November 11, 2026
HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its 2026 Women's Volleyball All-Conference teams and postseason individual awards Wednesday evening in the Lower Campus Center on the campus of Carroll (Mont.), recognizing more than 40 student-athletes across the league for their outstanding performances during the season.
The postseason honors feature 14 players on the All-Conference First Team, 14 on the Second Team and 12 receiving honorable mention recognition. Champions of Character and GRIT awards were also presented during the ceremony.
Bellevue (Neb.) and Montana Tech each placed three student-athletes on the All-Conference First Team. Providence (Mont.), Carroll (Mont.) and Montana Western each earned two first-team selections, while Montana State-Northern and Dickinson State (N.D.) each collected one.
Dakota State (S.D.) led the All-Conference Second Team with three selections, followed by Dickinson State (N.D.) and Bismarck State (N.D.) with two each.
Bellevue and Montana Tech each led all conference members with five total All-Conference selections (including Honorable Mention selections), followed by Dakota State, Dickinson State, Carroll, Montana Tech, Montana Western, and Providence with four each.
Cabry Badley of Providence highlighted the postseason awards as she earned the Frontier Conference Player-of-the-Year and Attacker-of-the-Year. Halle Moomaw of Montana Tech was selected as the Newcomer of the Year.
Dickinson State’s Rylee Kogolshak was named the league’s Setter-of-the-Year. Madisyn Frazier of Montana Western was chosen as the Defender of the Year. Caleigh Case of MSU-Northern was selected as Freshman of the Year award.
Trish Siedlik of Bellevue was named the conference’s Pepsi Coach-of-the-Year after guiding the Bruins to a 20-2 league record and securing the first Frontier automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round on Nov. 21. UP’s Sacha Simmons was named Assistant Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year.
The awards were selected by the league’s head coaches.
The Frontier Conference Women’s Volleyball Postseason Tournament starts Thursday at 12 p.m. (Mountain Time) at Carroll College PE Center. Four quarterfinal matches start with the top-seed Bellevue taking on No. 8 seed Dickinson State, followed by No. 4 Providence taking on No. 5 seed Montana Western at 2:30 p.m. (MT).
Thursday’s evening quarterfinals will feature No. 2 seed Montana Tech versus No. 7 seed Bismarck State (N.D.) at 5 p.m. (MT) and wraps up with No. 3 Dakota State playing No. 6 seed Carroll at 7:30 p.m. (MT).
Semifinals are set for Friday evening at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (MT), with the championship match on Saturday at 7 p.m. (MT). The second automatic bid will be awarded to the tournament’s champion. In an event that BU wins the tournament, the bid will go to the tournament’s runner-up.
Below is the complete list of the 2026 Frontier All-Conference teams, and postseason awards:
2026 FRONTIER CONFERENCE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS:
Player of the Year: Cabry Badley, Providence (Mont.), Graduate, Middle Blocker
Setter of the Year: Rylee Kogolshak, Dickinson State (N.D.), Senior, Setter
Attacker of the Year: Cabry Badley, Providence (Mont.), Graduate, Middle Blocker
Defender of the Year: Madisyn Frazier, Montana Western, Senior, Libero
Newcomer of the Year: Halle Moomaw, Montana Tech, Junior, Outside Hitter/Right Side
Freshman of the Year: Caleigh Case, MSU-Northern, Freshman, Middle Hitter
Pepsi Coach of the Year: Trish Siedlik, Bellevue (Neb.)
Assistant Coach of the Year: Sacha Simmons, Providence (Mont.)
