KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Central Missouri Jennies volleyball team had three players earn All-MIAA honors, including one First Team, one Second Team, and one Honorable Mention nod, announced by the conference office on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Senior
Maya Fergerson was named to the First Team, while middle blocker
Kaelyn McDonald earned Second Team honors, and libero
Ragin Corwin received Honorable Mention accolades.
Fergerson, a native of Blue Springs, Mo., earned her second All-MIAA honor after being named a Second Team member in 2024. The outside hitter led the Jens with 316 kills on the year, the fifth-most in the MIAA, averaging 3.36 kills per set, highlighted by 21 double-digit kill performances on the year, including a season-best 20 against Rockhurst (Sept. 15) earlier this season. Maya added 62 digs and 40 total blocks, including five solo blocks on the year for good measure.
McDonald, a native of Lee's Summit, Mo., earns All-MIAA honors for the third consecutive season, and the second as a Jen in 2026 after being an Honorable Mention selection last season. The fifth year posted a team-best 108 total blocks, the sixth-most in the conference, including 14 solo blocks, averaging 1.06 blocks per set. Kaelyn had 10 matches with five or more blocks, highlighted by a career-high nine blocks in the sweep of Missouri Southern (Oct. 9) inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
Corwin, a native of Blue Springs, Mo., earns her first conference honors after leading the Jens and MIAA with 527 digs on the year, averaging 5.17 per set, adding 99 assists and a team-best 32 service aces. The sophomore posted double-digit digs in all 29 matches this season, including a pair of 30-dig performances, highlighted by a career-best 34 digs against No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney (Nov. 7) this past Saturday night inside the Health & Sports Center.
ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM
OH Maya Fergerson – Central Missouri
OH Lavra Krizanic – Emporia State
OH Carly Purdy – Nebraska Kearney
OH Brynn Stowell – Nebraska Kearney
RS Maddison LaPointe – Pittsburg State
RS Tanith Roush – Missouri Western
RS Taylor Russell – Missouri Western
MB Sydney Davis – Nebraska Kearney
MB Crystal Smith – Pittsburg State*
S Brailee Bogle – Emporia State
S Riley Roberts – Central Oklahoma
L/DS Taylor Rottinghaus - Washburn
L/DS Ellie Spang – Nebraska Kearney
L/DS Anna Weberg – Missouri Western
*Indicates Unanimous Selection
ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
OH Piper Bahr – Emporia State
OH Maliyah Johnson – Pittsburg State
OH Hayden Meats – Washburn
OH Sky Miller – Newman
OH Lydia Pitts – Arkansas Fort Smith
OH
Emma Siron – Washburn
OH Brynne Topolski – Washburn
RS Ella Goodwin – Fort Hays State
MB Kaelyn McDonald – Central Missouri
MB Mackenzie Peters – Missouri Western
MB Ashlyn Reeves – Fort Hays State
S Annie Eaton – Fort Hays State
S Ellie Eckman – Nebraska Kearney
L/DS Kaitlyn Parrott – Central Oklahoma
L/DS Miyu Tsurumaki – Emporia State
(team reflects ties in voting)
ALL-MIAA HONORABLE MENTION
Arkansas Fort Smith – Mayli Whetter, S
Central Missouri – Ragin Corwin, L/DS
Central Oklahoma – Sawyer Franz, OH; Myla Unterweger, OH; Kate Wells, MB; Georgia Ahlert, MB; Morgan Manning, L/DS
Emporia State – Maja Ciosek, OH; Brooklynn Weaver, MB
Missouri Southern – Grace Gardner, OH
Missouri Western – Holly Heldt, OH; Katelyn Diani-O'Day, S
Nebraska Kearney – Grace Schmedding, OH; Callie Squiers, S
Newman – Isabella Lamb, MB
Northwest Missouri – Gabby Gartner, RS; Sophia Gartner, OH; Mya Karrick, S; Ellery Luhring, L/DS
Washburn – Natalie Hedlund, OH; Brooklyn Morrissey, MB; Shannon Frakes, S; Autumn Gibbs, L/DS