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MIAA student-athletes were crowned Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Communicators.

Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators, Academic All-America® is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all divisions of college athletics.

The 2023-24 NCAA Division II Academic All- America® Teams were voted on by CSC members affiliated with a Division II school or conference. Student-athletes who maintain a cumulative 3.50 GPA or higher and satisfy other CSC criteria are eligible to be nominated by a member of the CSC.

Listed below are MIAA students/athlete's representing the woman's sport teams. Congratulations on achieving this honor

FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Kayla Goodwin – Central Missouri Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Hayley Jones – Central Missouri Women’s Golf
Mackenzie Dimarco – Emporia State Women’s Soccer
Maria Saez Camara – Missouri Western Women’s Tennis
Kaylee Harp – Northwest Missouri Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Heather Arnett – Pittsburg State Softball
Auna Childress – Pittsburg State Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Lara Schmid – Washburn Women’s Tennis
Maja Jung – Washburn Women’s Tennis

SECOND TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Hannah Woolery – Emporia State Women’s Soccer
Hannah Burnett – Pittsburg State Softball
Taniya Looney – Pittsburg State Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Blakelee Winn – Pittsburg State Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country

THIRD TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Olivia Olson – Central Missouri Volleyball
Addie Berens – Fort Hays State Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Taylor Savolt – Fort Hays State Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country
Hannah Martin – Pittsburg State Softball
Erica Schamel – Pittsburg State Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country

The 2024-25 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball season will start in St. Joseph, Missouri with the 2024 D2CCA Tip-Off Classic. The MIAA is set to host the premier event with the St. Joseph Sports Commission at Civic Arena, November 2-3.

The eight-game, two-day event will showcase eight of the top NCAA Division II women’s basketball programs from the Central, Midwest and South Central regions. The field of teams represents five different states and five different conferences and includes 2024 Elite Eight participants Ferris State and Texas Woman’s – the defending national runner-up.

“The last two D2CCA tip-off events have included that season’s eventual national champion,” said MIAA Deputy Commissioner Amber Feldman. “We are looking forward to continuing to see the high level of competition that these teams bring to the court to kick off the DII Women’s Basketball season.”

St. Joseph’s Civic Arena has hosted six NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championships, including the 2023 and 2024 tournaments (2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2023, 2024).

“With St. Joseph’s strong partnership with the MIAA and our history of hosting elite level women’s basketball college basketball in Civic Arena, we look forward to welcoming some of NCAA Division II’s best programs back to St. Joseph this fall to tip off the season!” said Brett Esely, St. Joseph’s Director of Development and Sports Commission.

Tickets for the event will be available for purchase online in advance and will also be available for purchase at the Civic Arena box office. Live coverage will also be available for all eight games, exclusively on The MIAA Network.

Below is the official game schedule for the event and a list of the teams set to compete in the 2024 D2CCA Tip-Off Classic.

OFFICIAL GAME SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Game 1 – 11:30 AM | Central Missouri vs. Southern Nazarene
Game 2 – 1:30 PM | Pittsburg State vs. Ferris State
Game 3 – 3:30 PM | Northwest Missouri vs. Ashland
Game 4 – 5:30 PM | Missouri Southern vs. Texas Woman's

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Game 1 – 11:30 AM | Pittsburg State vs. Southern Nazarene
Game 2 – 1:30 PM | Central Missouri vs. Ferris State
Game 3 – 3:30 PM | Missouri Southern vs. Ashland
Game 4 – 5:30 PM | Northwest Missouri vs. Texas Woman's
(All Game Times Are Listed In Central Time)

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY EAGLES
Conference: Great Midwest Athletic Conference
2023-24 Season Record: 31-2
The 2023-24 season came to an end for the Eagles during the Midwest Regional Semifinals against Ferris State, following GMAC regular season and tournament titles.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI JENNIES
Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2023-24 Season Record: 21-8
The Jennies completed their 2023-24 season in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA tournament.

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2023-24 Season Record: 26-6
The Bulldogs completed their 2023-24 season in the national semifinals, falling to fellow tip-off participant, Texas Woman’s.

MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY LIONS
Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2023-24 Season Record: 20-9
The Lions completed their 2023-24 season in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA tournament.

NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY BEARCATS
Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2023-24 Season Record: 23-8
The Bearcats finished their 2023-24 season in the NCAA Central Region first round.

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY GORILLAS
Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2023-24 Season Record: 24-8
The Gorillas completed their 2023-24 season in the NCAA Central Region first round. They captured MIAA tournament championship.

SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM
Conference: Great American Conference
2023-24 Season Record: 30-3
The SNU Crimson Storm ended their 2023-24 campaign in the Central Regional final of the NCAA Tournament against eventual national champion Minnesota State.

TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY PIONEERS
Conference: Lone Star Conference
2023-24 Season Record: 34-5
Texas Woman’s finished their 2023-24 season as the NCAA Division II Runner-Up, falling to Minnesota State. The Pioneers won Lone Star Conference regular season and tournament titles

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its final academic honors for the 2023-24 academic year. These awards include the Assocation's Academic Excellence Award, the Scholar-Athlete honor and the Academic Honor Roll members for all true first-year student-athletes and first-year transfer student-athletes.

