KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2016 Division II Women’s Basketball All-America Teams on Thursday. Olivet Nazarene’s (Ill.) Abbey Hengesbach was named the NAIA National Player of the Year.
Kassidy De Jong, freshman from Hospers, Iowa, was named a 2016 NAIA All-American honorable mention.
First Team:
Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
Deaundra Young | College of Saint Mary (Neb.) | C | Sr. | Mims, Fla. |
Alex, Kneeland | Mount Marty (S.D.) | G | Sr. | Summit, S.D. |
Jessica Tietz | Morningside (Iowa) | F | Sr. | Bancroft, Neb. |
Abbey Hengesbach | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | G | Sr. | Westphalia, Mich. |
Kara Krolicki | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | G | So. | Mokena, Ill. |
Lakan Hasser-Smith | Marian (Ind.) | G | Sr. | Lafayette, Ind. |
Brooke Ridley | Saint Francis (Ind.) | C | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
Ashley Claussen | Southern Oregon | G | Sr. | Santa Cruz, Calif. |
Jessica Buck | Jamestown (N.D.) | F | Sr. | Burnsville, Minn. |
Shann Sellers | Friends (Kan.) | G | Jr. | Dallas, Texas |
Second Team:
Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
Christin Strawbridge | Southeastern (Fla.) | F | Jr. | Lakeland, Fla. |
Brandy Uchtman | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | F | Sr. | Fordland, Mo. |
Charnelle Reed | St. Francis (Ill.) | G | Jr. | Chicago Heights, Ill. |
Erica Herrold | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | F | Jr. | Dimock, S.D. |
Miranda Palmer | Huntington (Ind.) | G | Jr. | Arcadia, Ohio |
Sophia Sears | Goshen (Ind.) | G | Jr. | Paoli, Ind. |
Julie Whitfill | Brescia (Ky.) | G | Sr. | Hardinsburgh, Ky. |
Tena Loewen | Tabor (Kan.) | F | Jr. | Hillsboro, Kan. |
Becca Sabol | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | F | So. | Shelby Township, Mich. |
Alex Law | Davenport (Mich.) | G | Sr. | Grand Haven, Mich. |
Third Team:
Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
Tia King | Indiana East | G | So. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Jessi Corrick | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | G | So. | Esko, Minn. |
Karly LeVeque | Oregon Tech | G | Sr. | West Linn, Ore. |
Halie Butler | Lawrence Tech University (Mich.) | F | Sr. | Fairport Harbor, Ohio |
Cassidy Deno | Purdue Calumet (Ind.) | G | Jr. | Otterbein, Ind. |
Kelsey Key | Indiana Wesleyan | G | Jr. | Anderson, Ind. |
Sydney Greiner | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | G | Sr. | Washington, Iowa |
Nicki Monahan | Indiana Northwest | G | Jr. | Mokena, Ill. |
Gabby Williams | Goshen (Ind.) | C | Jr. | Minooka, Ill. |
Teeka, Thompson | Hastings (Neb.) | G | Sr. | Columbia Heights, Minn. |
Honorable Mention:
Name | School | Position | Class | Hometown |
Haley Cook | Indiana Tech | G | So. | Noblesville, Ind. |
Lindsey Hernden | Madonna (Mich.) | G | So. | Romeo, Mich. |
Kendall Bradbury | Taylor (Ind.) | F | Fr. | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
Bra’shey Ali | Thomas (Ga.) | F | Sr. | Plainfield, N.J. |
Ashley Romig | Ottawa (Kan.) | C | Jr. | Waverly, Kan. |
Jordyn Miller | Southwestern (Kan.) | F | So. | Wichita, Kan. |
Hailey Davis | Sterling (Kan.) | G | Jr. | Haven, Kan. |
Kristen Ward | Johnson & Wales (Colo.) | G | Sr. | Thornton, Colo. |
Tyler Sumpter | Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.) | F | So. | Nixon, Nev. |
Hannah Wisdom | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | G | Jr. | Urbana, Mo. |
Kassidy, DeJong | Northwestern (Iowa) | G | Fr. | Hospers, Iowa |
Lexi, Ackerman | Morningside (Iowa) | G | Jr. | Rock Rapids, Iowa |
Jessica Almeida | Marian (Ind.) | G | Jr. | Lisbon, Portugal |
Catie Fletcher | Asbury (Ky.) | G | Sr. | Versailles, Ky. |
Jordan Klembaum | Eastern Oregon | G | Sr. | Oregon City, Ore. |
Jade Lowrey | Corban (Ore.) | G | Sr. | Oregon City, Ore. |
Carly Meister | Southern Oregon | C | Sr. | Elma, Wash. |
Megan Klein | Dickinson State (N.D.) | C | Jr. | Killdeer, N.D. |
Haley Froelich | Presentation (S.D.) | G | Jr. | Lemmon, S.D. |
Emily Neitzel | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | G | Sr. | Lomira, Wis. |
Mikayla Leyden | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | G | Jr. | Chicago, Ill. |
Devan Griffin | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | F | Sr. | Moline, Ill. |
Dereese Owens | Point (Ga.) | G | Jr. | Nashville, Tenn. |
Courtney Danna | UC Merced (Calif.) | G | Jr. | San Jose, Calif. |
Jamesha Willis | St. Thomas (Fla.) | G | Sr. | Palatka, Fla. |
April Watson | Siena Heights (Mich.) | F | Jr. | Detroit, Mich. |