most in the league.
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Individually, Aliyah Carter earned First Team All-Big 12 honors and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times, setting a school record for the most career offensive weekly awards. Ella Larkin also garnered recognition with a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team.
In the inaugural season of the Mansfield era, K-State achieved a record-breaking five Top 25 wins: No. 18 Baylor, No. 25 Iowa State, No. 8 BYU (twice), and No. 3 Texas. The Wildcats posted a 16-11 overall record with a 10-8 mark in Big 12 play, just missing out on a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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K-State’s historic sweep over eventual 2023 NCAA National Champion Texas snapped a 39-match losing streak against the Longhorns and handed them their only Big 12 Conference loss of the season.
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Following the season, middle blocker Sydney Bolding, outside Aliyah Carter and libero Mackenzie Morris each received AVCA All-Midwest Region recognition, marking just the fourth time K-State had three all-region honors in the same season and second with all first team accolades.
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Bolding became the program’s first-ever draft pick, as she was selected 11th overall by the Grand Rapids Rise in the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation draft. The Pickens, S.C., product was the fourth selection of the second round and was one of eight players from the Big 12 selected in the draft. She finished the regular season as the Conference leader in total blocks (134) and was second with a block average of 1.40, ranking 35th and 12th nationally in both categories.
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Carter, who became the first player in school history to earn unanimous First Team All-Big 12 honors three times, recorded her 1,000th career kill to become the 19th Wildcat to achieve the milestone. She wrapped up the 2023 as the team leader in kills (390), kills per set (4.06), points (438), and points per set (4.56) with a career best 26 aces. Carter received AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors, becoming the 12th Wildcat to earn All-American status and first since 2014.
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Morris became the first player in league history to be voted as the Big 12 Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year twice and in consecutive seasons, boasting a 4.0 grade point average throughout her career. During the regular season, she averaged 4.82 digs per set to lead all Power 5 programs, while she also led the Big 12 in total digs (468).
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Mansfield’s success came as no surprise as he was one of the most experienced and accomplished assistant coaches in the country, serving on staff at powerhouse programs Washington and Stanford. Overall, Mansfield has mentored a total of 26 individual players that have earned 66 All-America honors during his 21 years of coaching and has coached five athletes that have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games for Team USA.
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AT WASHINGTON (2018-22)
In his five seasons at Washington, Mansfield helped the Huskies advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament four times, the Elite Eight in 2019, and then to the Final Four in the spring of 2021. His work with the outside hitters netted seven All-America honors for three Huskies: Kara Bajema, Samantha Drechsel, and Claire Hoffman, with Bajema and Drechsel each garnering first-team status. Bajema broke the UW single season kills record in 2019 and ranked fourth in the NCAA with 597 and has since gone on to a stellar pro career overseas and a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team. Hoffman landed on the second team in 2020 and 2022 and was a third-team selection in 2021. With her third All-America honor, Hoffman joined an elite group of Husky outside hitters with three or more All-America honors.
AT ILLINOIS (2016-18)
Mansfield coached three more All-Americans in two seasons and another future U.S. Olympian in Jordyn Poulter. The 20 All-America players he coached at Stanford and Illinois combined for 46 total AVCA honors. In his second and final season at Illinois, the Fighting Illini advanced to the NCAA Round of 16, upsetting Washington in the second round.
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AT STANFORD (2004-15)
As an assistant coach at Stanford working with AVCAÂ Hall of Fame Head Coach John Dunning, Mansfield coached 17 different All-Americans, four National Players of the Year, and four future Olympians (Logan Tom, Ogonna Nnamani, Foluke Akinradewo, Alix Klineman). The 2004 squad won the national championship, while the Cardinal advanced to the Final Four six times in 14 total NCAA Tournament appearances with Mansfield on staff.
VISION VOLLEYBALL CLUB (2000-16)
Mansfield also compiled a stellar run as a club coach with the Vision Volleyball Club with his teams earning seven Junior Olympic medals, 26 Junior Olympic All-Tournament selections, and the club producing 19 Volleyball Magazine "Fab 50" recruits. His first volleyball coaching experience came at Foothill Community College from 1997-99.
PERSONAL
Mansfield and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Rylee, and son, Dylan. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 2016 from Ashworth College.
Mansfield Year-by-Year
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| Year | School | Position | Overall | Conference | Postseason |
| 2004 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 30-6 | 15-3 | National Champions |
| 2005 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 26-6 | 14-4 | NCAA Second Round |
| 2006 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 30-4 | 16-2 | National Runner-Up |
| 2007 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 32-3 | 16-2 | National Runner-Up |
| 2008 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 31-4 | 17-1 | National Runner-Up |
| 2009 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 23-8 | 14-4 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2010 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 27-4 | 15-3 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2011 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 22-8 | 15-7 | NCAA Second Round |
| 2012 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 30-4 | 19-1Â | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2013 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 27-6 | 17-3 | NCAA Final Four |
| 2014 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 33-2 | 19-1 | NCAA Final Four |
| 2015 | Stanford | Assistant Coach | 23-7 | 16-4 | NCAA Second Round |
| 2016 | Illinois | Assistant Coach | 17-14 | 10-10 | |
| 2017 | Illinois | Assistant Coach | 23-11 | 12-8 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2018 | Washington | Assistant Coach | 20-13 | 10-10 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2019 | Washington | Assistant Coach | 27-7 | 15-5 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 2020 | Washington | Assistant Coach | 20-4 | 17-3 | NCAA Final Four |
| 2021 | Washington | Assistant Coach | 26-5 | 17-3 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2022 | Washington | Assistant Coach | 20-11 | 12-8 | NCAA Round One |
| 2023 | K-State | Head Coach | 16-11 | 10-8 | |
| 2024Â Â | K-State | Head Coach | 10-17 | 8-10 | |
| Totals | 20 years | 513-155 (.768) | 304-100 (.752) | 18 NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| As Head Coach | 2 years | 26-28 (.481) | 18-18 (.500) |
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