Kansas State University Athletics
2018 Volleyball Roster
Devan Fairfield
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Grain Valley
- Hometown:
- Grain Valley, Mo.
Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2018)
Three-time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2015-17)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2017)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2018 (RS-Senior)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Played libero in all 98 sets for K-State, leading the team with 368 digs and 3.76 per set - both career highs ... Ended the regular season fifth in the Big 12 in digs per set ... Four matches with at least 20 digs, including a career-best 26 on Oct. 3 at Texas Tech ... Recorded 10 or more digs in 21 of 27 matches ... Matched her career high with two aces against Texas on Sept. 19 and had four during the season, a single-season high for her career ... In Big 12 play, led K-State with 239 digs and 3.92 digs per set for fifth in the league in the categories ... Ten or more digs in 13 of 16 conference matches.
2017 (RS-Junior)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Appeared in all 29 matches with 12 starts, including final six matches, and was fourth on team with 112 sets played ... Averaged 1.51 digs per set and 169 total digs ... Season-high 14 digs vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 7 and registered three matches in double-figure digs ... In Big 12 matches, she picked up 96 digs (1.45 per set) and twice reached at least 10 digs ... In total, she had five or more digs in 18 of 29 matches.
2016 (RS-Sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Appeared in all 31 matches (118 of 119 sets), recording a career-high 187 digs (1.58/set) and three service aces ... Two aces came against Tennessee State (Sept. 3) ... Five times tallied at least 10 digs, with a career-high 17 against Georgia Tech on September 3 ... In Big 12 matches, averaged 1.41 digs/set (89 total digs).
2015 (RS-Freshman)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Played in all 107 sets and registered 168 digs (1.57/set) … 5+ digs in 16 matches … 10+ digs in 3 matches, all of which were recorded over K-State’s final 8 contests … Averaged 2.1 digs/set in the final 8 matches of the season … 1.64 digs/set in Big 12-only matches … Season-high 14 digs in five-set win vs. Oklahoma on 11/11 … Notched double-digit digs for the first time in her career on 10/31 vs. TCU (four sets) … 11 digs in four sets vs. Wichita State in the NCAA Tournament on 12/4 … 9 digs and 3 assists at Creighton on 9/20 … Registered lone ace of the year on 10/24 at Texas Tech.
2014 (Freshman)
Did not play (redshirt)
High School
Attended Grain Valley High School in Grain Valley, Missouri ... Lettered four years in volleyball, playing under head coach Keri Peterson ... All-Missouri Class 3 Second Team in 2013 ... Two-time all-state honorable mention (2011, 2012) ... Three-time all-district selection ... Three-time all-conference honoree ... Helped Grain Valley win its district and reach the state tournament in three straight years from 2011-13 ... Was a setter and outside hitter in high school ... Also a three-time letterwinner in soccer.
Club
MAVS
Personal
Born on November 9, 1995 in Grain Valley, Missouri ... Daughter of Steve and Mikki Fairfield ... Has one sister, Sydney ... Worked with the school newspaper in high school ... Elementary education major.
