University of San Francisco Athletics

2015 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2014 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION

2015 Indoor: WCC All-Academic team selection … played all 108 sets for the Dons, starting every match of the season … led the team with 687 assists on the season and 6.36 assists per set, good for ninth in the WCC … finished with 237 digs, or 2.19 per set … recorded double-digit assists in every match … earned the double-double nine times … registered 40 assists and a season-high tying 18 digs versus Southern Utah on Sept. 1 … notched a season-high 44 assists and 13 digs versus Gonzaga on Oct. 1 … served up three aces in three matches – against Denver and Gonzaga and at Utah State … participated in the European Global Challenge with the BIP/USA Development Team in Pula, Croatia in July.

2015 Sand: Played the sand season with partners Katarina Pilepic and Oluoma Okaro. McKibben and Pilepic teamed up to go 7-6 from the Nos. 3 and 4 positions … posted victories against pairs from Santa Clara, San Jose State, Saint Mary’s and Bakersfield in dual match action … duo went 2-2 in pairs bracket play, competing  together at the NorCal Invitational and the Santa Cruz Collegiate Invitational.

2014 Indoor: Played in 115 of 116 sets for USF, serving as the Dons’ primary setter … compiled 1,041 total assists on the season … finished the year averaging 9.05 assists per set … notched three 50-assist performances on the year, including a career-high 58 in USF’s victory over Portland on Oct. 11 … added 65 kills to the tally, recording a season-high seven kills at Gonzaga on Nov. 8 … added 20 service aces for the Dons … finished with four aces at Loyola Marymount on Oct. 16 … WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2013 Indoor: Achieved her first of three collegiate double-doubles against Pepperdine on Sep. 21, with 17 assists and 10 digs … notched double-doubles against Saint Mary’s and San Diego … had season-high 33 assists against Notre Dame on Aug. 31 … earned a spot on the All-Freshman squad … compiled 331 assist and 127 digs for the season … had a season-high of 15 digs against San Diego on Nov. 9.

Prep/Club Career: Team posted an undeafeated 29-0 record and earned the 5A state title as a senior ... selected as a second-team UnderArmor All-American ... earned All-State and All-Conference first team honors ... Spartans posted three consecutive Metro League championships ... compiled 390 assists, 205 kills, 167 digs and 54 aces as a senior ... three-year academic all-star ... played club volleyball for CVA, coached by Rey Reyes and Michelle Buckner.

Personal: Daughter of Roseann and Mark Mckibben, both members of the AIr Force ... enjoys reading, sewing and going to the beach ... born Jan. 18, 1995, in Hawaii.
 

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More on Kiara:
Favorite food ... Spam musabi.
If I wasn't playing sports, I would be ... a homeless person living on the beach. Volleyball really did set my priorities straight.
Favorite movie ... Avatar
Favorite book ... anything Nicholas Sparks ... seriously.
After I graduate, I plan to ... make a difference in the world.