South Dakota’s Ciara Duffy was chosen as The Summit League Player of the Year for the first time in her career in a vote by the league’s head coaches, athletic communications directors, and select media members.

USD’s Dawn Plitzuweit was voted the Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season.

Hannah Sjerven was named the Defensive Player of the Year becoming the third straight Coyote to take home the award.

Taylor Frederick, a senior center for South Dakota, was voted as the Sixth Woman of the Year and is the second consecutive Coyote to take home the honor.

South Dakota State’s Tori Nelson was named the Freshman of the Year becoming the first Jackrabbit to take home the honor since Madison Guebert won the honor in 2016.

First Team All-Summit League
Paiton Burckhard, South Dakota State**
Ciara Duffy, South Dakota^**
Olivia Kaufmann, Western Illinois**
Keni Jo Lippe, Oral Roberts
Madison Nelson, Denver**
Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota**