2025-26 athletic season postseason, scholastic awards

8/1/2026 10:00:00 AM

There were numerous Nixa athletes recognized for their athletic and scholastic achievements in the 2025-26 season.

See what athletes and their respective accolade in the list below. The lists are accumulated by national recognition, followed by athletic seasons (fall, winter, spring).

National Achievements & Recognition

Athlete	Grade	Accolade(s)	Sport
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	2025 MaxPreps Missouri High School Football Player of the Year 2025 National & Missouri Gatorade Football Player of the Year	Football
Taylor Wood	Senior	2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Girls High School Volleyball Honorable Mention All-American 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region 6 Team (IL, IA, MO, WI)	Volleyball
Gwen Kubik	Senior	2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region 6 Team (IL, IA, MO, WI)	Volleyball
Miah Johnson	Junior	2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region I 2nd Team (IA, MO, NE)	Softball
Nixa Eagles	2025-26 Team	2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Achievement Award (3.3 or higher year-long team GPA maintained)	Girls Volleyball
Nixa Eagles	2025-26 Team	2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Achievement Award(3.3 or higher year-long team GPA maintained)	Boys Volleyball
Nixa Eagles	2025-26 Team	MSHSAA Team Academic Award Outstanding Scholastic Achievement	Girls Volleyball

Fall Sports

Softball

NFCA All-Region I 2nd Team (Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska)

Athlete	Grade
Miah Johnson	Junior

Class 5 All-State

Athlete	Grade
Miah Johnson	Junior
Jordan Phillips	Junior

All-Class 5 Region 3

Athlete	Grade	Team
Miah Johnson	Junior	1st
Jordan Phillips	Junior	1st
Ossie Cooper	Junior	2nd

All-COC

Athlete	Grade	Team	Other Accolade(s)
Miah Johnson	Junior	1st	Player of the Year
Jordan Phillips	Junior	1st
Ossie Cooper	Junior	1st
Grace West	Senior	1st
Shelby Hicks	Senior	2nd
Emma Dralle	Junior	2nd
Abby Sloan	Junior	2nd

All-Class 5 District 5

Athlete	Grade	Team
Miah Johnson	Junior	1st
Jordan Phillips	Junior	1st
Ossie Cooper	Junior	1st
Grace West	Senior	2nd
Shelby Hicks	Senior	2nd

Class 5 Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Grace West	Senior
Jayleen Hunter	Senior
Mylee Harper	Senior
Jenson McCoy	Senior
Jordan Phillips	Junior
Miah Johnson	Junior
Emma Dralle	Junior
Abby Sloan	Junior
Bradey Harper	Junior
Nixa Eagles	4th (3.87 GPA)

Girls Volleyball | 2025 Class 5 State Final Four 3rd Place

AVCA All-American

Athlete	Grade	Team
Taylor Wood	Senior	HM

AVCA All-Region 6 (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin)

Athlete	Grade
Taylor Wood	Senior
Gwen Kubik	Senior

Class 5 All-State

Athlete	Grade
Taylor Wood	Senior
Gwen Kubik	Senior
Mara Coulter	Junior

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Team
Taylor Wood	Senior	1st
Gwen Kubik	Senior	1st
Addy Bybee	Senior	1st
Mara Coulter	Junior	1st
Cora Kubik	Sophomore	2nd

All-Class 5 District 6

Athlete	Grade	Team
Taylor Wood	Senior	1st
Gwen Kubik	Senior	1st
Addy Bybee	Senior	1st
Mara Coulter	Junior	1st
Cora Kubik	Sophomore	2nd
Peyton Creed	Freshman	HM

AVCA Best & Brightest Award

Athlete	Grade	Team
Addy Bybee	Senior	1st
Gwen Kubik	Senior	1st
Addie O'Connell	Senior	3rd

Class 5 Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Gwen Kubik	Senior
Taylor Wood	Senior
Mara Coulter	Junior

Boys Soccer

Class 4 All-State

Athlete	Grade	Team
Conner Shaar	Senior	2nd

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Team
Mason Adair	Senior	1st
Conner Shaar	Senior	1st
Jake Harvey	Junior	1st
Gavin Shaw	Junior	2nd
Ryker Pabst	Junior	2nd

All-Class 4 District 5

Athlete	Grade	Team	Other Accolade(s)
Conner Shaar	Senior	1st	Defensive Player of the Year
Mason Adair	Senior	1st
Jake Harvey	Junior	1st
Gavin Shaw	Junior	1st
Sam Krans	Junior	1st
Ryker Pabst	Junior	1st
Keagan Pycior	Senior	HM
Gavin Benscoter	Junior	HM