A total of 1,118 first-year MIAA student-athletes received academic honors for their efforts in the classroom. To be considered as a first-year or first- year transfer student-athlete, the individual had not completed two semesters, excluding summer terms, at their current institution when they competed in their sport.

The MIAA Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 134 freshman and transfer student-athletes. An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. To view the complete list of MIAA newcomers who earned the Academic Excellence Award in the 2023-24 seasons.

Sixty-nine first-year freshman and transfers named MIAA Scholar-Athletes in the 2023-24 academic year. To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete, an individual must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 at the certifying member institution. Outside of the classroom, the student-athlete must have also been named to an All-MIAA team to compete the Scholar-Athlete honor recognition. To view the complete list of 69 newcomer Scholar-Athletes honored by the MIAA, click here.

The achievement of Academic Honor Roll was accomplished by 1,118 first-year student-athletes. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 at the certifying member institution. To view the complete list of newcomer Academic Honor Roll recipients from the 2023-24 academic year

Below is a breakdown of first-year MIAA student-athletes honored by sport.

2023-24 MIAA NEWCOMER ACADEMIC AWARDS
Newcomer Academic Honor Roll Members – 1,118
Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 69
Newcomer Academic Excellence Award Recipients– 134

BREAKDOWN BY SPORT

Volleyball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 58
Volleyball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 9
Volleyball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 10

Women's Cross Country Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 43
Women's Cross Country Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 3
Women's Cross Country Newcomer Academic Excellence – 6

Women's Soccer Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 71
Women's Soccer Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 4
Women's Soccer Newcomer Academic Excellence – 10

Men's Basketball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 42
Men's Basketball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 4
Men's Basketball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 2

Women's Basketball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 58
Women's Basketball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 2
Women's Basketball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 8

Women's Golf Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 30
Women's Golf Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 1
Women's Golf Newcomer Academic Excellence – 5

Women's Tennis Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 24
Women's Tennis Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 5
Women's Tennis Newcomer Academic Excellence – 6

Softball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 111
Softball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 9
Softball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 19

Women's Track & Field Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 112
Women's Track & Field Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 11
Women's Track & Field Newcomer Academic Excellence – 19

KATIE WAGNER – FORT HAYS STATE MIAA Female Athlete of the Year

Katie Wagner is a point guard from Maize, Kan. on the Tigers women’s basketball team. She collected the league’s highest honors in the 2023-24 season, being named the MIAA Player of the Year and the MIAA Basketball Championship’s Most Outstanding Player. She also received All-America honors from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and was a First Team All-Region selection by the D2CCA. Wagner was one of the league’s top scorers and led all shooters with 210 made field goals on 44.7 percent shooting in the 2023-24 season. Starting every game for the Tigers, Wagner averaged 16.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. She also ranked second in the league in minutes per game (34.3), made free throws (122) and steals per game (2.3). She finished the season with 14 double-doubles, running her career total to 36. Wagner scored in double figures in 30 out of 33 games for the season with a season-high of 32 points in an early season win over eventual national champion Minnesota State. This season marked her third straight season scoring over 450, finishing the year with 569 total points. She now ranks fourth in career scoring (1,732 pts) and second in career rebounds (965) in the Fort Hays State record books.

Wagner graduated with her bachelor’s degree in accounting last December, earning magna cum laude honors with a 3.87 grade point average. She now owns a 4.0 grade point average while pursuing her master’s degree in business administration and was recently nominated as the Accounting Student of the Year by the FHSU Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting. She’s a three-time MIAA Scholar-Athlete and was named to the MIAA’s Academic Honor Roll each season.

Following her graduation last December, Wagner was selected by the accounting faculty for a Graduate Teaching Assistantship. She also completed an accounting/analyst internship at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kansas in the summer of 2023, where she learned and developed new skills through hands-on experience in the accounting profession. Wagner created a new deferred revenue schedule for the business she supported at Koch Industries and conducted balance sheet reconciliations, collaborated with a team on month-end closing procedures, and actively participated in identifying process improvements and cost-saving opportunities.

Wagner was nominated by FHSU Athletic Department and selected by the MIAA to attend NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Bethesda, Md. in April of 2024. She’s an engaged member of Encounter Young Adults – a Christian ministry affiliated with Celebration Community Church and has volunteered for the Night to Shine – a prom sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, honoring individuals in the community with special needs. Outside of basketball, academics and her numerous volunteer commitments in the community, Wagner also partnered with Team IMPACT – a non-profit organization that matches children facing serious illnesses and disabilities with college sports teams.

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2023-24 women's basketball season. Nintey-six women's basketball student-athletes from all 14 MIAA institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom.

The Association's prestigious Academic Excellence award was achieved by 14 players. An Academic Excellence award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

The Scholar-Athlete award distinction went to 16 student-athletes who are excelling in the classroom and on the court. In the classroom, a Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. On the court, the student-athlete must receive All-MIAA honors from the current season. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. To view the complete list of 16 women's basketball Scholar-Athletes from the 2023-24 season, click here.

