November 11, 2026
MADISON, S.D. – Dakota State (S.D.) tied for the most women's volleyball Academic All-Conference recipients in the Frontier Conference, as 20 Trojan student-athletes earned the 2026 academic recognition. It was a school record for the Trojan volleyball program with most single season conference scholar athletes. The conference announced its academic honorees Tuesday, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health.
Dakota State and Mayville State (N.D.) led the 12-team conference with 20 recipients each. A total of 155 women's volleyball student-athletes throughout the Frontier Conference received the academic honor.
To qualify for the Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference recognition, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academic standing and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25.
The Trojans' academic honorees featured nine seniors, six juniors and five sophomores.
Below are the list of 2026 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Academic All-Conference recipients (name – hometown – academic year – major):
- Gabi Borresen – Tyler, Minn. – senior – elementary education/special education
- Tristyn Maras – Windom, Minn. – senior – exercise science/integrative biology
- Breck Mills – Harcourt, Iowa – senior – business management
- Keira Murdock – Waterloo, Neb. – senior – elementary education
- Maren Nelson – Montevideo, Minn. – senior – biology
- Kate VanRooyan – Dakota Dunes, S.D. – senior – exercise science
- Reagan VanRooyan – Dakota Dunes, S.D. – senior – exercise science
- Macey Wathen – Rapid City, S.D. – senior – business marketing
- Annika Cantrell – Rangely, Colo. – junior – exercise science
- Ariel Hagen – Montevideo, Minn. – junior – biology education
- Ayiana Hastad – Appleton, Minn. – junior – biology
- Aubry Hurst – Casper, Wyo. – junior – elementary education
- Adeline Plagge – Richfield, Minn. – junior – cyber operations
- Raya Van Beek – Rocky Valley, Iowa – junior – exercise science
- Kaylee Evenson – Sioux Falls, S.D. – sophomore – business management
- Lauryn Kloth – Brandon, S.D. – sophomore – physical education
- Andie Rislov – Wallace, S.D. – sophomore – business management
- Kaedyn Sapp – Volga, S.D. – sophomore – business education
- Rylee Thompson – Brookings, S.D. – sophomore – biology
- Sydney Wathen – Rapid City, S.D. – sophomore – exercise science
