SAN ANGELO, Texas (Nov. 10, 2026) – Lubbock Christian University's Camdyn Sears added another prestigious honor to her growing collegiate résumé Tuesday evening, earning Lone Star Conference Volleyball Academic Player of the Year recognition to headline a collection of postseason accolades for the Lady Chaparrals. Four LCU student-athletes received recognition during the LSC Volleyball Awards Banquet in San Angelo, Texas, with the program extending its conference-leading tradition of academic excellence while also collecting All-Conference and All-Freshman honors.
 
Sears, a sophomore setter from Midland, Texas, was named the conference's Academic Player of the Year and earned a place on the 14-member LSC All-Academic Team alongside senior teammates Ramsey Clark and Tatum Fleitman. The three selections gave LCU the most All-Academic honorees in the conference for the fifth consecutive season, a streak dating to 2022. The Lady Chaps have produced 16 All-Academic Team selections during that five-year stretch, including four in 2022 and three in each of the past four seasons.
 
The Academic Player of the Year honor also remains in Lubbock for a second consecutive season. Sears becomes the second player in program history to receive the distinction, following Lily Bickley, who became LCU's inaugural recipient in 2025. The back-to-back recognition further establishes the Lady Chaps among the conference's leading programs in combining academic achievement with athletic performance.
 
A 4.00-grade-point-average student majoring in exercise sports science, Sears has earned LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition in both semesters of the 2025-26 academic year. Her academic accomplishments accompany another remarkable season on the court, where she recorded four triple-doubles, the third-most in NCAA Division II this season and second-most in the LSC. Sears finished her sophomore campaign with 656 assists, 271 digs and 135 kills while posting a .281 hitting percentage.
 
Sears recorded 16 double-doubles in 2026, raising her career total to 39, and registered all four of her triple-doubles during conference play. Her final triple-double came in LCU's regular-season finale at Midwestern State on Nov. 6, when she collected 25 assists, 18 digs and 11 kills. The performance capped a stretch in which she recorded double-figure kills in six of her final eight matches after entering October without a collegiate match of at least 10 kills.
 
Her production earned a second consecutive All-LSC selection, as Sears was voted to the All-Conference Second Team after collecting first-team honors as a freshman in 2025. That debut campaign saw her become the first player in LSC history to capture both Setter of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season. She also earned American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America honorable mention recognition, becoming one of the first two NCAA Division II-era AVCA All-Americans in program history.
 
Sears, who ranked sixth in the LSC in assists per set this season, was also named the conference's Setter of the Week on Oct. 20. Her Academic Player of the Year selection places her among the candidates for the 2026-27 LSC Fred Jacoby Academic Athlete of the Year award, which will be announced in June.
 
While Sears highlighted the academic and all-conference recognition, freshman middle blocker Kayson Reeves emerged as another of LCU's postseason award winners. The Searcy, Ark., native received All-LSC honorable mention recognition and was selected to the seven-member LSC All-Freshman Team following a debut season in which she established herself among the conference's top defensive players at the net.
 
Reeves finished her inaugural collegiate campaign with 98 total blocks, including 10 solo blocks and 88 block assists, averaging 1.08 blocks per set. She ranked fourth in the LSC and 44th nationally in blocks per set while ranking sixth in the conference in total blocks. Offensively, Reeves contributed 186 kills and a team-leading .301 hitting percentage, ranking second on the team in kills and 12th in the conference in hitting efficiency.
 
Her production was particularly impactful against conference competition, where she registered 68 blocks across 59 sets, averaging 1.15 blocks per set. Reeves also recorded 119 kills and maintained a .301 hitting percentage during LSC play. She opened her college career by earning LSC Freshman of the Week recognition Aug. 31 and later claimed the conference's Defensive Player of the Week honor Oct. 20. She was the only Lady Chap to earn both an All-Conference selection and All-Freshman Team recognition in 2026.
 
LCU's academic representation extended beyond Sears with Clark and Fleitman, who each received their first LSC Volleyball All-Academic Team selections. Both seniors had previously earned multiple LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll citations, providing a fitting conclusion to their collegiate careers.
 
Clark, a Midland native majoring in business and marketing, completed her fourth season with the Lady Chaparrals by leading the team with 25 service aces while adding 242 digs. The defensive specialist and libero finished her career with 907 digs and 73 service aces across 112 collegiate matches. Clark entered the season having earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition in 2025 and had previously received LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition in each of her first three academic years.
 
Fleitman, a Lindsay, Texas, native studying mathematics, also closed her four-year collegiate career with a combination of academic distinction and on-court production. The right-side hitter finished the 2026 season with 101 kills and 47 blocks, including nine solo blocks, while appearing in 77 sets. She completed her LCU career with 263 kills and 93 total blocks across 64 matches. Fleitman had previously collected LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition during each of the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years.
 
The LSC All-Academic Team is selected through voting by the conference's sports information directors and recognizes student-athletes for their combined accomplishments in the classroom and on the court. Eligible student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic eligibility and maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.30.
 
The recognition came at the conclusion of Tyler Neal's first season as LCU's head coach. The Lady Chaparrals finished 12-15 overall and 8-9 in conference competition, placing 11th in the 18-team LSC standings and missing the nine-team conference tournament field. Despite the absence from postseason competition, LCU was represented among the league's award winners through four student-athletes recognized for their performances and academic achievements.
 
The awards banquet served as the opening event for the 2026 LSC Volleyball Championships, hosted by regular-season champion Angelo State at Junell Center. The Rambelles enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed after completing an unbeaten 17-0 conference campaign and a 27-1 regular-season record.

Rambelles enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed after completing an unbeaten 17-0 conference campaign and a 27-1 regular-season record.
 

2026 Lone Star Conference Volleyball Awards

Special Recognition

Award	Recipient	School
Player of the Year	Madi Parrish	Angelo State
Offensive Player of the Year	Julia Hopkins	Angelo State
Defensive Player of the Year	Daphne Posthumus	Western New Mexico
Setter of the Year	Althea Morris	St. Edward's
Libero of the Year	Avery Gray	UT Dallas
Freshman of the Year	Cambelle Brammer	Texas A&M-Kingsville
Newcomer of the Year	Zoe Gunn	DBU
Coach of the Year	Chuck Waddington	Angelo State
Academic Player of the Year	Camdyn Sears	Lubbock Christian

All-Conference First Team

All-Conference Second Team

All-Conference Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team

LSC Volleyball All-Academic Team

Academic Player of the Year: Camdyn Sears, Lubbock Christian University

All-Conference teams are listed alphabetically by school, then by student-athlete's last name, as designated by the Lone Star Conference.