All-Class 4 Region 3 (Districts 5 & 6)

Athlete	Grade
Conner Shaar	Senior
Gavin Shaw	Junior
Jake Harvey	Junior

Class 4 Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Logan Huff	Senior

Football | 2025 Class 6 State Finalists

Class 6 All-State

Athlete	Grade	Team	Position
Jayden McCaster	Senior	1st	RB
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	1st	OL
Randy Flint	Senior	1st	DB
Hayden Mays	Senior	2nd	OL
Jonah Fields	Junior	2nd	P

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Team	Position	Other Accolade(s)
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	1st	OL	Unanimous Off. Player of the Year
Hayden Mays	Senior	1st	OL	Unanimous
Hunter Jenson	Senior	1st	OL
Jayden McCaster	Senior	1st	RB	Unanimous
Graham Kubik	Senior	1st	TE
Adam McKnight	Junior	1st	QB
Braden Kahmke	Senior	1st	K
Kaden Flood	Senior	1st	DL	Unanimous
Max Gredell	Junior	1st		Unanimous
Randy Flint	Senior	1st	DB	Unanimous Def. Player of the Year
Reed Wilson	Junior	1st	DB
Jonah Fields	Junior	1st	P	Unanimous
Jamison Truitt	Junior	2nd	OL
Carter Mabe	Junior	2nd	WR
Urban Arnold	Senior	2nd	DL
Max Nicoll	Senior	2nd	ILB
Ty Kellis	Senior	2nd	OLB
Wyatt Mabe	Junior	2nd	DB
Brayden Parks	Senior	2nd	DB
John Perry	Head Coach			Coach of the Year

All-Class 6 District 5

Athlete	Grade	Position
Ty Kellis	Senior	DB
Weston Weldon	Junior	LB
Max Nicoll	Senior	LB
Carter Mabe	Junior	WR
Owen Lock	Senior	WR
Jonah Fields	Junior	P
Adam McKnight	Junior	QB
Hayden Mays	Senior	OL
Hunter Jensen	Senior	OL
Reed Wilson	Junior	DB
Randy Flint	Senior	DB/WR
Jayden McCaster	Senior	RV
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	OL

Class 6 Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Hudson Stelling	Sophomore
Jaxon Stewart	Junior
Carter Mabe	Junior
Adam McKnight	Junior
Max Gredell	Junior
Hayden Mays	Senior
Graham Kubik	Senior
Jayden McCaster	Senior
Ty Kellis	Senior
Jackson Cantwell	Senior

All-Ozone

Athlete	Grade	Team	Position	Other Accolade(s)
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	1st	OL	Player of the Year
Randy Flint	Senior	1st	DB/WR
Jayden McCaster	Senior	1st	RB
Adam McKnight	Junior	1st	QB
Hayden Mays	Senior	2nd	OL

Boys Cross Country

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Reyes Martinez	Senior	2025 State Medalist – 13th 1st Team Class 5 All-Region 1st Team Class 5 All-District Academic All-State
Alex Flannery	Senior	2025 State Competitor 1st Team Class 5 All-Region 1st Team Class 5 All-District
Dylan Mabe	Senior	2025 State Competitor Class 5 All-Region HM 3rd Team Class 5 All-District Academic All-State
Zane Novinger	Senior	2025 State Competitor Class 5 All-Region HM 3rd Team Class 5 All-District Academic All-State
Gage Holmes	Junior	2025 State Competitor Class 5 All-Region HM 3rd Team Class 5 All-District Academic All-State
Max Dodson	Junior	2025 State Competitor Academic All-State

Girls Cross Country

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Mackinzie Harris	Senior	2025 State Competitor All-Region HM 3rd Team All-District Academic All-State
Meliah Copley	Senior	2025 State Competitor All-Region HM 3rd Team All-District
Briana Bidinger	Junior	2025 State Competitor 2nd Team All-Region 2nd Team All-District Academic All-State
Emma Hurst	Sophomore	2025 State Competitor 2nd Team All-Region 2nd Team All-District
Karah Sackman	Sophomore	2025 State Competitor Academic All-State
Molly Hill	Sophomore	2025 State Competitor Academic All-State
Charlie Dunkel	Sophomore	2025 State Competitor Academic All-State

Girls Golf

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Kylie Cassity	Junior	All-COC Academic All-State
Aria Baker	Junior	All-COC Academic All-State
Emma Clay	Sophomore	Academic All-State

