Kristen Tupac

Tupac graduated from Iowa State in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise science physical therapy. She is a volleyball recruiter at her company, Imperium Recruiting. She married Jesse Tupac in 2018.

Tupac ranked 10th on the leaderboard in Season 1 with 2,825 points. She most recently played for Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen (2018-2019) in Switzerland and was a three-time silver medalist finishing second in the Super Cup, Swiss Cup, and Swiss League with the team. She played for the USA Women’s National Team in 2014, and from 2017 to 2018. She has also played overseas for NawaRo Straubing (2015-2016) and TS Volley Düdingen (2014-2015), where she was a five-time MVP, Swiss Cup silver medalist, and MVP at the Swiss Cup Final.

• 17-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week 
• 2014 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring)
• 2013 Senior CLASS Award Watch List
• 2013 AVCA All-America Second Team 
• 2013 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
• 2013 UND Classic All-Tournament Team 
• 2013 AVCA All-Region Team
• 2013 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2013 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous) 
• 2013 Big 12 Libero of the Year
• 2012 AVCA All-America Second Team 
• 2012 Capital One Academic All-District
• 2012 AVCA All-Region Team
• 2012 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2012 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
• 2012 Big 12 Libero of the Year
• 2011 Big 12 Libero of the Year
• 2011 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2011 NCAA Minnesota All-Region Tournament Team 
• 2011 Northern Illinois Invitational All-Tournament Team
• 2011 AVCA All-Region honorable mention
• 2011 AVCA All-America honorable mention