KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seven softball players from four different MIAA institutions earned All-America status in the 2026 NCAA Division II softball season. Seven student-athletes were named All-America selections by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and five earned All-America honors from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).
 
The MIAA combined for 12 total All-America selections, with five of the seven players receiving All-America honors from both the NFCA and D2CCA. Pittsburg State led the MIAA with three All-America selections, followed by Missouri Southern with two, and Central Oklahoma and Washburn had one selection apiece. Pittsburg State’s Lexi Davis was the only MIAA softball player to be named a First Team All-America by both the NFCA and D2CCA.

Central Oklahoma's Rylee Lemos, the 2026 MIAA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, was also honored as the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year, and was one of only nine NCAA Division II softball players to be named to the NFCA's Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Team. 
 
All 12 of the MIAA’s 2026 All-America selections are listed below.
 
NFCA NCAA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICANS:
FIRST TEAM

C	Lexi Davis	Sr.	Pittsburg State University
SS	Heather Arnett	Sr.	Pittsburg State University

SECOND TEAM

3B	Kadyn Trochim	Sr.	Pittsburg State University
P	Kiki Pickens	So.	Missouri Southern State University
OF	Rylee Lemos	Sr.	University of Central Oklahoma

THIRD TEAM

OF	Bailey Dillon	So.	Missouri Southern State University
OF	Makenzie Sais	So.	Washburn University

Click Here to view the NFCA's complete 2026 NCAA Division II All-America Team. 


D2CCA SOFTBALL ALL-AMERICANS:
FIRST TEAM

C	Lexi Davis	Sr.	Pittsburg State University
OF	Rylee Lemos	Sr.	University of Central Oklahoma

SECOND TEAM

SS	Heather Arnett	Sr.	Pittsburg State University
3B	Kadyn Trochim	Sr.	Pittsburg State University
P	Kiki Pickens	So.	Missouri Southern State University

Click Here to view the D2CCA's complete 2026 Softball All-America Teams.