WICHITA, Kan. — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2023 Women's Flag Football All-Conference selections and individual award winners as voted on by the conference's women's flag football head coaches.
Ottawa University took home the regular-season title following an undefeated 10-0 mark in conference play.
The Braves earned three of the conference's four individual awards for women's flag football. Madysen Carerra was named Women's Flag Football Player of the Year for the third season in a row, following a season in which she passed for 1,925 yards, rushed for 520 yards, and scored 42 total touchdowns (38 passing, four rushing) in only nine games.
Ottawa's Abby Brown was named the KCAC Women's Flag Football Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season after tallying 43 flag pulls, pulling down seven interceptions, and breaking up five other passes.
Liz Sowers, the Braves' head coach, was named the Coach of the Year by her peers for the third season in a row.
Brianna Hernandez-Silva of Kansas Wesleyan University was named the KCAC Women's Flag Football Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Hernandez-Silva passed for 2235 yards at a 61.3% completion rate, picking up 40 passing touchdowns against only seven interceptions. On the ground, Hernandez-Silva picked up 739 rushing yards, averaging seven yards per carry, and scored 12 rushing touchdowns.
The full list of All-Conference first team, second team, and honorable mention winners, as voted on by the KCAC head women's flag football coaches, are listed below.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Madysen Carrera |
Ottawa University |
QB |
Jr. |
Riverview, Fla. |
| Kendra Velasquez-Munro |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
RB |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Angel Roman |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
WR |
So. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Jazlyn Camacho |
Ottawa University |
WR |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Ciaran DeCuir |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
WR |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Alyssa Linkous |
Ottawa University |
WR |
Jr. |
Owings, Md. |
| Mandolyn Scalisi |
Ottawa University |
Screen Blocker |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Alyssa Linkous |
Ottawa University |
Center |
Jr. |
Owings, Md. |
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Abby Brown |
Ottawa University |
LB |
Jr. |
Rantoul, Kan. |
| Casey Thompson |
Midland University |
LB |
5th Year |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Lexi Marquez |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
LB |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Susann Kaufmann |
Ottawa University |
Rusher |
Jr. |
Staten Island, N.Y. |
| Ja'Daa Wilson |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
DB |
Jr. |
Crawfordville, Fla. |
| Allaya Livingston |
Midland University |
DB |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Shanya Murape |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
DB |
Fr. |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nickaya Howard |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
DB |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
FIRST TEAM UTILITY PLAYER AND PUNT TEAM SPECIALIST
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Addie Orsborn |
Ottawa University |
Utility |
So. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Mackenzie Murdoch |
Cottey College |
Punt Team Specialist |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Brianna Hernandez-Silva |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
QB |
Sr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Jocelyn Lopez |
Midland University |
RB |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Alyssa Butler |
Midland University |
WR |
Fr. |
San Bernadino, Calif. |
| Casey Thompson |
Midland University |
WR |
5th Year |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Olivia Dominguez-Millsop |
Midland University |
WR |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Bailey Hodgins |
Ottawa University |
WR |
So. |
Canton, Ga. |
| Kendra Velasquez-Munro |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Screen Blocker |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Angel Almaraz |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Center |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Alexa Mansur |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
LB |
So. |
Henderson, Nev. |
| Alexis Jimenez |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
LB |
So. |
Miami, Fla. |
| Dejonice Parris |
Ottawa University |
LB |
Sr. |
Hollywood, Fla. |
| Cydnee Redd |
Midland University |
Rusher |
So. |
Columbus, Ga. |
| Dyva Jones |
Midland University |
DB |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Faron Malouff |
Ottawa University |
DB |
So. |
Riverview, Fla. |
| Nina GraveDePeralta |
Ottawa University |
DB |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Shamese Lee |
Cottey College |
DB |
Fr. |
|
SECOND TEAM UTILITY PLAYER AND PUNT TEAM SPECIALIST
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Angel Roman |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Utility |
So. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Jazlyn Camacho |
Ottawa University |
Punt Team Specialist |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Mikaela Nunez |
Midland University |
QB |
Sr. |
North Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Kylah Rome |
Bethel College |
RB |
Fr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
| Victoria Esquivel |
Bethel College |
C |
So. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Emma Bruce |
Cottey College |
C |
Fr. |
|
| Ashley Hawthorne |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
WR |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Tatiana Dos Santos |
Ottawa University |
WR |
Fr. |
Panama City, Panama |
| Jazmine Whitfield |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
WR |
Fr. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| Emily Ferron |
Midland University |
WR |
Fr. |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
| Joliette Johnson |
Cottey College |
WR |
Fr. |
|
| Jocelyn Lopez |
Midland University |
Screen Blocker |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Jaquelle Tucker |
Bethel College |
LB |
Fr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
| Mackenzie Murdoch |
Cottey College |
LB |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Angie Cruz |
Cottey College |
LB |
So. |
Daytona Beach, Fla. |
| Alyssa Hollis |
Cottey College |
Rusher |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Leila Casillan |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Rusher |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Miki Harkins |
Bethel College |
DB |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Angel Roman |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
DB |
So. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Hailee McKay |
Ottawa University |
DB |
Jr. |
Henderson, Nev. |
HONORABLE MENTION UTILITY AND PUNT TEAM SPECIALIST
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Alyssa Hollis |
Cottey College |
Utility |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Casey Thompson |
Midland University |
Utility |
5th Year |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Shayna Murape |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Utility |
Fr. |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Kendra Velasquez-Munro |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Punt Team Specialist |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |