Kagiali Named Third-Team NAIA All-American
December 17, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The NAIA announced its 2025 Women's Volleyball All-Americans on Tuesday afternoon, and senior outside hitter Elena Kagiali landed a spot on the Third Team.
Excluding honorable mentions, the NAIA All-American honor is the first for the Oklahoma Panhandle State volleyball program, and it marks the 37th NAIA All-American nod across all OPSU sports all-time. Former Aggie volleyball player Essence West twice was named an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American, last occurring in 2021.
Kagiali's incredible season saw her rack up 514.0 points, 456 kills and 4.04 kills per set, all of which rewrote Panhandle State's single-season records since the program returned to the NAIA in 2017. She was also a force from the back row, accumulating 375 digs and 35 service aces.
Her efforts led to Kagiali being named the SAC Attacker of the Week on four straight occasions to close the regular season, including one NAIA National Attacker of the Week Award, giving her the edge as the conference's Player of the Year and Attacker of the Year.
Kagiali closed the season ranked 13th nationally in total kills, tied-12th in kills per set and 15th in total points. The Piraeus, Greece, native's season was highlighted by an astonishing three matches of recording at least 30 kills.
The NAIA-Volleyball Coaches Association (NAIA-VCA) Executive Committee selects the NAIA All-America teams during the NAIA Championship. The pool of candidates comes from the All-Conference/CAC teams.
2025 NAIA All-Americans | OPSU Honors Page
Excluding honorable mentions, the NAIA All-American honor is the first for the Oklahoma Panhandle State volleyball program, and it marks the 37th NAIA All-American nod across all OPSU sports all-time. Former Aggie volleyball player Essence West twice was named an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American, last occurring in 2021.
Kagiali's incredible season saw her rack up 514.0 points, 456 kills and 4.04 kills per set, all of which rewrote Panhandle State's single-season records since the program returned to the NAIA in 2017. She was also a force from the back row, accumulating 375 digs and 35 service aces.
Her efforts led to Kagiali being named the SAC Attacker of the Week on four straight occasions to close the regular season, including one NAIA National Attacker of the Week Award, giving her the edge as the conference's Player of the Year and Attacker of the Year.
Kagiali closed the season ranked 13th nationally in total kills, tied-12th in kills per set and 15th in total points. The Piraeus, Greece, native's season was highlighted by an astonishing three matches of recording at least 30 kills.
The NAIA-Volleyball Coaches Association (NAIA-VCA) Executive Committee selects the NAIA All-America teams during the NAIA Championship. The pool of candidates comes from the All-Conference/CAC teams.
2025 NAIA All-Americans | OPSU Honors Page