Ninety-six women's basketball players were named to the 2023-24 Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

MIAA 2023-24 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Central Missouri Olivia Nelson Senior Women's Basketball 3.97 Chemistry Kansas City, Mo.

Central Missouri Lauren Blake Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.93 Marketing Indianola, Iowa

Central Missouri Lauren Frost Senior Women's Basketball 3.85 Finance Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Central Missouri Graycen Holden Senior Women's Basketball 3.91 Finance Edmond, Okla.

Central Missouri Charley Bovaird Senior Women's Basketball 3.93 Economics Lincoln, Neb.

Central Missouri Ali Vigil Senior Women's Basketball 3.5 Psychology Kansas City, Kan.

Central Missouri Ashley Tull Graduate Women's Basketball 3.85 MBA Business Administration Troy Mills, Iowa

Central Oklahoma Megan McClendon Senior Women's Basketball 3.39 Finance Severy, Kan.

Central Oklahoma Aliyah Llanusa Graduate Women's Basketball 3.14 MA Strategic Communications Choctaw, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Lexi Foreman Junior Women's Basketball 3.87 Biomedical Science Anadarko, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Caley Young Junior Women's Basketball 3.92 Business Administration Jones, Okla.

Emporia State Katie Horyna Senior Women's Basketball 3.53 Health & Human Performance Liberal, Kan.

Emporia State Elizabeth Milligan Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.67 Health & Human Performance McAlester, Okla.

Emporia State Faith Paramore Senior Women's Basketball 4.00 Crime & Delinquency Studies Haven, Kan.

Emporia State Macy Smith Junior Women's Basketball 3.72 Computer Science/Mathematics Olpe, Kan.

Emporia State Stevie Stinchcomb Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.15 Communication McAlester, Okla.

Emporia State Christina Walsh Junior Women's Basketball 3.11 Health & Human Performance Smithville, Mo.

Fort Hays State Kate Dilsaver Junior Women's Basketball 4.00 Accounting Lincoln, Neb.

Fort Hays State Clary Donica Graduate Women's Basketball 3.88 Business Administration Dickson, Okla.

Fort Hays State Megan Earney Junior Women's Basketball 3.93 Marketing Clive, Iowa

Fort Hays State Sydney Golladay Senior Women's Basketball 3.6 Elementary Education Fremont, Neb.

Fort Hays State Olivia Hollenbeck Senior Women's Basketball 3.67 General Studies Lincoln, Neb.

Fort Hays State Sasha Koenig Junior Women's Basketball 3.36 HHP (Sport and Exercise Therapy) West Branch, Iowa

Fort Hays State Brooke Loewe Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.81 Management Huxley, Iowa

Fort Hays State Emma Ruddle Senior Women's Basketball 3.73 Nursing Canton, Kan.

Fort Hays State Jessie Sallach Senior Women's Basketball 3.94 HHP (Sport Management/Recreation) Callaway, Neb.

Fort Hays State Ellie Stearns Sophomore Women's Basketball 4.00 Pre-Nursing Andover, Kan.

Fort Hays State Katie Wagner Graduate Women's Basketball 3.87/4.00Accounting/Business Administration Maize, Kan.

Lincoln Ashlyn Alloway Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.74 Psychology Olathe, Kan.

Lincoln Miriam Bazylewicz Senior Women's Basketball 4.00 Journalism Madrid, Spain

Lincoln AJ Bradley Senior Women's Basketball 3.93 Wellness Kansas City, Mo.

Lincoln Imani Jones Senior Women's Basketball 3.6 Business Administration Sarasota, Fla.

Lincoln Hanne Nybo Redshirt-Freshman Women's Basketball 4.00 Business Administration Eikefjord, Norway

Lincoln Saniya Simmons Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.60 Wellness Olathe, Kan.

Missouri Southern Ryan Franklin Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.754 Exercise Science Edmond, Okla.

Missouri Southern Kaitlin Hunnicutt Senior Women's Basketball 3.67 Communications/Public relations Danville, Ark.

Missouri Southern Kryslyn Jones Senior Women's Basketball 3.42 General Studies Edmond, Okla.

Missouri Southern Mira Khan Senior Women's Basketball 3.98 Criminal Justice/Psychology Berlin, Germany

Missouri Southern Mia Topping Junior Women's Basketball 3.46 Nursing Fort Worth, Texas

Missouri Western Alyssa Bonilla Junior Women's Basketball 3.33 Nursing El Paso, TX

Missouri Western Kassandra Caron Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.75 Secondary Education Eden Prairie, MN

Missouri Western Connie Clarke Senior Women's Basketball 3.43 Social Work Birmingham, AL

Missouri Western Jordan Cunningham Senior Women's Basketball 3.74 Psychology Grimes, IA

Missouri Western Camille Evans Junior Women's Basketball 3.25 Nursing Kansas City, KS

Missouri Western Mary Fultz Senior Women's Basketball 3.23 Business - Marketing Stillwater, MN

Missouri Western Johnni Gonzalez Senior Women's Basketball 3.47 Business - Marketing Kansas City, MO

Missouri Western Meredith Rieker Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.13 Business - Management Wes Des Moines, IA

