Eleven Lady Warriors Earn KCAC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete
WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that 144 women's volleyball student-athletes have been named 2023 KCAC Scholar-Athletes. Barnes & Noble College is the official sponsor of KCAC Scholar-Athlete and Scholar Team awards, and is the official campus bookstore and course material provider of the KCAC.
Friends University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University are tied for the lead in the conference, with 15 athletes on each squad earning the scholar-athlete distinction. Seven other teams had 10 or more scholar-athletes: Kansas Wesleyan University (12), Southwestern College (11), Sterling College (11), the University of Saint Mary (11), Bethel College (10), McPherson College (10), and Ottawa University (10). Evangel University and Tabor College each have nine honorees. Rounding out the list are Avila University (8), Bethany College (7), and York University (6).
The All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:
- are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
- carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
- student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.
The 2023 KCAC Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athletes are:
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Abigail Blake |
Avila University |
So. |
Jefferson City, Mo. |
|
Paige Gillund |
Avila University |
So. |
Clinton, Mo. |
|
Ava Leathers |
Avila University |
So. |
Herculaneum, Mo. |
|
Sydney Owens |
Avila University |
So. |
Olathe, Kan. |
|
Phoebe Riddle |
Avila University |
So. |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
Chelsea Schatzer |
Avila University |
Jr. |
Rogersville, Mo. |
|
Reagan Moody |
Avila University |
Jr. |
Garden City, Mo. |
|
Kyleighn Block |
Avila University |
Grad. |
Olathe, Kan. |
|
Madison McGuire |
Bethany College |
So. |
Claflin, Kan. |
|
Parker Stevens |
Bethany College |
Jr. |
Clearwater, Kan. |
|
Zola Moore |
Bethany College |
Sr. |
Austin, Texas |
|
Danairis Ortiz Reyes |
Bethany College |
So. |
Caguas, Puerto Rico |
|
Mandy Knipp |
Bethany College |
So. |
Lutz, Fla. |
|
Melia Coleman |
Bethany College |
So. |
Glendale, Ariz. |
|
Allie Miller |
Bethany College |
So. |
Meade, Kan. |
|
Kaitlyn Shima |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Topeka, Kan. |
|
Kate Eichelberger |
Bethel College |
So. |
Moundridge, Kan. |
|
Madilyn Chupp |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Goshen, Ind. |
|
Tessa Lies |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Mia Roman |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Kansas City, Kan. |
|
Gracia Duron |
Bethel College |
So. |
Valley Center, Kan. |
|
Sophia Chindamo |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Lawrence, Kan. |
|
Lauren McCreary |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Skiatook, Okla. |
|
Kylah Carter |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Houston, Tex. |
|
Harlie Hunton |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
|
Leah Jackson |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Mountain Home, Ark. |
|
Lizibeth Marler |
Evangel University |
Jr. |
Park Hills, Mo. |
|
Abigail Menzies |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Clever, Mo. |
|
Kayli Nimmo |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Branson, Mo. |
|
Mackenzie Stoner |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Jackson, Mo. |
|
Kenna Wise |
Evangel University |
So. |
Crane, Mo. |
|
Melanie Cox |
Evangel University |
So. |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
Meredith Avery |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Ozark, Mo. |
|
Mallory Dick |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
|
McKenzie Bartholomew |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Rock Ford, Colo. |
|
Grace McClintock |
Friends University |
So. |
Woodland Park, Colo. |
|
Cassidy Bomholt |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Antonia Perier |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
|
Rayne Bossier |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Coppell, Texas |
|
Nicole Robinson |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Clearwater, Kan. |
|
Kennedy Conrad |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Prairie Grove, Ark. |
|
Maddy Strecker |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
|
Gabrielle Coombs |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Arvada, Colo. |
|
Anicia Tyson-Salas |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Goddard, Kan. |
|
Abigail Ellermann |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Garden City, Kan. |
|
Charlize Fahland |
Friends University |
So. |
Sand Springs, Okla. |
|
Zoe Grolnic |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Arvada, Colo. |
|
Sadie Harris |
Friends University |
Grad. |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
|
Tehya Johnson |
Friends University |
So. |
Sand Springs, Okla. |
|
Abigail Palmer |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Blue Rapids, Kan. |
|
Rylee Serpan |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Spring Hill, Kan. |
|
Courtney Beers |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
|
Hinamalailena Kua |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Hilo, Hawaii |
|
Emma Massey |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Brooke Herrman |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
La Crosse, Kan. |
|
Sarah Girard |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Jefferson City, Mo. |
|
Kelcey Hund |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Leavenworth, Kan. |
|
Ella Schmid |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
McPherson, Kan. |
|
Josie Deckinger |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Katie Crain |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Megan Peeler |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Russell, Kan. |
|
Tori Beeson |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Zoe Jerke |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Great Bend, Kan. |
|
Ally Miller |
McPherson College |
So. |
Caney, Kan. |
|
Moriah Delgado |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
Morgan Kobe |
McPherson College |
So. |
Royse City, Texas |
|
