Nayeli Gonzalez

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Cornerstone Christian
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas

Awards and Honors
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2023) ... VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American (2023) ... AVCA First Team All-Midwest Region (2023)... All-Big 12 First Team (2023) ... 2023 AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year ... 2023 Big 12 Rookie of the Year ... Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2023)... Big 12 Rookie of the Week (2023: Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Nov. 7, Nov. 13) ... Cardinal and Gold Challenge, GCU Invite and Cyclone Invite All-Tournament Team (2023) ... Puerto Rico National Team Member (2026)

Summer 2026
Represented Puerto Rico on the national team at the Women's Final Four NORCECA.

2025 (Junior)
Redshirted.

2024 (Sophomore)
Opened season with 19 kills at a .302 clip and 14 digs vs. Pacific (Aug. 30) … had 18 kills at a career-high .483 hitting vs. Iowa (Sept. 11) … notched seven 10-plus kill performances … put up a career-high six blocks assists at Kansas State (Oct. 5) … totaled 127 kills, 48 digs, 18 blocks (2 solo, 16 assists) and seven aces … played through a shoulder injury in 11 matches and 43 sets before having a season-ending knee injury at Houston (Oct. 9).

2023 (Freshman)
First freshman in ISU history to earn All-America honors or First Team All-Big 12 … named AVCA Region Freshman of the Year and Big 12 Rookie of the Year … unanimous selection to the Big 12 All-Rookie team … four-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, second in school history to earn four … took down the freshman point record, totaling 409.5 points … hit 31 kills and had 36.0 points vs. Kansas (Nov. 10), the first 30-plus kill or point match by a Cyclone since 2008 ... both the kill and point total became the highest by a freshman, highest in the rally scoring era and fourth-highest of all time … also set an ISU top-10 all-time kill total with the T-No. 10-ranking total of 28 vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 25) … had first-career 20-plus kill match vs. Baylor (Sept. 30) with 24 kills at .475 to become the first freshman since 2015 to total 20 … had a career-high 19 digs at Houston (Nov. 17) … led the team with 348 kills and 33 aces … went out to 18 double-figure kill performances and seven double-doubles … also totaled 224 digs and 47 blocks (10 solo, 37 assists).

High School
Outside hitter at Cornerstone Christian Schools for Coach Mike Carter … selected as a VolleyballMag.com and MaxPreps First Team All-American … hit 573 kills at .370 hitting as a senior … totaled 1,535 kills through career … put up an average of 4.9 kills per set as a junior … averaged 5.4 kills and 1.1 blocks per set as a sophomore … helped lead Cornerstone Christian to a 55-2 record playing a national schedule her senior season.