Missouri Western Jaidyn Schomp Junior Women's Basketball 3.46 Population Health Management Derby, KS

Nebraska Kearney Jillian Aschoff Junior Women's Basketball 3.98 Business Administration Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Kearney Macy Bryant Sophomore Women's Basketball 4.00 Modern Languages Fremont, NE

Nebraska Kearney Meg Burns Graduate Women's Basketball 3.93 Exercise Science Ankeny, IA

Nebraska Kearney Halle Duft Senior Women's Basketball 3.78 Psychology South Weber, UT

Nebraska Kearney Baylee Egan Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.67 Sports Mgmt. Bellevue, NE

Nebraska Kearney Riley Jensen Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.58 Psychology Bellevue, NE

Nebraska Kearney Trinity Law Senior Women's Basketball 3.5 Advertising - P.R. Brandon, S.D.

Nebraska Kearney Shiloh McCool Graduate Women's Basketball 3.97 Exercise Science Pleasant Hill, IA

Nebraska Kearney Lexi Moes Senior Women's Basketball 3.41 Exercise Science Smithville, MO

Nebraska Kearney Sam Moore Junior Women's Basketball 3.83 Elementary Ed. K-6 Mullen, NE

Nebraska Kearney Bailee Sobczak Sophomore Women's Basketball 4.00 Health Sciences Rapid City, S.D.

Newman Brooke Burcham Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.4 Management

Newman Valeryia Lioukina Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.24 Accounting

Newman Monica Redondo Sophomore Women's Basketball 4.00 Bio Chemistry

Northeastern State Aubrey Brown Graduate Women's Basketball 3.47 Healthcare Administration Stilwell, Okla.

Northeastern State Courtney Lee Junior Women's Basketball 3.79 Health & Human Performance Sallisaw, Okla.

Northeastern State Patrycja Pawlata Senior Women's Basketball 3.44 Cell & Molecular Biology Gdynia, Poland

Northeastern State Tess Talo Tomokino Senior Women's Basketball 3.02 Criminal Justice Auckland, New Zealand

Northwest Missouri Emma Atwood Graduate Women's Basketball 4.00 Applied Health/Sport Sciences Leon, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Kendall Clatt Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.82 Marketing Indianola, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Kelsey Fields Junior Women's Basketball 3.88 Elementary Education Creston, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Jillian Fleming Senior Women's Basketball 3.69 Business Management Kansas City, Mo.

Northwest Missouri Jayna Green Senior Women's Basketball 3.41 Biology: Biomedical Sciences Omaha, Neb.

Northwest Missouri Molly Hartnett Junior Women's Basketball 4.00 Elementary Education Overland Park, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Laini Joseph Redshirt-Freshman Women's Basketball 3.36 Recreation: Sport Management Winamac, Ind.

Northwest Missouri Lindsey Kelderman Sophomore Women's Basketball 4.00 Applied Health: Exercise Science Urbandale, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Peyton Kelderman Junior Women's Basketball 4.00 Business Management Urbandale, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Caely Kesten Junior Women's Basketball 3.85 Applied Health: Exercise Science Denver, Colo.

Northwest Missouri Ella Moody Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.71 Animal Science (Pre-Vet) St. Joseph, Mo.

Northwest Missouri Evelyn Vazquez Junior Women's Basketball 3.73 Applied Health: Exercise Science Kansas City, Mo.

Pittsburg State Savannah Campbell Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.84 art Rolla, Mo.

Pittsburg State Karenna Gerber Junior Women's Basketball 3.79 elementary education Halstead, Kan.

Pittsburg State Sydney Holmes Junior Women's Basketball 4.00 plastics engineering technology Maize, Kan.

Pittsburg State Alba Lozano Davila Junior Women's Basketball 3.44 computer science Leganes, Spain

Pittsburg State Emma Martin Senior Women's Basketball 3.53 mechanical engineering technology Mountain Home, Ark.

Pittsburg State Grace Pyle Junior Women's Basketball 3.55 nursing McPherson, Kan.

Pittsburg State Harper Schreiner Sophomore Women's Basketball 4.00 nursing Eudora, Kan.

Pittsburg State Jenna Shipley Senior Women's Basketball 3.66 family & consumer sciences Adrian, Mo.

Rogers State Cayden Mershon Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.72 Busines Management Tulsa, Okla.

Rogers State Kaya Goldsby Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.70 Marketing Goldsby, Okla.

Rogers State Kylee Day Junior Women's Basketball 3.52 Sport Management Inola, Okla.

Rogers State Kamryn Estell Senior Women's Basketball 3.28 Nursing Belton, Mo.

Rogers State Trinity Jackson Senior Women's Basketball 3.26 Sport Management Jenks, Okla.

Rogers State Mariana Minotto Senior Women's Basketball 3.19 Sport Management Criciúma, Brazil

Washburn Aubree Dewey Senior Women's Basketball 3.46 Communications Plainville, Kan.

Washburn Mackenzie Gamble Senior Women's Basketball 3.82 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Washburn Gabi Giovannetti Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.80 Marketing Shawnee, Kan.

Washburn Yiibari Nwidadah Sophomore Women's Basketball 3.59 Biology Olathe, Kan.