Katelyn Moore |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Douglass, Kan. |
|
Alexandrea Pak |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Puyallup, Wash. |
|
Rebecca Steffen |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Vinton, Iowa |
|
Kadee Johnson |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Groveton, Texas |
|
Delani List |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Shawnee Mission, Kan. |
|
Andjela Micunovic |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Grad. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
|
Makaila Keith |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Grad. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Reece Parris |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Paris, Texas |
|
Allison Howard |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Glendale, Ariz. |
|
Sydney Collins |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Bartlesville, Okla. |
|
Garcia Alondra |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Brownsville, Texas |
|
Valeria Perez |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Texarkana, Texas |
|
Jenna Woodring |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Independence, Kan. |
|
Devon Scott |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Edmond, Okla. |
|
Elizabeth Hope |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Salina, Okla. |
|
Maddy McKinney |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Delaware, Okla. |
|
Bethany Le |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Bartlesville, Okla. |
|
Grace Bybee |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
|
Anne Surrell |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Bristow, Okla. |
|
Angelina Arvizu |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Alabaster, Ala. |
|
Grace Davis |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Gardner, Kan. |
|
Brenna Diller |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Hiawatha, Kan. |
|
Jadore Hayes |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Lillian Holden |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Platte City, Mo. |
|
Joranis Rivera |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Fountain, Colo. |
|
Jazlyn Westmoreland |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Waverly, Iowa |
|
Katelyn Elstun |
Ottawa University |
Grad. |
Overland Park, Kan. |
|
Aubree Dutton |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
Lansing, Kan. |
|
Estela Ladron |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
Valencia, United Kingdom |
|
Mollie Brooks |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
Mission, Kan. |
|
Anna Bradley |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Odessa, Mo. |
|
Baylee York |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
Ponca City, Okla. |
|
Emily Braudaway |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Andover, Kan. |
|
Alejandra Handie |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Atkins, Ark. |
|
Adeline McIntire |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
Paola, Kan. |
|
Isabelle Ramirez |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Avery Riedel |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Augusta, Kan. |
|
Daci Stover |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Lyons, Kan. |
|
Hannah Webber |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Goddard, Kan. |
|
Grace Webster |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Pretty Prairie, Kan. |
|
Sophia Wicker |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Woodstock, Ill. |
|
Madison Atha |
Sterling College |
Sr. |
Buena Vista, Colo. |
|
Sterling College |
So. |
Pretty Prairie, Kan. |
|
|
Jacqueline "Paige" Borges |
Sterling College |
Sr. |
Strathmore, Calif. |
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Argonia, Kan. |
|
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Maple Hill, Kan. |
|
|
Sterling College |
So. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
|
|
Sterling College |
Sr. |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
|
|
Sterling College |
So. |
Sterling, Kan. |
|
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
|
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain |
|
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
|
Juliana Alaniz |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
|
Kenna Brandes |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Warrensburg, Mo. |
|
Katie Lowery |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Auburn, Calif. |
|
Lauren Tolbert |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
Naera Tschus |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Steinach, Switzerland |
|
Tori Maldonado |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Temple, Texas |
|
Emma Rhodes |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Claremore, Okla. |
|
Fiona Sampaio |
Tabor College |
So. |
Seixal, Portugal |
|
Kiana Unruh |
Tabor College |
So. |
Meade, Kan. |
|
Ava Bojanski |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Gardner, Kan. |
|
Rebecca Sprague |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Iola, Kan. |
|
Maddie Folsom |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
Atchison, Kan. |
|
Devyn Ford |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
Piper, Kan. |
|
Ainsley Gardner |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Liberty, Mo. |
|
Ivory Howat |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
St. Joseph, Mo. |
|
Autumn Kaderly |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Smithville, Kan. |
|
Rylee Kenitzer |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Clovis, Calif. |
|
Gabby Kurle |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Independence, Mo. |
|
Abby Rankin |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Shawnee, Kan. |
|
Keagan Shockley |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Eudora, Kan. |
|
Danielle Armendariz |
York University |
Sr. |
El Paso, Texas |
|
Amanda Macias |
York University |
Jr. |
El Paso, Texas |
|
Cassie Richardson |
York University |
Jr. |
Converse, Texas |
|
Kenna Tarnowski |
York University |
Jr. |
Firestone, Colo. |
|
Brooke Halterman |
York University |
Sr. |
Panora, Iowa |
|
Aubrey Bostick |
York University |
Jr. |
Morongo Valley, Calif. |
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