Northwest Missouri State Athletics

2023
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... played in 102 sets ... saw action in 28 matches with seven starts ... ranked second on the team with 286 digs (2.80 digs/set) ... posted a career-high 37 digs at Missouri Southern (Oct. 17) ... her 37 digs tied for the 8th-most in a single match in program history ... also tallied 33 digs vs. Central Missouri (Sept. 16) ... posted a season-high five service aces in a 3-0 win over Newman (Sept. 22) ... notched 13 double-figure dig totals.

2022
MIAA Scholar-Athlete ... MIAA Honorable Mention selection ... played in all 31 matches ... made nine starts ... saw action in 110 sets ... secured 421 digs (3.83 digs/set) and served up 41 aces (0.44 aces/set) ... her 421 digs ranks as the fourth-best for a Bearcat sophomore in school history ... tallied a season-high 25 digs at Washburn on Sept. 17 ... piled up seven service aces in a 3-0 sweep of Emporia State on Oct. 15 in Bearcat Arena ... posted 26 double-figure dig totals, including two with 20 or more.

2021
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in 31 matches ... played in 115 sets ... ranked second on the squad with 36 service aces ... ranked fifth on the team with 276 digs ... posted 11 double-figure dig matches ... tallied a season-high 21 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 1-ranked Washburn ... registered a season-high four service aces vs. Nebraska-Kearney in the NCAA Tournament.

Personal/High School
Kristen Ford is a 5'4" libero/defensive specialist from Gladstone, Missouri. Ford earned all-state honors as a senior at St. Teresa's Academy for head coach Lauren Adair. Ford earned a spot on the Under Armour All-America watch list and was named a 2019 Missouri-Kansas All-Star. Ford secured first-team all-district honors in both 2018 and 2019. She ranks fourth at St. Teresa's in all-time digs (907). She holds the No. 2 single-season digs mark (440 in 2018). She also ranked second in single-season service aces (33 in 2017) and career service aces (80). She earned academic all-state in volleyball in 2018 and 2019. She is the daughter of Jeff and Lindy Ford.