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Feb. 26, 2018KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Haggard named MIAA Freshman of the Year

After a stand out campaign in her first season at Northwest, Jaelyn Haggard received a big honor from the conference coaches Monday afternoon.

Haggard was named MIAA co-Freshman of the Year as the all-conference teams were released. Central Oklahoma's JoNah Johnson also received co-freshman of the year honors.

Haggard is the first Bearcat women's basketball player to win the award.

During the 2017-18 season, the St. Joseph native averaged 13 points, 2.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. She also shot 36.1-percent from beyond the arc, and finished second in the conference in three-point field goals per game (2.4).

Haggard joined teammate Tanya Meyer on the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team. Meyer scored 1,446 points and grabbed 694 rebounds throughout her career at Northwest.

The full all-conference team is below:

Player of the Year
Paige Redmond, Jr., Central Missouri

Defensive Player of the Year 
Kayonna Lee, Sr., Central Missouri

Co-Freshman of the Year
Jaelyn Haggard, Fr., Northwest Missouri

Jo’Nah Johnson, Fr. Central Oklahoma

Coach of the Year 
Dave Slifer, Central Missouri

All-MIAA First Team 
Michaela Barry, Sr., Nebraska-Kearney

Mikaela Burgess, Sr., Pittsburg State

Melinda Murillo, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Paige Redmond, Jr., Central Missouri
Megan Rosenbohm, Sr., Southwest Baptist

All-MIAA Second Team 

Kallie Bildner, So., Lindenwood

Desirea Buerge, Jr., Missouri Southern

Morgan Fleming, So., Central Missouri

Tatyana Legette, Jr., Fort Hays

Reagan Phelan, So., Washburn


All-MIAA Third Team 

McKenzie Brown, Sr., Nebraska-Kearney

Jesheon Cooper, Sr., Central Oklahoma

Paige Imhoff, Sr., Pittsburg State

Tyra Jones, Jr., Emporia State

Caylee Richardson, Jr., Southwest Baptist


All-Defensive Team 

Jesheon Cooper, Sr., Central Oklahoma

Paige Imhoff, Sr., Pittsburg State

Kayonna Lee, Sr., Central Missouri

Megan Rosenbohm, Sr., Southwest Baptist

Jessica Wayne, So., Emporia State


Honorable Mention All-MIAA 

Kayonna Lee, Sr., Central Missouri

Megan Skaggs, So., Central Missouri

Kelsey Williams, Sr., Central Missouri

Blake Blessington, Jr., Central Oklahoma

Carly Heim, Jr., Fort Hays

Kacey Kennett, So., Fort Hays

Lanie Page, So., Fort Hays

Emma Stroyan, Sr., Fort Hays

Gabby Walker, So., Lindenwood

Chelsey Henry, Jr. Missouri Southern

Cera Ledbetter, Sr., Missouri Western

Dossou Ndiaye, Jr., Missouri Western

Melia Richardson, Jr., Missouri Western

Alyssa Frauendorfer, Gr., Nebraska-Kearney

Kelsey Sanger, Fr., Nebraska-Kearney

Cailyn Long, Jr., Northeastern State

Jaelyn Haggard, Fr., Northwest Missouri

Tanya Meyer, Sr., Northwest Missouri

Madison Northcutt, Jr., Pittsburg State

Axelle Bernard, Sr., Washburn