Softball

2026 Big 12 Softball National Honors

The following Big 12 softball players and programs have earned national honors during the 2026 season. 

Academic All-District®, selected by College Sports Communicators
Tayler Biehl, Arizona
Kiki Escobar, Arizona
Grace Jenkins, Arizona
Kenzie Brown, Arizona State
Katie Chester, Arizona State
Kaylee Pond, Arizona State
Emily Schepp, Arizona State
Samantha Swan, Arizona State
Faith Piper, Baylor
Sadie Ross, Baylor
Peyton Tanner, Baylor
Gianna Mares, BYU
Miranda Alexander, BYU
Beth Damon, UCF
Aubrey Evans, UCF
Ashleigh Griffin, UCF
Coco Jaimes, UCF
Isabella Vega, UCF
Nevaeh Brown, Houston
Isabel Cintron, Houston
Mandy Esman, Houston
Paris Lehman, Houston
Maddie Hartley, Houston
McKenna Andrews, Iowa State
Reagan Bartholomew, Iowa State
Jessie Clemons, Iowa State
Sydney Malott, Iowa State
Lauren Schurman, Iowa State
Campbell Bagshaw, Kansas
Hailey Cripe, Kansas
Aynslee Linduff, Kansas
Anna Soles, Kansas
Kadence Stafford, Kansas
RyLee Crandall, Oklahoma State
Rosie Davis, Oklahoma State
Karli Godwin, Oklahoma State
Amanda Hasler, Oklahoma State
Tia Warsop, Oklahoma State
Lauren Allred, Texas Tech
NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech
Jackie Lis, Texas Tech
Mia Williams, Texas Tech 
Kayla Lyon, Utah
Raci Miranda, Utah
Hailee White, Utah

Softball America All-Americans
First Team
P            Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State
P    NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech
UT    Kaitlyn Terry, Texas Tech

Second Team
P    Kenzie Brown, Arizona State
C    Sydney Stewart, Arizona
2B    Mia Williams, Texas Tech
OF    Mihyia Davis, Texas Tech

Freshman Team
UT    Ella Boyer, Kansas

NFCA All-Americans
First Team
UTL    Kaitlyn Terry, Texas Tech
C    Sydney Stewart, Arizona

Second Team
P    NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech
P    Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State
P    Kenzie Brown, Arizona State
2B    Mia Williams, Texas Tech

Third Team
C    Ella Boyer, Kansas
1B    Jackie Lis, Texas Tech
2B    Sierra Humphreys, UCF

NFCA All-Regions Awards
Central Region
First Team
P            NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech
2B          Mia Williams, Texas Tech
OF          Mihyia Davis, Texas Tech
UT/P    Kaitlyn Terry, Texas Tech

Second Team
C    Ella Boyer, Kansas
1B    Jackie Lis, Texas Tech
SS    Hailey Cripe, Kansas

Third Team
DP    Jasmyn Burns, Texas Tech
3B    Taylor Pannell, Texas Tech
OF    Presley Linmbaugh, Kansas

Gulf Region
First Team

2B    Sierra Humphreys, UCF

Second Team
P    Isabella Vega, UCF
C    Beth Damon, UCF
DP    Kendall Yarnell, UCF

Third Team
OF    Izzy Mertes, UCF

Midwest Region
First Team

P    Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State

Second Team
C      Karlee Ford, Iowa State
3B    Rosie Davis, Oklahoma State
SS    Reagan Bartholomew, Iowa State
OF    Tatum Johnson, Iowa State
OF    Jessie Clemons, Iowa State

Third Team
2B    Kadence Shepherd, Iowa State

Mountain Region
First Team

P    Hailey Maestretti, Utah

Third Team
1B    Cian Noli, Utah
DP    Mia Gomez, Utah

West Region
First Team

P    Kenzie Brown, Arizona State
C    Sydney Stewart, Arizona
OF    Regan Shockey, Arizona

Second Team
P    Jalen Adams, Arizona
2B    Sereniti Trice, Arizona
SS    Tayler Biehl, Arizona
OF    Kaylee Pond, Arizona State
DP    Emily Schepp, Arizona State

Third Team
C    Samantha Swan, Arizona State
1B    Katie Chester, Arizona State

NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year Top 25
Ella Boyer, Kansas (top 10 finalist)
Mia Gomez, Utah