KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three student-athletes from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were recognized on one of the three NAIA Softball All-America teams, the national office announced Tuesday.
Maddy Meierer of Evangel University earned a spot on the All-America First Team. The junior pitcher from Nixa, Mo. was an All-KCAC First Team honoree and earned the KCAC Softball Pitcher of the Year honor for the second time in her career (2024). She was part of an Evangel squad that won both the KCAC Softball regular-season and conference championship tournament titles, and finished the year with a 44-11 overall record.
Kenna Mayfield, also of Evangel, and Brooklyn Purtell of Oklahoma Wesleyan University were named to the All-America Second Team. Like Meierer, Mayfield and Purtell, both seniors in the 2026 season, were first-team all-conference selections. Purtell aslo was named the KCAC Softball Player of the Year.
In addition to the three All-American teams, Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year honors have been announced, highlighted by a pair of Sooner Athletic Conference institutions: Analise Rayburn of Oklahoma City and Aubree Ferguson of Science & Arts (Okla.).
Rayburn from OCU goes back-to-back, earning player of the year honors after compiling a .429 average this season, starting all 59 games for the Stars in 2026. Totaling 182 at-bats this season, she scored 74 runs on 78 hits with 23 doubles, two triples, and 26 home runs. She was stellar in situational hitting this season as well, driving in 31 runs with two outs. Her biggest games of the season came against Graceland (Iowa), where she hit three home runs for nine RBI, and against Avila (Mo.) and Langston (Okla.), where she recorded five at-bats in each game.
Aubree Ferguson of USAO was tabbed as the 2026 Pitcher of the Year after posting a .82 ERA across 31 appearances this season. Ferguson tossed a total of 170 innings in 2026, striking out 175 batters while allowing the defense behind her to grab another 140 groundouts and 174 flyouts. She went 25-3 on the season, starting 26 of those games and going the distance in 21.
| First Team |
| Aubree Ferguson |
Pitcher |
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Science & Arts (Okla.) |
| Jayden Sawyer |
Pitcher |
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William Carey (Miss.) |
| Maddy Meierer |
Pitcher |
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Evangel (Mo.) |
| Leighanne Eaton |
Catcher |
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Science & Arts (Okla.) |
| Grace Ross |
Catcher |
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Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Analise Rayburn |
Infielder |
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Oklahoma City |
| Jazmyn Casas |
Infielder |
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Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
| Abby Robakowski |
Infielder |
 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
| Ashley Rosiewicz |
Infielder |
 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
| Malea McMurtrey |
Infielder |
|
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
| Tara Hoehner |
Outfielder |
|
Oklahoma City |
| Chloe Kreuz |
Outfielder |
 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
| Raylei McKinney |
Outfielder |
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Southeastern (Fla.) |
| Fiona Crane |
Outfielder |
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Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
| Brooklynn Fischer |
Designated Player |
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Missouri Baptist |
| Rylee Yager |
Utility |
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Dordt (Iowa) |
| Maria Zelenka |
At-Large |
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Southeastern (FLa.) |
| Carleen Murray |
At-Large |
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British Columbia |
| Camille Oyer |
At-Large |
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Madonna (Mich.) |
| Dayna Herrera |
At-Large |
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Arizona Christian |
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