Girls Tennis | Class 3 District 5 Champions

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Emily Peterson	Senior	2025 State Doubles Competitor Doubles District Champion 1st Team All-COC Academic All-State
Paige Morris	Senior	2025 State Doubles Competitor Doubles District Champion 1st Team All-COC Academic All-State
Hannah Schiman	Junior	1st Team All-COC Academic All-State
Brooke Chandler	Senior	Academic All-State
June Hronek	Sophomore	Academic All-State
McKenna Kembell	Freshman	Academic All-State

Winter Sports

Boys Basketball

Class 6 All-State

Athlete	Grade
Adam McKnight	Junior

All-Class 6 District 5

Athlete	Grade
Ty Kellis	Senior
Adam McKnight	Junior

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Team	Other Accolade(s)
Ty Kellis	Senior	1st	Unanimous
Adam McKnight	Junior	1st	Unanimous
Randy Flint	Senior	2nd

Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Ty Kellis	Senior

All-Ozone

Athlete	Grade	Team
Adam McKnight	Junior	1st

Girls Basketball

All-Class 6 District 5

Athlete	Grade
Taylor Wood	Senior
Gwen Kubik	Senior

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Team	Other Accolade(s)
Taylor Wood	Senior	1st	Unanimous
Gwen Kubik	Senior	1st
Jordan Phillips	Junior	2nd

Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Sam McClain	Senior
Ester Dancey	Senior

All-Ozone

Athlete	Grade	Team
Taylor Wood	Senior	Honorable Mention

Boys Wrestling

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Jax Adams	Junior	State Competitor All-District Academic All-State
Peyton Chainey	Sophomore	State Competitor District Champion
Owen Diemoz	Senior	State Competitor All-District Academic All-State
Weston Weldon	Junior	State Competitor All-District Academic All-State
Kaden Young	Junior	State Competitor All-District
Tyler Gibson	Junior	State Competitor All-District

Girls Wrestling | 2026 Class 2 State Champions

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Natalie Edmisson	Senior	155 lbs State Champion All-District
Addison Harkins	Senior	130 lbs State Runner-Up District Champion Academic All-State
Kamryn Bourbon	Sophomore	145 lbs State Runner-Up District Champion
Brylee James	Senior	135 lbs 4th Place Medalist All-District Academic All-State
Avery Muniz	Senior	190 lbs 5th Place Medalist All-District Academic All-State
Ashton Mayes	Junior	110 lbs 6th Place Medalist District Champion
Elaina Goodnight	Freshman	State Competitor All-District Academic All-State
Hanna Egley	Sophomore	State Competitor All-District Academic All-State
Nixa Eagles	Team	Class 2 State Champions
Josh Downing Ben Melton Eric Luebbe Kevin Carey Jerry Inman Deagan Fugitt Oswaldo Garcia Faith Cole	Assistant Coaches	Class 2 District 3 Staff of the Year Class 2 State Staff of the Year
Dustin Martin	Head Coach	Class 2 District 3 Coach of the Year Class 2 State Coach of the Year

Spring Sports

Baseball

Class 6 All-State

Athlete	Grade	Position	Team
Adam McKnight	Junior	OF	Honorable Mention

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Position	Team
Wyatt Mabe	Junior	INF	1st
Cam Miller	Junior	Pitcher	1st
Adam McKnight	Junior	OF	1st
Zane Stewart	Senior	OF	2nd
Miller McCoy	Sophomore	INF	2nd

All-Class 6 District 6

Athlete	Grade	Position	Team
Adam McKnight	Junior	OF	1st
Cam Miller	Junior	P	1st
Wyatt Francis	Junior	OF	1st
Brayden Koerber	Senior	P	Honorable Mention

Class 6 Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Brayden Koerber	Senior
Carsten Spako	Senior
Henley Dougan	Senior
Henry Hoesch	Senior
Zane Stewart	Senior
Adam McKnight	Junior
Cameron Miller	Junior
Carter Mabe	Junior
Evan Bruder	Junior
Gage Ellison	Junior
Grady Eoff	Junior
James Dirnberger	Junior
Logan Jones	Junior
Rowan Johnson	Junior
Wyatt Mabe	Junior
Emmett Gray	Sophomore
Miller McCoy	Sophomore
Wyatt Francis	Sophomore
Brooks Weldy	Freshman
Logan Wallace	Freshman
Nixa Eagles

Boys Volleyball

Class 2 All-State

Athlete	Grade	Position	Team
Camden Berry	Junior	OH	1st

All-Class 1 District 12

Athlete	Grade	Position	Team
Camden Berry	Junior	OH	1st
Colt McCoy	Senior	OH	1st
Blake Brandt	Junior	S	1st
Zakhar Syrnikov	Senior	LIB	2nd

Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Camden Berry	Junior
Blake Brandt	Junior
Reed Fritz	Sophomore
Graham Kubik	Senior

Girls Soccer | 2026 Class 4 State Final Four 4th Place

Class 4 All-State

Athlete	Grade	Team	Position	Other Accolade(s)
Shaelee Franck	Senior	1st	For	Co-Offensive Player of the Year
Bria Smith	Senior	1st	Def
London Kirk	Senior	2nd	Mid

All-Class 4 Region 3 (Districts 5 & 6)

Athlete	Grade	Position	Other Accolade(s)
Shaelee Franck	Senior	For	Player of the Year
Bria Smith	Senior	Def	Defensive Player of the Year
Jade Johnson	Senior	For
Riley Geary	Freshman	Gk
London Kirk	Senior	Mid
Evan Palmer	Head Coach		Coach of the Year

All-COC East

Athlete	Grade	Position	Team
Shaelee Franck	Senior	For	1st
Bria Smith	Senior	Def	1st
London Kirk	Senior	Mid	1st
Jade Johnson	Senior	For	1st
Anahi Lozano	Senior	Mid	1st
Mackinzie Harris	Senior	Def	2nd
Aubrey Posegate	Junior	Def	2nd

Class 4 Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Mackinzie Harris	Senior
Sam McClain	Senior
Bria Smith	Senior

Boys Golf

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Peyton Burbridge	Senior	Class 5 State Champion Carthage Champion Class 5 District 3 – 13th Place All-District All-COC Academic All-State
Will Johnston	Senior	Class 5 State Qualifier Class 5 District 3 – 22nd Place All-COC
Aydan Willoughby	Senior	All-COC
Caden Geary	Senior	All-COC
Owen Lock	Senior	Academic All-State

Boys Tennis

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Andrew Davis	Junior	1st Team All-COC Academic All-State
Wyatt Hasson	Junior	2nd Team All-COC Academic All-State
Wilson Koenig	Senior	Academic All-State
Lyle Fulnecky	Junior	Academic All-State
Parker Walden	Junior	Academic All-State
Spencer Rinne	Sophomore	Academic All-State

Boys Track and Field | 2026 Class 5 State Championships 4th Place

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Hayden Mays	Senior	State Finalist Discus State Finalist Shot Put
Gedaliah Chepkondol	Sophomore	State Medalist Finalist 300m Hurdles
Toby Thompson Randy Flint Roy Perez Gedaliah Chepkondol	Senior Senior Junior Sophomore	State Finalists 4x400 Relay
Will Sanley	Senior	State Medalist 3rd Place Pole Vault
Nixa Eagles	Team	Class 5 State Finish 4th Place

Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Hudson Angell	Senior
Dylan Mabe	Senior
Reyes Martinez	Senior
Hayden Mays	Senior
Dylan Terry	Senior
Jax Adams	Junior
Asher Coorts	Junior
Gage Holmes	Junior
Kale Moore	Junior
Keaton Decker	Sophomore
Nicholas Krueger	Sophomore
Bradyn Nguyen	Sophomore

Girls Track and Field

Athlete	Grade	Award(s)
Olivia Reed Paxton Adams Alex Doulova Felipa Eggers	Senior Junior Junior Junior	State Medalists 8th Place 4x200 Relay
Avery Muniz	Senior	State Medalist 5th Place Discus
Olivia Reed	Senior	State Medalist 6th Place Long Jump
Alex Doulova	Junior	State Medalist 7th Place 100m Hurdles

Academic All-State

Athlete	Grade
Megan Brumley	Senior
Madelyn Genuchi	Senior
Maddilyn Gray	Senior
Gwen Kubik	Senior
Olivia Reed	Senior
Anna Wiese	Senior
Brianna Bidinger	Junior
Felipa Eggers	Junior
Emma Etheridge	Junior
Bradey Harper	Junior
Natalie O'Connell	Junior
Carsyn Patton	Junior
Hanna Egley	Sophomore
Cora Kubik	Sophomore
Lucy Weitzel	Sophomore
Avery Foster	Freshman
Raelee Hewitt	Freshman
Josie Whittaker	Freshman
Blair Wright	Freshman

Springfield Sports Commission Awards Recipients

Athlete	Grade	Sport
Adam McKnight	Junior	Football (Skills) Boys Athlete of the Year
Jackson Cantwell	Senior	Football (OL)
Shaelee Franck	Senior	Girls Soccer
Adam McKnight	Junior	Football (Skills)
Miah Johnson	Junior	Softball
Camden Berry	Junior	Boys Volleyball

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