The Great Plains Athletic Conference recently released their end-of-season conference awards on Wednesday morning. Multiple players from both the men’s and women’s teams were recognized. Coaching awards have yet to be released by the conference.
Men’s Basketball
Second Team All-Conference: Anthony Riggans & Randy Rosenquist Jr (3x All-Conference)
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Steele Morgan & Easton Neuendorf
Women’s Basketball
First Team All-Conference: Avery Broughton (2x All-Conference) & Emma Yost (3x All-Conference)
Second Team All-Conference: Rylee Rosenquist (4x All-Conference)
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Shalayne Nagel (2x All-Conference) & Jaida Young
Broughton was also honored by the conference with the GPAC Defensive Player of the Year award. This season she was named Player-of-the-Week five times after leading the conference in blocks (66) and finished second in rebounds per game (8.4).
The No. 9 Tiger women await their opponent for the NAIA National Tournament with the Selection Show set for Thursday, March 5 at 7pm. Watch live here. Dakota Wesleyan is one of the host sites for the tournament this year and games will be played in the World’s Only Corn Palace.
Here’s the full listing of 2025-26 GPAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team:
Avery Broughton – Dakota Wesleyan
Bailey Kissinger – Hastings
Abby Lee – Briar Cliff
Mallie McNair – Briar Cliff
Gracie Schoonhoven – Dordt
Macy Sievers* – Dordt
Kristin Vieselmeyer – Concordia
Lily Vollertsen – Morningside
McKenna Yates – Hastings
Emma Yost – Dakota Wesleyan
*GPAC Player-of-the-Year
Second Team:
Mariyah Avila – Hastings
Willow Bleeker – Dordt
Megan Chambers – Doane
Mattea Kassebaum – Doane
Kaela Martinez – Mount Marty
Allison Piercy – Northwestern
Rylee Rosenquist – Dakota Wesleyan
Ayla Roth – Concordia
Lacey Sprakel – Mount Marty
Ashtyn Wobig – Northwestern
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year: Macy Sievers, Dordt
GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year: Avery Broughton, Dakota Wesleyan
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year: Abby Lee, Briar Cliff
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year: Bill Harmsen, Dordt
Honorable Mention:
Briar Cliff: Brooklyn Heineman, Kenna Mongan, Taylor Sodeman
College of Saint Mary: Jai’La Porter, Madelyn Gaughen
Concordia: Bree Bunting, Sammy Leu, Raelyn Kelty, Juliana Jones
Dakota Wesleyan: Shalayne Nagel, Jaida Young
Doane: Rylie Rice, Keeleigh Knobbe
Dordt: Aubrey Burkhart, Desta Hoogendoorn
Hastings: Ann Bose, Macy Bryant, Josilyn Miller
Midland: Jenna Weber, Ellie Bovaird
Mount Marty: Alexis Folkers
Morningside: Clancy Brown
Northwestern: Kylie Foss
Waldorf: Cloey Dmytruk, Charlotte Mills
Here’s the full listing of 2025-26 GPAC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team:
Sutton Arend – Mount Marty
Daniel Brocaille – Morningside
Caleb Dreckman – Morningside
DaRon Hall – Hastings
Brooks Kissinger – Concordia
Jalen Langsy – Northwestern
Connor Millikan – Dordt
Blake Sindelar – Briar Cliff
Jesse Van Kalsbeek* – Northwestern
Alex Wilcoxson – Morningside
*GPAC Player-of-the-Year
Second Team:
Trevon Beckman – Doane
Dane Jacobsen – Concordia
Jake Orr – Midland
Anthony Riggans – Dakota Wesleyan
Randy Rosenquist Jr. – Dakota Wesleyan
Jeff Rozelle III – Midland
Ty Van Essen – Dordt
Kaden Van Regenmorter – Morningside
Deegan Williams – Mount Marty
Jaxson Wingert – Briar Cliff
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year: Jesse Van Kalsbeek, Northwestern
GPAC Co-Defensive Players-of-the-Year: Wil Lugar, Briar Cliff and Fitzy Grant, Morningside
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year: Kaden Van Regenmorter, Morningside
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year: Trent Miller, Morningside
Honorable Mention:
Briar Cliff: Wil Lugar, Colby Collison
Concordia: Jaxon Stueve, Zac Kulus
Dakota Wesleyan: Easton Neuendorf, Steele Morgan
Doane: Casen Chaney
Dordt: Jake Proctor, Judson Henkel
Hastings: Maverick Binder
Midland: Butch Lordeus, Nick Dolezal
Morningside: Fitzy Grant, Tyson Odvody
Mount Marty: Jake Jensen, Jackson Edman
Northwestern: Manny Hammonds, Kaleb Booth
Waldorf: Conner Aldridge, Krys Watley
