Dakota State University Outstanding Female Athlete
Tabor Teel (2025) - Basketball
The DSU Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year goes to Tabor Teel of the Trojan women's basketball team. It marked the fifth consecutive season that a student-athlete from the DSU women's basketball program was selected to the annual award.
Teel, a forward for the Trojans, was named to the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball All-America Second Team. She also collected the final NSAA Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Year award, as well as NSAA All-Conference First Team, and NSAA All-Defense Team.
She led the team with 13.8 points (415 total points) and 8.2 rebounds (247 total rebounds) for the Trojans in 2024-25. She was 153-of-253 from the field (47.1 percent) and 85-of-120 from the free-throw line. She also led the team with 34 blocked shots (1.1 blocks per game).
Teel led the NSAA conference in rebounds per game (8.2) and eighth overall in points per game for DSU.
She was an integral member of the Trojan women's basketball team that paved their way to their fifth straight NSAA women's basketball regular season champion. The Trojans also captured the NSAA postseason tournament's title and qualified for the national tournament for the fifth consecutive season.
Teel earned academic awards for her success in the classroom, earning the NAIA and NSAA conference Scholar Athlete awards. She was also named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Second Team in NAIA division, as well as All-District® academic award.
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Name |
Sport(s) |
| 2025 |
Tabor Teel |
Basketball |
| 2024 |
Savannah Walsdorf |
Basketball |
| 2023 |
Elsie Aslesen |
Basketball |
| 2022 |
Jessi Giles |
Basketball and Track & Field |
| 2021 |
Jessi Giles |
Basketball and Track & Field |
| 2020 |
Barbara Briceno |
Volleyball |
| 2020 |
Traia Hubbard |
Track & Field |
| 2020 |
Nicole Stewart |
Softball |
| 2019 |
Barbara Briceno |
Volleyball |
| 2018 |
Carly Rozell |
Volleyball |
| 2017 |
Karen Mayfield |
Cross Country and Track & Field |
| 2017 |
BreeAna Olson |
Basketball and Track & Field |
| 2016 |
Carly Rozell |
Volleyball |
| 2015 |
Brittany Hill |
Softball |
| 2014 |
Kylie Westover |
Basketball |
| 2013 |
Kristen DiPaola |
Volleyball |
| 2012 |
Stephanie Kruggel |
Volleyball |
| 2011 |
Danielle Rowe |
Track and Field |
| 2010 |
Rachael Jensen |
Volleyball |
| 2009 |
Laura Lanoue |
Volleyball |
| 2008 |
Laura Tewes |
Basketball, Track |
| 2008 |
Jessica VanLoy |
Basketball, Softball |
| 2007 |
Sara Nelson |
Basketball |
| 2006 |
Ashley Brassfield |
Volleyball |
| 2005 |
Micah Tolzin |
Volleyball |
| 2004 |
Hali McClelland |
Women's Basketball |
| 2003 |
Kristie VandenHoek |
Track |
| 2002 |
Laura Carrow |
Cross Country, Track |
| 2001 |
Desa Rae Doyle |
Track |
| 2001 |
Kathy Shypulski |
Basketball |
| 2000 |
Desa Rae Doyle |
Track |
| 2000 |
Sheila Haack |
Basketball |
| 1999 |
Katherine Fisk |
Cross Country, Track |
| 1998 |
Marie Parker-Sample |
Cross Country, Track |
| 1997 |
Marie Parker |
Cross Country, Track |
| 1997 |
Amy Hansen |
Cross Country, Track |
| 1996 |
Amy Hansen |
Cross Country, Basketball, Track |
| 1995 |
Rachelle Lengkeck |
Volleyball, Track |
| 1994 |
No Award |
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| 1993 |
Stefanie Johnson |
Cross Country, Track |
| 1992 |
Tamera Juffer |
Volleyball, Basketball |
| 1991 |
Amy Crissinger |
Basketball, Volleyball, Track |
| 1990 |
Brenda Ferguson |
Cross Country, Track |
| 1989 |
Amy Crissinger |
Basketball, Volleyball, Track |
| 1988 |
Trish Murphy |
Basketball, Track |
| 1987 |
Julie Heinz |
Basketball |
| 1986 |
Julie Fiegen |
Basketball |
| 1985 |
Monica Matthies |
Basketball, Softball |
| 1984 |
Monica Matthies |
Basketball, Softball |
| 1983 |
Colleen Moran |
Basketball, Track |
| 1982 |
Teresa Underberg |
Basketball, Softball |
| 1982 |
Janis Wipf |
Basketball, Softball |
| 1981 |
Sherri Heckenliable |
Basketball, Volleyball, Softball |
| 1980 |
Deb Boomsma |
Basketball, Softball |
| 1979 |
Lori Coble |
Basketball, Volleyball, Softball |
| 1978 |
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| 1977 |
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| 1976 |
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| 1975 |
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| 1974 |
Donna Kruggel |
Volleyball, Basketball, Softball |