Washburn Lakyn Schieferecke Senior Women's Basketball 3.53 Marketing McPherson, Kan.

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2023-24 women's golf season. One-hundred and forty-two student-athletes from all 14 MIAA softball playing institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom.

The league’s prestigious Academic Excellence Award was awarded to 23 softball players in the 2024 season. An Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

Central Missouri Abby Allnutt Senior Softball 4.00 BFA Graphic Design Warrensburg, Mo.

Central Missouri Aubrie McRoberts Graduate Student Softball 4.00 MBA Master Business Admin Warsaw, Mo.

Central Missouri Breanna Newton Graduate Student Softball 4.00 BS Criminal Jstc & Criminology Davenport, Iowa

Central Missouri Carly Youngblood Senior Softball 4.00 BS Biology Monroe City, Mo.

Central Oklahoma Rylee Lemos Sophomore Softball 4.00 Business South Coffeyville, Okla.

Emporia State Alexis Dial Senior Softball 4.00 Nursing Topeka, Kan.

Emporia State Josie Harrison Graduate Student Softball 4.00 Nursing St. Mays, Kan.

Fort Hays State Regan Curry Junior Softball 4.00 Biology (Health Professions) Oskaloosa, Kan.

Fort Hays State Peyton Shepard Sophomore Softball 4.00 Biology (Health Professions) Lakewood, Colo.

Missouri Southern Carsen Tinkler Sophomore Softball 4.00 Business Administration Overland Park, Kan.

Missouri Western Kalee Higdon Sophomore Softball 4.00 Marketing Gretna, NE

Missouri Western Harley Pruetting Sophomore Softball 4.00 Criminal Justice and Law Gardner, KS

Nebraska Kearney Carly Dembowski Senior Softball 4.00 Elementary Ed. K-6 Lincoln, NE

Newman Jackie Gold Senior Softball 4.00 Psychology Syracuse, Utah

Newman Travia Smith Sophomore Softball 4.00 Elementary Education Nassau, Bahamas

Northwest Missouri Breck Dickey Senior Softball 4.00 Recreation: Sport Management Overland Park, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Lauren Gray Senior Softball 4.00 Applied Health: Exercise Science Tonganoxie, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Sophie Mayhugh Senior Softball 4.00 Psychology Overland Park, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Abby Nolte Senior Softball 4.00 Recreation: Sport Management Des Moines, Iowa

Pittsburg State Hannah Martin Senior Softball 4.00 history Moore, Okla.

Rogers State Bobbi Leitha Senior Softball 4.00 History Center Point, Texas

Washburn Autymn Schreiner Senior Softball 4.00 Biology Maple Hill, Kan.

Washburn Sadie Walker Junior Softball 4.00 Nursing Holton, Kan.

The Scholar-Athlete Award distinction went to 26 softball players who excelled on the field and in the classroom. In the classroom, an MIAA Scholar-Athlete is an individual who has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. On the field, student-athletes must receive All-MIAA honors to achieve Scholar-Athlete status.

Central Oklahoma Rylee Anglen Sophomore Softball 3.64 Kinesiology Skiatook, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Emily Deramus Sophomore Softball 3.85 Business Edmond, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Rylee Lemos Sophomore Softball 4.00 Business South Coffeyville, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Jacee Minter Senior Softball 3.73 Management Edmond, Okla.

Emporia State Alexis Dial Senior Softball 4.00 Nursing Topeka, Kan.

Emporia State Bailey Flewelling Senior Softball 3.83 Health & Human Performance Holton, Kan.

Emporia State Josie Harrison Graduate Student Softball 4.00 Nursing St. Mays, Kan.

Fort Hays State Loren Beggs Graduate Student Softball 3.78/4.00 Psychology / Clinical Psychology (Masters) Olathe, Kan.

Fort Hays State Regan Curry Junior Softball 4.00 Biology (Health Professions) Oskaloosa, Kan.

Fort Hays State Peyton Shepard Sophomore Softball 4.00 Biology (Health Professions) Lakewood, Colo.

Missouri Southern Kara Amos Senior Softball 3.56 Fine Arts & Design Independence, Mo.

Missouri Western Mackenzie DeVine Junior Softball 3.97 Marketing Gretna, NE

Missouri Western Kalee Higdon Sophomore Softball 4.00 Marketing Gretna, NE

Missouri Western Sydney Rader Senior Softball 3.81 Special Education Norfolk, NE

Nebraska Kearney Mary Chvatal Sophomore Softball 3.82 Journalism Wahoo NE

Northwest Missouri Skylar Pieper Junior Softball 3.96 Elementary Education Roca, Neb.

Pittsburg State Heather Arnett Sophomore Softball 3.8 elementary education Pittsburg, Kan.

Pittsburg State Gabby Schultz Senior Softball 3.5 marketing Gardner, Kan.

Rogers State Paxton Donaldson Senior Softball 3.9 Medical/Molecular Biology Kansas City, Mo.

Rogers State Abbey Rogers Junior Softball 3.87 Business Midwest City, Okla.

Rogers State Jade Sanders Sophomore Softball 3.71 Nursing Stonewall, Okla.

