2015 Volleyball Roster

23 Kitan Ajanaku

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Bishop Kelley
  • Hometown Tulsa, Okla.

Biography

Academic Honors

  • Fall 2015 Academic All-District 4
  • Spring 2015 President’s List
  • Fall 2014 Dean's List
  • Spring 2014 President's List
  • Fall 2013 President's List

2015

Had a breakout season while balancing the busy schedule of a first-year law student… Led team in blocks with 70.0 total (9 solo blocks, 61 block assists)… Finished third on the team in kills with 230 and owned a .267 attack percentage, second-best on the team… Tallied a career-high 18 kills on .552 hitting at Western Carolina on Aug. 28… Recorded seven double-digit kill matches… Finished her GSU career with 583 kills and 180 total blocks in three seasons... Was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 team on Nov. 5... Was one of only two Panthers to play in all 102 sets in 2015.

2014

Ajanaku played in all but one match and started 27 times for the Panthers in her junior season … Finished third on the team in kills at 194 … Hit .242 in her second full season at GSU … Second on the team, totaling 54 blocks and was tied for first on the team in solo blocks with 11 … Third on team in points with 226, averaging 2.20 per set … Posted a career-high eight blocks versus Jacksonville State on Aug. 29, including a career-high four solo … Hit a season-high .406 with 14 kills against rival Georgia Southern on Nov. 1 … Totaled double-digit kills six times.

2013

Appeared in 28 of Georgia State’s 32 matches ... Fourth on team in kills with 159 ... Had 27 digs ... Third on team in blocks with 56 ... Had a career high 15 kills against USC Upstate ... Named to USC Upstate All-Tournament Team … Selected to 2013-14 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List.

2012

Saw limited action at Long Beach State in her second year ... Played 15 sets and recorded 11 kills and 6 blocks.

2011

Redshirted in 2011.

Prep

A second-team AVCA Under Amour High School All-American ... Also a Top 150 recruit as listed by Prep Volleyball ... A four-year letter winner in volleyball at Bishop Kelley, and also participated in basketball (three letters) and track (two letters) ... Led her volleyball team to four straight state championships ... Led Bishop Kelley to an area championship in basketball, and was the state champion in the high jump ... An all-league honorable mention in basketball ... Earned honorable mention all-league honors as sophomore ... As a junior earned first-team all-league honors ... Named to the state tournament all-tournament team as Bishop Kelley won its third championship ... Matched all of those honors as a senior while winning another state title ... Also named all-state as a senior.

Personal

Olakitan Oluwatosin Ajanaku was born on Nov. 16, 1992 and is the daughter of Kunle Ajanaku and Tola Elliott ... She has one brother, Kunle, and one sister, Inky ... Inky plays volleyball for Stanford ... Currently a first-year student at the GSU College of Law.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2013Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter
    5'11"
    23
  • 23

    2014Redshirt Junior

    Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter
    5'11"
    23
  • 23

    2015Redshirt Senior

    Middle Blocker
    5'11"
    23