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2017 Volleyball Roster

10 Kira Larson

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fargo, N.D.
  • High School Fargo North

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2017 AVCA Southeast All-Region
  • 2017 All-SEC Team
  • 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 AVCA Honorable Mention Southeast All-Region
  • 2016 Delaware Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 AVCA All-America (Honorable Mention)
  • 2015 AVCA First Team Southeast All-Region
  • 2015 All-SEC Team
  • 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
  • Spring 2014 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
  • Fall 2013 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2017)

  • Concluded fantastic three-year run in Tigers black and gold with All-SEC and AVCA Southeast All-Region honors
  • It marked her second career All-SEC award and third all-time AVCA Southeast All-Region accolade
  • Paced the Tigers with 319 kills and 409 points. Both totals established new single-season career highs
  • Recorded 250-plus kills, .280-plus hitting, 25-plus aces, 115-plus digs, 85-plus total blocks and 330-plus points in all three years at Mizzou
  • Posted back to back double-doubles in the Tigers' first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 1-2) against No. 19 Kansas and No. 16 Wichita State
  • Enjoyed sensational week (Nov. 13-19) in Tigers' two wins, producing 34 kills (4.25 per set) on .508 hitting and 5.31 points per set
  • Tallied 1,000th career point in Tigers' win at Georgia (Oct. 29)
  • Superb .297 career hitting percentage ranked ninth-best in Mizzou history
  • Was outstanding in SEC play, posting team-best 169 kills on .321 hitting
  • 40 total aces ranked fifth in SEC and Top-75 in NCAA
  • Recorded double-digit kills in a match 12 times and double-digit points 23 times
  • Exceeded .300-plus hitting in a match 14 times
  • Second on the Tigers with nine double-doubles, highlighted by consecutive efforts in Mizzou's NCAA first and second round matchups against No. 19 Kansas and No. 16 Wichita State

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2016)

  • Finished another standout year in her second season at Mizzou, highlighted by AVCA Southeast All-Region (Honorable Mention) accolades
  • Posted 250-plus kills, .300-plus hitting percentage, 25-plus aces, 115-plus digs, 85-plus total blocks and 330-plus points for the second consecutive season
  • Was one-of-five Tigers to record 200-plus kills on the year, marking the first time a Mizzou squad accomplished that feat since 2005
  • Model of consistency all season long, including eight-plus kills in 13 matches and .300-plus hitting in 17 matches
  • Reset single-match career highs in aces (4 - vs. Mississippi State - Oct. 30) and digs (8 - vs. Miami-Ohio - Sept. 3)
  • Excellent two-match stretch from Sept. 3-9 against Rice and Idaho State, tallying 25 kills on .408 hitting
  • Ridiculous vs. Miami-Fla. (Sept. 17), posting 16 kills on .483 hitting, seven digs and 19.0 points
  • Dynamite at Alabama (Oct. 16), delivering season high 16 kills on .344 hitting with two digs, three total blocks and 18.0 points
  • Continued her historical success at Texas A&M (Oct. 26), recording 15 kills on .375 hitting, seven digs, three total blocks and 18.0 points
  • Excellent in the Tigers' NCAA First and Second Round matchups, tallying 17 kills on .412 hitting in victories over Northern Illinois (Dec. 1) and Purdue (Dec. 2)
  • Paced Tigers in single-match kills two times
  • Paced Tigers in single-match total blocks three times

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015)

  • One of three transfers for the Tigers and made an incredible impact in her first year in Columbia, Mo.
  • Earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, AVCA All-Southeast Region Team and All-SEC Team honors as one of the top right side hitters in the country
  • Reset new single-season and single-match career-highs in virtually every category
  • New single-match career-bests included 17 kills, .667 hitting percentage, four aces, seven total blocks, eight digs and 19.5 points
  • Named to all four nonconference All-Tournament Teams, joining teammate Carly Kan as the only Tigers to accomplish the feat
  • Recorded double-digit points in 24 of 33 matches, highlighted by 19.5 points vs. Alabama (Oct. 28)
  • Posted double-digit kills 14 times, highlighted by 17 kills vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 25)
  • Hit better than .300 in a match 16 times and better than .400 in a match 10 times
  • Closed out the Appalachian State Invite with 29 kills on .490 hitting in a two-match span (vs. Charlotte and vs. Liberty)
  • Outstanding match vs. Alabama (Oct. 28), posting 15 kills, seven digs, seven total blocks (career-high) and 19.5 points (career-high)
  • Stepped up in one of the team's biggest matches of the season (Nov. 25 vs. Texas A&M) and tallied 17 kills (career-high) on .424 hitting with four total blocks and 19.0 points

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN / NEBRASKA (2014)

  • Competed in 15 matches in her redshirt freshman season in 2014
  • Notched a career-high four kills twice, at Michigan State (Oct. 10) and at Rutgers (Oct. 31)
  • Posted a season-high 3 blocks at Michigan State (Oct. 10)
  • Contributed 13 kills, one ace, one dig and 10 blocks on the season
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten

FRESHMAN / NEBRASKA (2013)

  • Redshirted during the 2013 campaign

HIGH SCHOOL (FARGO NORTH)

  • Ranked as the No. 23 player in the country by PrepVolleyball.com and was selected as a Senior Ace out of Fargo North High School in Fargo, N.D.
  • Posted 558 kills, 108 aces, 137 blocks and 394 digs as a senior, taking the Spartans to the Class A conference semifinals
  • Was named the USA Today North Dakota Volleyball Player of the Year
  • Earned Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 honors in 2012
  • Named the 2012 North Dakota High School Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Named a 2012-13 AVCA Under Armour Second-Team All-American
  • Recorded 554 kills, 123 blocks, 247 digs and 81 aces as a junior
  • Was tabbed as a first-team all-conference and all-state selection in 2012
  • Was selected for the 2012 U.S. Women’s Junior A2 Volleyball Program roster
  • Earned honorable-mention All-America accolades in 2011 from PrepVolleyball.com
  • A multi-sport athlete, set the state record in the high jump and was a four-time state champion in the event
  • Was part of a state championship basketball team

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    RS/MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2016Redshirt Junior

    RS/MB
    6'2"
    10
  • 10

    2017Redshirt Senior

    OPP
    6'2"
    10