Rogers State Callie Yellin Senior Softball 3.71 Communications Farmersville, Texas

Rogers State Bridgett Morales Junior Softball 3.51 Moore, Okla.

Washburn Sadie Walker Junior Softball 4.00 Nursing Holton, Kan.

Washburn Marrit Mead Senior Softball 3.75 Nursing Overbook, Kan.

One-hundred and forty-two MIAA softball players were named to the league's Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the league’s Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. They also need at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

Central Missouri Abby Allnutt Senior Softball 4.00 BFA Graphic Design Warrensburg, Mo.

Central Missouri Lexi Blackmon Senior Softball 3.21 BS Physical Education Peculiar, Mo.

Central Missouri Kaylee Diggs Senior Softball 3.94 BS Speech-Language Pathology Creighton, Mo.

Central Missouri Amanda Hansen Senior Softball 3.64 BS Criminal Jstc & Criminology Lake St. Louis, Mo.

Central Missouri Halle Howes Junior Softball 3.00 BS Fash Text Clothing Business Lee's Summit, Mo.

Central Missouri Laney Killpack Senior Softball 3.64 BS Biology Raymore, Mo.

Central Missouri Aubrie McRoberts Graduate Student Softball 4.00 MBA Master Business Admin Warsaw, Mo.

Central Missouri Breanna Newton Graduate Student Softball 4.00 BS Criminal Jstc & Criminology Davenport, Iowa

Central Missouri Sadie Parks Senior Softball 3.95 BS Physical Education Knob Noster, Mo.

Central Missouri Paige Petefish Graduate Student Softball 3.42 MBA Master Business Admin Topeka, Kan.

Central Missouri Hayden Serna Senior Softball 3.01 BS Nursing Osage City, Kan.

Central Missouri Jadyn Sheffield Senior Softball 3.79 BSBA Management Olathe, Kan.

Central Missouri Andi Siebeneck Junior Softball 3.88 BSBA Accountancy Jefferson City, Mo.

Central Missouri Carly Youngblood Senior Softball 4.00 BS Biology Monroe City, Mo.

Central Oklahoma Rylee Anglen Sophomore Softball 3.64 Kinesiology Skiatook, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Emily Deramus Sophomore Softball 3.85 Business Edmond, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Rylee Lemos Sophomore Softball 4.00 Business South Coffeyville, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Tatum Long Senior Softball 3.31 Psychology Enid, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Jacee Minter Senior Softball 3.73 Management Edmond, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Makella Mobly Senior Softball 3.24 Kinesiology Sulphur, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Brooke Niver Senior Softball 3.62 Professional Media Tulsa, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Shayleigh Odom Senior Softball 3.43 Speech-Language Pathology Edmond, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Terin Ritz Junior Softball 3.2 Psychology Edmond, Okla.

Central Oklahoma Layne Smith Junior Softball 3.31 Kinesiology Binger, Okla.

Emporia State Alexis Dial Senior Softball 4.00 Nursing Topeka, Kan.

Emporia State Bailey Flewelling Senior Softball 3.83 Health & Human Performance Holton, Kan.

Emporia State Emma Furnish Senior Softball 3.77 Elementary Education Goddard, Kan.

Emporia State Haley Garnett Senior Softball 3.95 Business Olathe, Kan.

Emporia State McKensy Glass Senior Softball 3.80 Health Education Wichita, Kan.

Emporia State Josie Harrison Graduate Student Softball 4.00 Nursing St. Mays, Kan.

Emporia State Kelly Hipsher Senior Softball 3.53 Physical Education Olathe, Kan.

Emporia State Gracie Rabe Junior Softball 3.75 Nursing Rossville, Kan.

Emporia State Jayda VanAckeren Junior Softball 3.9 Health & Human Performance Omaha, Neb.

Emporia State Abbey Ward Graduate Student Softball 4.00/3.92 Nursing Olathe, Kan.

Emporia State Lexi Williams Senior Softball 3.91 Health & Human Performance Hutchinson, Kan.

Fort Hays State Loren Beggs Graduate Student Softball 3.78/4.00 Psychology / Clinical Psychology (Masters) Olathe, Kan.

Fort Hays State Bailey Carlson Junior Softball 3.14 Nursing Loveland, Colo.

Fort Hays State Regan Curry Junior Softball 4.00 Biology (Health Professions) Oskaloosa, Kan.

Fort Hays State Alondra Dominguez Sophomore Softball 3.03 Elementary Education Panorama City, Calif.

Fort Hays State Savanah Egger Junior Softball 3.08 Management Sonora, Calif.

Fort Hays State Lexi Mohr Sophomore Softball 3.95 Health and Human Performance (K-12 Teaching/Coaching) Brighton, Colo.

Fort Hays State Emma Montoya Senior Softball 3.35 Biology Valencia, Calif.

Fort Hays State Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson Sophomore Softball 3.39 Nursing Torrance, Calif.

Fort Hays State Morgan Schmidt Junior Softball 3.41 Health and Human Performance (Sport & Exercise Therapy) Gilbert, Ariz.

