Dakota State University

Dakota State University Outstanding Female Athlete

Tabor Teel (2026) - Basketball

Tabor Teel of women's basketball team was selected to the DSU Outstanding Female Athlete-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year.

Teel concluded an impressive career at Dakota State University by earning NAIA First Team All-America honors, NAIA National Tournament Second Team recognition, Frontier Conference Player of the Year, Frontier Conference First Team All-Conference, and Frontier Conference All-Defensive Team accolades.

Dakota State made another historic postseason run, advancing to the NAIA National Semifinals for the second time in the past four seasons. The Trojans finished with a 30-6 overall record, setting a school record for most wins in a single season. DSU also captured the inaugural Frontier Conference regular-season championship with a 19-3 conference mark and hosted the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Opening Round for the third consecutive year at the DSU Fieldhouse. The Trojans have now advanced to the NAIA National Tournament in six straight seasons since 2020.

Teel became just the second player in program history during the NAIA Division I era to earn back-to-back All-America honors, joining Jessi Giles, who was named First Team All-America in 2021 and Second Team All-America in 2022.

She produced one of the most remarkable single seasons in Dakota State women's basketball history, setting school records for points scored (606) and rebounds (379). She surpassed Giles' previous scoring record of 603 points set during the 2021-22 season and broke Julie Fiegen's rebounding record of 283 rebounds established in 1985-86. Teel also ranked second in school history for field goals made in a season with 235 and is tied for 10th in single-season free throws made with 99, matching Dawn Gaffney's total from 1997-98.

Teel started all 36 games for the Trojans this season. She was named a conference Player of the Year for the second straight season, earning Frontier Conference honors this year after receiving North Star Athletic Association Player of the Year recognition in 2024-25. She averaged 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while recording 21 double-doubles. Teel shot 235-of-472 from the field for 49.8 percent.

She led the Frontier Conference with 135 assists and ranked second with 67 blocked shots.

Teel finished her career ranked eighth on Dakota State's all-time scoring list with 1,396 points. She also ranks third all-time in rebounds with 893, fifth in blocked shots with 174, and sixth in field goals made with 537.

In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Teel earned numerous academic honors. She was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Women's Basketball Academic All-America® First Team and CSC Academic All-District® Team. Teel also earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors for the third consecutive year and was selected to the inaugural Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference Team.

A native of Colton, S.D., Teel graduated from Dakota State University in May with a degree in business marketing.