FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Tiger trio of Annie Eaton, Ella Goodwin and Ashlyn Reeves from the Fort Hays State volleyball team have been named 2026 All-MIAA second team performers, announced Wednesday by the conference office. It is the second all-conference honor for Reeves after earning honorable mention status last season and is the first-such honor for both Eaton and Goodwin.
Eaton has helped orchestrate the Tigers to 18 wins this season, their highest victory total in a decade. The sophomore leads the conference with 947 assists, ranking third with an average of 8.85 assists per frame. The Quincy, Ill. native also paces the league with a total of 43 service aces while ranking inside the top 20 in the association with 3.01 digs per set.
The setter recorded a single-match high of 70 assists in a win over Pittsburg State, the most by any MIAA student-athlete this season and second-most by any Division II setter in 2026. She recorded 15 double-doubles and eclipsed 40 assists nine times. She is 53 assists shy of becoming the first Tiger with 1,000 assists in a season since 2016. She was twice named MIAA Setter of the Week this season.
Goodwin put together a huge junior campaign, leading the team with an average of 3.41 points per set thanks to 325 kills and 64 blocks. Her team-high 3.10 kills per set rank ninth in the conference, while her points average is 11th-best in the league and her hitting percentage of .265 ranks inside the top 20.
A native of Lenexa, Kan., Goodwin has reached double figures in kills 21 times, including a season-high of 22 in a win over Pittsburg State which ranks third-best in the conference in a five-set match this season. She earned one MIAA Offensive Player of the Week honor this season.
Reeves collected her second All-MIAA recognition after averaging one block per set alongside 2.52 kills per frame. The senior ranks 10th in the conference with 92 total blocks, while her attack percentage of .312 is eighth-best in the league. The middle blocker ranks second on the team with an average of 3.10 points per stanza, sitting inside the top 20 in the league.
The Basehor, Kan. native reached double figures in kills 12 times this season and had seven matches with five or more blocks, including a season-high nine blocks in just three sets against Fairmont State to rank second-most in the league in a sweep. Her 388 career blocks are fourth-most at FHSU during the DII era.
It is the first time the Tigers have had multiple student-athletes named to the first or second teams since 2022 and is the first time FHSU has had three listed on either team since 2016. The Tigers have now had at least one second-team pick in each of the last five seasons.
Eaton, Goodwin, Reeves and the rest of their Tiger teammates will look to keep their season going Thursday (Nov. 12) when they take on sixth-ranked Nebraska-Kearney in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Championship tournament. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. from the Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo.
2026 POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lavra Krizanic, Emporia State, OH, So.
HITTER OF THE YEAR: Lavra Krizanic, Emporia State, OH, So.
BLOCKER OF THE YEAR: Crystal Smith, Pittsburg State, So.*
SETTER OF THE YEAR: Riley Roberts, Central Oklahoma, Sr.
CO-LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Ellie Spang, Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
CO-LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Anna Weberg, Missouri Western, Sr.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Piper Bahr, Emporia State, OH
COACH OF THE YEAR: Rich Squiers, Nebraska Kearney
*Indicates Unanimous Selection
ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM
OH Maya Fergerson – Central Missouri
OH Lavra Krizanic – Emporia State
OH Carly Purdy – Nebraska Kearney
OH Brynn Stowell – Nebraska Kearney
RS Maddison LaPointe – Pittsburg State
RS Tanith Roush – Missouri Western
RS Taylor Russell – Missouri Western
MB Sydney Davis – Nebraska Kearney
MB Crystal Smith – Pittsburg State*
S Brailee Bogle – Emporia State
S Riley Roberts – Central Oklahoma
L/DS Taylor Rottinghaus - Washburn
L/DS Ellie Spang – Nebraska Kearney
L/DS Anna Weberg – Missouri Western
*Indicates Unanimous Selection
ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
OH Piper Bahr – Emporia State
OH Maliyah Johnson – Pittsburg State
OH Hayden Meats – Washburn
OH Sky Miller – Newman
OH Lydia Pitts – Arkansas Fort Smith
OH Emma Siron – Washburn
OH Brynne Topolski – Washburn
RS Ella Goodwin – Fort Hays State
MB Kaelyn McDonald – Central Missouri
MB Mackenzie Peters – Missouri Western
MB Ashlyn Reeves – Fort Hays State
S Annie Eaton – Fort Hays State
S Ellie Eckman – Nebraska Kearney
L/DS Kaitlyn Parrott – Central Oklahoma
L/DS Miyu Tsurumaki – Emporia State
(team reflects ties in voting)
ALL-MIAA HONORABLE MENTION
Arkansas Fort Smith – Mayli Whetter, S
Central Missouri – Ragin Corwin, L/DS
Central Oklahoma – Sawyer Franz, OH; Myla Unterweger, OH; Kate Wells, MB; Georgia Ahlert, MB; Morgan Manning, L/DS
Emporia State – Maja Ciosek, OH; Brooklynn Weaver, MB
Missouri Southern – Grace Gardner, OH
Missouri Western – Holly Heldt, OH; Katelyn Diani-O'Day, S
Nebraska Kearney – Grace Schmedding, OH; Callie Squiers, S
Newman – Isabella Lamb, MB
Northwest Missouri – Gabby Gartner, RS; Sophia Gartner, OH; Mya Karrick, S; Ellery Luhring, L/DS
Washburn – Natalie Hedlund, OH; Brooklyn Morrissey, MB; Shannon Frakes, S; Autumn Gibbs, L/DS