Fort Hays State Peyton Shepard Sophomore Softball 4.00 Biology (Health Professions) Lakewood, Colo.

Fort Hays State Carly Stuke Sophomore Softball 3.96 Health and Human Performance (Sport & Exercise Therapy) Topeka, Kan.

Fort Hays State Sarah Tiffany Senior Softball 3.33 Biology (Health Professions) Fort Lupton, Colo.

Lincoln Leslie Callahan Senior Softball 3.87 Accounting Kansas City, Mo.

Lincoln Joss Marriott Sophomore Softball 3.83 Biology Versailles, Mo.

Lincoln Maris Ollison Sophomore Softball 3.8 Wellness Versailles, Mo.

Lincoln Emma Rakes Junior Softball 3.74 Wellness Camdenton, Mo.

Missouri Southern Kara Amos Senior Softball 3.56 Fine Arts & Design Independence, Mo.

Missouri Southern Natalie Bates Sophomore Softball 3.54 Radiologic Technology Raymore, Mo.

Missouri Southern Abby DeSanto Junior Softball 3.73 Business Administration North Richland Hills, Texas

Missouri Southern Katie Gray Sophomore Softball 3.36 Sport & Recreation Management Lansing, Kan.

Missouri Southern Peyton Hawkins Sophomore Softball 3.73 Sport & Recreation Management Webb City, Mo.

Missouri Southern Emily Perry Junior Softball 3.79 Business Administration Bentonville, Ark.

Missouri Southern Avery Tallman Junior Softball 3.44 Healthcare Administration Owasso, Okla.

Missouri Southern Kate Thurman Junior Softball 3.17 Healthcare Administration O'Fallon, Mo.

Missouri Southern Carsen Tinkler Sophomore Softball 4.00 Business Administration Overland Park, Kan.

Missouri Southern Adrianna Young Senior Softball 3.46 Kinesiology Tulsa, Okla.

Missouri Western Taylor Bristol Graduate Student Softball 3.7 Business Administration St. Joseph, MO

Missouri Western Mackenzie DeVine Junior Softball 3.97 Marketing Gretna, NE

Missouri Western Abigail Dickey Graduate Student Softball 3.9 Forensic Investigations Papillion,

NE Missouri Western Kalee Higdon Sophomore Softball 4.00 Marketing Gretna,

NE Missouri Western Ashlyn Hoeft Sophomore Softball 3.78 Health and Exercise Science Plymouth, IA

Missouri Western Jenna Hoelscher Junior Softball 3.14 Health and Exercise Science Papillion, NE

Missouri Western Taylor Jones Junior Softball 3.93 Elementary Education Hallsville, MO

Missouri Western Natalie Kissinger Senior Softball 3.75 Convergent Journalism and Public Relations Hastings, NE

Missouri Western Kennedy Preston Junior Softball 3.76 Elementary Education Des Moines, IA

Missouri Western Harley Pruetting Sophomore Softball 4.00 Criminal Justice and Law Gardner, KS

Missouri Western Sydney Rader Senior Softball 3.81 Special Education Norfolk, NE

Missouri Western Kate Voisin Junior Softball 3.39 Nursing Papillion, NE

Missouri Western Natalee Weber Senior Softball 3.83 Elementary Education Richmond, MO

Nebraska Kearney Mary Chvatal Sophomore Softball 3.82 Journalism Wahoo, NE

Nebraska Kearney Kelsey Cordes Junior Softball 3.84 Exercise Science Waverly, NE

Nebraska Kearney Carly Dembowski Senior Softball 4.00 Elementary Ed. K-6 Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Kearney Abbie Jo Gaube Junior Softball 3.78 Health Sciences Omaha, NE

Nebraska Kearney Leah Jurgens Junior Softball 3.75 Business Administration/Accounting Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Kearney Madison Rosenthal Senior Softball 3.85 Health Sciences Johnstown, CO

Newman Madi Canez Junior Softball 3.42 Marketing Queen Creek, Ariz.

Newman Madison DeWitt Senior Softball 3.87 Accounting Sicamous, BC, Canada

Newman Zoe Fulks Sophomore Softball 3.07 Nursing Murrieta, Calif.

Newman Lauren Kwak Senior Softball 3.57 Nursing Placentia, Calif.

Newman Haleigh Pearson Senior Softball 3.58 Elementary Education Beloit, Kan.

Newman Taylor Peden Senior Softball 3.61 Interdiscplinary Studies Wichita, Kan.

Newman Kaitlyn Praught Senior Softball 3.29 Elementary Education San Diego, Calif.

Newman Alex Schreinder Junior Softball 3.80 Nursing Kingman, Kan.

Northeastern State Brynn Burchfield Sophomore Softball 3.85 Health and Human Performance Allen, Texas

Northeastern State Raegan Edwards Senior Softball 3.27 Health and Human Performance Coweta, Okla.

Northeastern State Vic Leslie Senior Softball 3.33 Health and Human Performance Tulsa, Okla.

Northeastern State Raegan Moore Junior Softball 3.48 Health and Human Performance Blackwell, Okla.

Northeastern State Emily Sampson Senior Softball 3.41 Psychology Talhequah, Okla.