First Team All-Conference
| First Name, Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Bentlee Kollbaum & |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
OH |
5-11 |
So. |
Elk Point, S.D. |
| Sophia McIntyre |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
RS |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Overland Park, Kan. |
| A’Lailah Perry |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
RS |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Algona, Iowa |
| Birdie Heuiser |
Carroll (Mont.) |
MH |
6-2 |
So. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Lauren Heuiser & |
Carroll (Mont.) |
MH |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Rylee Kogolshak # |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
S |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Hardin, Mont. |
| Caleigh Case |
MSU-Northern |
MH |
6-1 |
Fr. |
Billings, Mont. |
| Rhys Layton ^ |
Montana Tech |
S |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Eagle, Idaho |
| Halle Moomaw |
Montana Tech |
OH/RS |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Stewardson, Ill. |
| Payton Treadwell % |
Montana Tech |
RS |
5-11 |
Jr. |
Meridian, Idaho |
| Cabry Badley #$ |
Providence (Mont.) |
MB |
6-2 |
Gr. |
White Sulphur Springs, Mont. |
| Martyna Fiedler & |
Providence (Mont.) |
OH |
5-11 |
Sr. |
Poznan, Poland |
| Madisyn Frazier |
Montana Western |
L/DS |
5-5 |
Sr. |
Kalispell, Mont. |
| Kennedy Lingenfelter % |
Montana Western |
MB |
6-0 |
So. |
Clovis, Calif. |
Second Team All-Conference
| First Name, Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Zoie Roghair |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
L |
5-6 |
So. |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Reese Duchsherer |
Bismarck State (N.D.) |
OH |
5-8 |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Aislyn Hogan |
Bismarck State (N.D.) |
S |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| McKaila Balcom # |
Carroll (Mont.) |
RS |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Pasco, Wash. |
| Lauryn Kloth |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
MH |
6-1 |
So. |
Brandon, S.D. |
| Kaedyn Sapp |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
OH |
5-11 |
So. |
Volga, S.D. |
| Kate VanRooyan & |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
L/DS |
5-5 |
Sr. |
Dakota Dunes, S.D. |
| Carmen Pallone & |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
MB/Pin |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Hardin, Mont. |
| Aubrey Allison % |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
Pin |
5-7 |
Sr. |
Shepherd, Mont. |
| Kambria Maloy |
MSU-Northern |
L |
5-3 |
Jr. |
Florence, Ariz. |
| Talan Dodson |
Montana Tech |
OH |
5-10 |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Savana Warburton |
Montana Western |
OH |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Joliet, Mont. |
| Bree MacDonald |
Providence (Mont.) |
OH |
5-11 |
Fr. |
Great Falls, Mont. |
| Madysen Geist |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
MB |
5-11 |
Fr. |
Moorehead, Minn. |
Honorable Mention
| First Name, Last Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Payton Dzingle |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
MB |
5-10 |
So. |
Kearney, Neb. |
| Piper Harris & |
Bismarck State (N.D.) |
L/DS |
5-5 |
R-Jr. |
Mandan, N.D. |
| Kaylen Hay |
Carroll (Mont.) |
OH |
5-11 |
R-So. |
Pocatello, Idaho |
| Macey Wathen % |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
MH |
5-9 |
Sr. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
| Geraldyne Fernandez |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
L/DS |
5-6 |
Sr. |
Eagle Mountain, Utah |
| Tori Richter % |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
L/DS |
5-5 |
Sr. |
Casselton, N.D. |
| Josie Hasler |
MSU-Northern |
OH |
5-7 |
Gr. |
Huntley, Mont. |
| Brooklynn Hayes |
Montana Tech |
L/DS |
5-5 |
Jr. |
Tumwater, Wash. |
| Jayda Ward |
Montana Western |
S |
5-5 |
So. |
Pocatello, Idaho |
| Kyra Saiers % |
Providence (Mont.) |
L/DS |
5-3 |
Sr. |
Valley Springs, Calif. |
| Kaitlyn Wood & |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
MB |
5-11 |
Sr. |
Eugene, Ore. |
| Gracie Schumacher |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
S |
5-6 |
Sr. |
Linton, N.D. |
# 2025 Frontier Conference All-Conference First Team
% 2025 Frontier Conference All-Conference Second Team
& 2025 Frontier Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention
$ 2024 Frontier Conference All-Conference First Team
^ 2024 Frontier Conference All-Conference Second Team
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2026 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball
Regular Season Champion
Bellevue (Neb.) |
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2026 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball
First Team All-Conference Team |
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2026 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball
Second Team All-Conference Team |
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2026 Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball
Honorable Mention |
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2026 Pepsi Frontier Conference
Women's Volleyball
Coach of the Year
Trish Siedlik, Bellevue (Neb.) |
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2026 Pepsi Frontier Conference
Women's Volleyball
Assistant Coach of the Year
Sacha Simmons, Providence (Mont.) |