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Jersey Number 17
Kaitlynn Pelger
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Olathe South
Career
- 1,511 kills, 993 digs, 424 blocks, 131 aces and 1,879 points in 438 career sets (122 matches)
- 2nd on K-State's career points list
- 4th on K-State's career kills list ... most in the rally-scoring era (since 2001)
- 7th on K-State's career aces list
- T-7th on K-State's career sets list
- 8th on K-State's career blocks list
- Only Wildcat to lead team in kills for four different seasons
- Only Wildcat to have 300 kills in four different seasons
Senior (2013):
- 322 kills, 249 digs, 112 blocks and 37 aces in 105 sets (29 matches)
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall semester)
- AVCA All-Midwest Region Honorable Mention
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/21 and 11/4)
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (9/23)
- UNLV Invitational MVP
- Hilton Garden Inn Invitational MVP
- K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Razorback Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Played in all of K-State's sets in the season
- 3rd among Big 12 players with 0.35 aces per set in overall matches
- 9th among Big 12 players with 1.07 blocks per set in overall matches
- 10th among Big 12 players with 3.07 kills per set in overall matches
- Only Big 12 player to rank in the top 10 in the conference in kills, blocks and aces per set for the overall season
- Season-high 23 kills in five-set win over TCU on Oct. 5 ... Also had 11 digs and 6 blocks
- Season-high 5 aces in win over Southern Illinois on Sept. 6 in the K-State Invitational
- 19 kills, 13 digs, 8 blocks and 4 aces in five-set win at UNLV in the UNLV Invitational
- 14 kills and a season-high 17 digs for a double-double vs. Cal Poly on Sept. 13 in the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational
- 16 kills, 15 digs and 6 blocks in five-set upset of #23 Cal on Sept. 14 in the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational
- Season-high 9 blocks in win at Arkansas on Sept. 20 ... Also had 7 kills and 10 digs
- 11 kills (.435 hitting pct.), 10 digs and 5 blocks at Missouri State on Sept. 22
- 17 kills (.481 hitting pct.), 5 digs and 4 blocks in sweep of #25 Oklahoma on Nov. 3
- 16 kills (.619 hitting pct.), 5 digs and 5 blocks in sweep of West Virginia on Nov. 9
- 10 kills, 6 digs, 5 blocks, 5 assists and an ace in sweep of #25 West Virginia on Nov. 30
Junior (2012):
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- All-Big 12 First Team - unanimous selection
- Named MVP of Bluejay Invitational and Golden Hurricane Classic
- All-Tournament Team Varney's Invitational
- AVCA National Player of the Week (9/18) following Golden Hurricane Classic
- Played key role in defeating No. 10 Minnesota, No. 20 Dayton and Tulsa
- Posted 19 kills on .654 hitting percentage, 6 digs, 2 blocks and 2 aces in sweep over No. 20 Dayton
- Had 16 kills, 9 digs, 5 blocks and 3 aces against No. 10 Minnesota
- Averaged 4.18 kills on .440 hitting, 2.45 digs, 1.09 blocks and 0.45 aces during Golden Hurricane Classic
- Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week: 9/17 and 10/1
- CVU.com National Performer of the Week 9/11
- Averaged 3.65 kills per set to rank 3rd overall in the conference
- Averaged 3.83 kills in conference play
- Tallied 9 double-doubles on the year
- Had 18 kills and 18 digs in win over Texas Tech at home
Sophomore (2011):
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- Volleyball Magazine All-America Third Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- 15 double-doubles
- 11 matches with 20+ kills, 2nd school history
- 500 kills, tied 5th school history
- Career-high 32 kills in win over Drake
- 26 kills, 14 blocks in win at Missouri State
- 6 solo blocks at Missouri State, 2nd most in school history
- 4 All-Tournament Team awards, with 2 MVPs
- Back-to-back Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/19, 9/26)
- CVU.com National Player of the Week (9/20)
Freshman (2010):
- Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team
- First freshman in K-State history to post triple-triple season (328k, 134d, 100b)
- 10 block assists at No. 5 Hawai'i
- 14 matches with 10+ kills
- Big 12 Rookie of the Week final week of season
High School:
Lettered three years at Olathe South... first team All-State as a senior and earned State All-Tournament Team... helped team finish third in state as a sophomore earning second team All-State and All-Tournament Team... also lettered in soccer earning second team All-State... played club volleyball for Mavs and finished fifth in open division at nationals.
Personal:
Born May 28, 1992... daughter of Mike and Angela Pelger... has two sisters.
K-State Volleyball | 2025 Season Recap
Thursday, December 18
K-State Volleyball | Postmatch Press Conference vs Nebraska (NCAA Tournament Second Round)
Sunday, December 07
K-State VB | Postmatch Press Conference vs Nebraska (NCAA Tournament Second Round)
Saturday, December 06
K-State VB | Recap vs San Diego (NCAA Tournament First Round)
Saturday, December 06