Northeastern State Baylea Smith Sophomore Softball 3.89 Criminal Justice Noble, Okla.

Northeastern State Korynn Tindel Sophomore Softball 3.37 Health and Human Performance Collinsville, Okla.

Northeastern State Addy Wolfe Senior Softball 3.08 Health and Human Performance Muskogee, Okla.

Northwest Missouri Alexis Brown Sophomore Softball 3.40 Applied Health: Exercise Science Des Moines, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Lela Bryant Senior Softball 3.67 Animal Science Troy, Mo.

Northwest Missouri Breck Dickey Senior Softball 4.00 Recreation: Sport Management Overland Park, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Sara Farlow Sophomore Softball 3.9 Applied Health: Exercise Science Ankeny, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Lillie Filger Junior Softball 3.21 Agricultural Business Liberty, Mo.

Northwest Missouri Lauren Gray Senior Softball 4.00 Applied Health: Exercise Science Tonganoxie, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Omara Love Sophomore Softball 3.93 Social Media Management Lee's Summit, Mo.

Northwest Missouri Sophie Mayhugh Senior Softball 4.00 Psychology Overland Park, Kan.

Northwest Missouri Abby Nolte Senior Softball 4.00 Recreation: Sport Management Des Moines, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Skylar Pieper Junior Softball 3.96 Elementary Education Roca, Neb.

Northwest Missouri Kylee Rockhold Sophomore Softball 3.8 Animal Science Allerton, Iowa

Northwest Missouri Cora Schweitzer Sophomore Softball 3.83 Elementary Education Malcolm, Neb.

Northwest Missouri Hayden Simmons Senior Softball 3.68 Applied Health: Exercise Science Kansas City, Mo.

Northwest Missouri Jadyn Streigle Sophomore Softball 3.18 Elementary Education Knoxville, Iowa

Pittsburg State Heather Arnett Sophomore Softball 3.8 elementary education Pittsburg, Kan.

Pittsburg State Sophia Driver Junior Softball 3.49 nursing Council Bluffs, Iowa

Pittsburg State Kendall Forbes Sophomore Softball 3.53 marketing Wichita, Kan.

Pittsburg State Paxtyn Hayes Senior Softball 3.42 marketing Greenwood, Ark.

Pittsburg State Sophia Hoffmann Junior Softball 3.88 nursing Elkhorn, Neb.

Pittsburg State Hannah Martin Senior Softball 4.00 history Moore, Okla.

Pittsburg State Gabby Schultz Senior Softball 3.5 marketing Gardner, Kan.

Pittsburg State Kadyn Trochim Graduate Student Softball 3.28 business administration (MBA) Waco, Texas

Pittsburg State Lili Weir Senior Softball 3.68 communication Oak Grove, Mo.

Rogers State Bobbi Leitha Senior Softball 4.00 History Center Point, Texas

Rogers State Paxton Donaldson Senior Softball 3.9 Medical/Molecular Biology Kansas City, Mo.

Rogers State Abbey Rogers Junior Softball 3.87 Business Midwest City, Okla.

Rogers State Harley Culie Sophomore Softball 3.8 Allied Health-Pre-Athletic Training Peggs, Okla.

Rogers State Jade Sanders Sophomore Softball 3.71 Nursing Stonewall, Okla.

Rogers State Callie Yellin Senior Softball 3.71 Communications Farmersville, Texas

Rogers State Ashtyn Barrett Sophomore Softball 3.68 Nursing Moore, Okla.

Rogers State Bridgett Morales Junior Softball 3.51 Moore, Okla.

Rogers State Chelsea Spain Senior Softball 3.44 Medical/Molecular Biology Purcell, Okla.

Rogers State Marissa Smith Senior Softball 3.38 Sport Management Haskell, Okla.

Rogers State Sara Llamas-Howell Senior Softball 3.35 Allied Health-Pre-Athletic Training Pawnee, Okla.

Washburn Autymn Schreiner Senior Softball 4.00 Biology Maple Hill, Kan. Washburn Sadie Walker Junior Softball 4.00 Nursing Holton, Kan.

Washburn Danielle Schlader Junior Softball 3.94 Kinesiology Omaha, Neb.

Washburn Sheyenne Cheek Senior Softball 3.92 Psychology Wiburton, Okla.

Washburn Kaylee Wagner Senior Softball 3.89 Finance Papillion, Neb.

Washburn Marrit Mead Senior Softball 3.75 Nursing Overbook, Kan.

Washburn Erin Boles Senior Softball 3.7 Biology Lubbock, Texas

Washburn Jaycee Ginter Senior Softball 3.69 Radiologic Technology Berryton, Kan.

Washburn Jaden LaBarge Senior Softball 3.61 Finance Springfield, Mo.

Washburn Ellington Hogle Senior Softball 3.59 Nursing Silver Lake, Kan.

Washburn Hailey Neira Senior Softball 3.57 Kinesiology San Antonio, Texas

Washburn Grace Gallagher Junior Softball 3.33 Communication Holton, Kan.

These academic awards do not include first-year freshmen or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release its Newcomer Academic Awards from the 2023-24 academic year in late June.