FHSU Athletics
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Fort Hays State's Katie DeGarmo has been named to the D2CCA All-Central Region First Team, announced Thursday by the Conference Commissioners Association.
DeGarmo was also a first team All-Region pick last season, making her the second Tiger to earn multiple All-Region accolades in their career (Kate Lehman).The Maize, Kan. native turned in another historic season for the Tigers, earning MIAA Player of the Year recognition for a second-consecutive season. She is the first women's basketball player to earn the honor multiple times since Washburn's Crystal Walker in 2001-02 and 2002-03.
The graduate student is averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game this season while hitting a career-best 49.4 percent of her shots (215-of-435). She became Fort Hays State's career rebound leader this season, now with 1,223 career boards, while she moved into second in scoring with 2,257 career points. DeGarmo is the only basketball player in Fort Hays State history, male or female, to record at least 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds in a career.
DeGarmo has scored in double figures 29 times this season, bringing her career total of double-digit games to 120. She's eclipsed 20 points seven times and has nine double-doubles on the year.DeGarmo was the lone representative from the MIAA to earn a spot on the first team, with three other conference opponents picking up second team recognition.Fort Hays State will open play in the 2025 NCAA Division II Championship against Southern Nazarene in the quarterfinal round of the Central Regional beginning at noon on Friday in Pittsburg, Kan.
2025 D2CCA All-Central Region
First Team
Lindsey Becher, Concordia-St. Paul
Katie DeGarmo, Fort Hays State
Hannah Giddey, Southern Nazarene
Sage Hawley, Harding
Bri Stoltzman, Southwest Minnesota - Player of the Year
Second Team
Alyssa Bonilla, Missouri Western
Natalie Bremer, Minnesota State
Karenna Gerber, Pittsburg State
Caitlin Kobiske, Southeastern Oklahoma
Emma Miller, Minnesota Crookston
Grace Pyle, Pittsburg State