Kansas State University Athletics
Volleyball
O'Connor, Kelly
Kelly O'Connor
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- koconnor@kstatesports.com
Head coach Jason Mansfield and the Kansas State volleyball program announced the addition of Kelly O’Connor to the staff on February 7, 2025.
O’Connor serves as an assistant coach, with primary responsibilities including coaching passers and defenders, utilizing analytics, and assisting with the Wildcats’ overall defense.
A native of Sundance, Wyoming, O’Connor served the last three seasons as the Mavericks’ associate head coach, following three years as an assistant after joining the staff in 2019.
The Mavericks made history in 2023, winning the Summit League Championship and appearing in the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament. O’Connor assisted the Mavericks to their second consecutive 20-win season in 2022, while the 2021 squad finished first in the league standings with 16 conference victories.
Before her time at Omaha, O’Connor served as the video coordinator for the Nebraska Husker volleyball program where the team captured the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championship and finished as the national runner-up in 2018. Prior to that, she spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Hastings College, helping the Broncos capture the 2016 NAIA national title.
O’Connor began her collegiate playing career at Great Falls College in Montana before transferring to Dickinson State in North Dakota, where she played two seasons for the Blue Hawks and later served as a student assistant.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics education with a minor in biology from Dickinson State in 2015.
O’Connor serves as an assistant coach, with primary responsibilities including coaching passers and defenders, utilizing analytics, and assisting with the Wildcats’ overall defense.
A native of Sundance, Wyoming, O’Connor served the last three seasons as the Mavericks’ associate head coach, following three years as an assistant after joining the staff in 2019.
The Mavericks made history in 2023, winning the Summit League Championship and appearing in the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament. O’Connor assisted the Mavericks to their second consecutive 20-win season in 2022, while the 2021 squad finished first in the league standings with 16 conference victories.
Before her time at Omaha, O’Connor served as the video coordinator for the Nebraska Husker volleyball program where the team captured the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championship and finished as the national runner-up in 2018. Prior to that, she spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Hastings College, helping the Broncos capture the 2016 NAIA national title.
O’Connor began her collegiate playing career at Great Falls College in Montana before transferring to Dickinson State in North Dakota, where she played two seasons for the Blue Hawks and later served as a student assistant.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics education with a minor in biology from Dickinson State in 2015.
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