Kansas State Wildcats women's volleyball

The Kansas State Wildcats volleyball program is the intercollegiate volleyball program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State's volleyball team began competition in 1974. Jason Mansfield has served as head coach since the start of the 2023 season.

Kansas State Wildcats
UniversityKansas State University
Head coachJason Mansfield (1st season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationManhattan, Kansas
Home arenaMorgan Family Arena (capacity: 3,100)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsRoyal purple and white[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
2000, 2003, 2011
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1977, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Conference regular season champion
2003

History

While the program was moderately successful through much of their early years, finishing with just over a .500 winning percentage in the 1970s, Kansas State Volleyball struggled throughout much of the 1980s and early 1990s, not making a single NCAA tournament appearance or finishing with an above .500 record in Big Eight play. From 1991 to 1993, the program only won one game in conference play (coming in 1991), finishing 0–12 both in 1992 and 1993.

The program direction started to change however, with the hiring of Jim Moore in 1994. While only modestly improving to 3–9 in Big Eight play in his first year, the Wildcats won 21 games in 1995, and finished 1996 with 26 wins, and tied for fourth in the newly minted Big 12 Conference. 1996 also marked the program's first ever berth into the NCAA women's volleyball tournament, where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round before losing to Washington State in the Second round.[2] While Moore left the program before the 1997 season for Big 12 Rival University of Texas, his tenure marked a tremendous turnaround for the program.

Jim McLaughlin followed Jim Moore in the 1997 season, leading the program to four more consecutive NCAA Tournament berths during each year of his tenure, including their first ever NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth in the 2000 season.[3] His time as head coach of the program marked a period of continued success for the Wildcats.

2013 World University games

The Kansas State volleyball team served as the U.S. national squad at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Russia. The team posted a 1–5 record at the tournament.

Season results
Season record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ann Heider (Big Eight Conference) (1974–1974)
1974 Ann Heider 24–20–4AIAW Region VI Tournament
Ann Heider: 24–20–4 (.542)
Mary Dwight (Big Eight Conference) (1975–1978)
1975 Mary Dwight 2–36–1
1976 Mary Dwight 18–21
1977 Mary Dwight 49–18–1AIAW Tournament
1978 Mary Dwight 39–16–13rdAIAW Region VI Tournament
Mary Dwight: 108–91–4 (.542)
Ron Spies (Big Eight Conference) (1979–1979)
1979 Ron Spies 35–16–3AIAW Region VI Tournament
Ron Spies: 35–16–3 (.676)
Scott Nelson (Big Eight Conference) (1980–1990)
1980 Scott Nelson 12–23
1981 Scott Nelson 16–23–1
1982 Scott Nelson 15–154–64th
1983 Scott Nelson 19–152–85th
1984 Scott Nelson 19–142–85th
1985 Scott Nelson 21–115–53rd
1986 Scott Nelson 12–172–86th
1987 Scott Nelson 17–115–75th
1988 Scott Nelson 15–134–85th
1989 Scott Nelson 11–192–106th
1990 Scott Nelson 11–153–96th
Scott Nelson: 168–182–1 (.480)29–69 (.296)
Patti Hagemeyer (Big Eight Conference) (1991–1993)
1991 Patti Hagemeyer 7–221–11T–6th
1992 Patti Hagemeyer 7–220–127th
1993 Patti Hagemeyer 7–250–127th
Patti Hagemeyer: 24–66 (.267)1–35 (.028)
Jim Moore (Big Eight Conference) (1994–1996)
1994 Jim Moore 14–133–96th
1995 Jim Moore 21–125–75thNIVC Tournament 2nd Round
Jim Moore (Big 12 Conference) (1994–1996)
1996 Jim Moore 26–913–7T–4thNCAA Second Round
Jim Moore: 61–34 (.642)21–23 (.477)
Jim McLaughlin (Big 12 Conference) (1997–2000)
1997 Jim McLaughlin 20–1311–96thNCAA First Round
1998 Jim McLaughlin 19–1212–85thNCAA Second Round
1999 Jim McLaughlin 21–914–64thNCAA Second Round
2000 Jim McLaughlin 22–914–6T–2ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen
Jim McLaughlin: 82–43 (.656)51–29 (.638)
Suzie Fritz (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2022)
2001 Suzie Fritz 20–815–53rdNCAA Second Round
2002 Suzie Fritz 21–916–42ndNCAA Second Round
2003 Suzie Fritz 30–518–21stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2004 Suzie Fritz 20–1113–75thNCAA Second Round
2005 Suzie Fritz 21–1111–94thNCAA Second Round
2006 Suzie Fritz 12–184–1610th
2007 Suzie Fritz 23–914–63rdNCAA Second Round
2008 Suzie Fritz 24–818–23rdNCAA First Round
2009 Suzie Fritz 12–186–149th
2010 Suzie Fritz 12–196–149th
2011 Suzie Fritz 22–119–74thNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012 Suzie Fritz 21–98–85thNCAA First Round
2013 Suzie Fritz 18–116–105th
2014 Suzie Fritz 22–88–85thNCAA First Round
2015 Suzie Fritz 17–129–7T–4thNCAA First Round
2016 Suzie Fritz 21–109–7T–4thNCAA Second Round
2017 Suzie Fritz 10–193–139th
2018 Suzie Fritz 15–125–118th
2019 Suzie Fritz 4–129–19T–8th
2020 Suzie Fritz 10–613–83rd
2021 Suzie Fritz 15–136–107thNCAA First Round
2022 Suzie Fritz 15–146–106th
Suzie Fritz: 393–263 (.599)201–191 (–)
Jason Mansfield (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Jason Mansfield 0–00–0
Jason Mansfield: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:893–699–12 (.560)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Coaches' history

All-Time coaches:

  • Ann Heider (1974): 22–20–4, .524
  • Mary Phyl Dwight (1975–78): 107–91–05, .540
  • Ron Spies (1979): 15–16–3, .686
  • Scott Nelson (1980–90): 168–176–1, .488
  • Patti Hagemeyer (1991–93): 24–66, .267
  • Jim Moore (1994–96): 61–34, .642
  • Jim McLaughlin (1997–2000): 82–43, .656
  • Suzie Fritz (2001–2022): 393–263, .599
  • Jason Mansfield (2023–present): 0–0

See also

References
  1. Kansas State University Athletics Public Branding Guide (PDF). May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. "Sections" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. December 19, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. "1220 History and Records WEB" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. December 20, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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