Kagiali Joins Nations Elite with CSC Academic All-America Nod
January 13, 2026
GOODWELL, Okla. College Sports Communicators announced its 2025 Academic All-America women's volleyball teams on Tuesday, and Elena Kagiali of Oklahoma Panhandle State earned Second Team status within the NAIA.
In receiving the honor, Kagiali joined an exclusive group consisting of 14 total NAIA women's volleyball Academic All-America members. Those 14 athletes are part of just 77 women's volleyball student-athletes who earned that status across all NCAA and NAIA divisions this season.
The Piraeus, Greece, native also became the first CSC Academic All-America selection in Panhandle State volleyball's program history. Additionally, she is only the fourth athlete (five total honors) across all OPSU sports all-time to earn Academic All-America recognition, including the first women's athlete to do so.
Kagiali, who was a 2025 NAIA Third-Team All-American and the Sooner Athletic Conference's Player of the Year, Attacker of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, has accumulated a 3.81 GPA as a business administration major. The do-it-all transfer set NAIA school records (since 2017) in both kills and points while also topping the conference in those categories. In addition to her 456 kills, Kagiali was among the Aggie leaders with 375 digs, 44.0 blocks and 35 aces.
About the CSC Academic All-America Program
CSC Academic All-America team members are voted on by members of CSC. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have achieved sophomore status academically, maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher and either play in a minimum of 90 percent, or start in at least 66 percent, of her team's games throughout the season. They must also have made the CSC Academic All-District team and have been selected to advance for All-America consideration.
OPSU Athletics CSC Academic All-Americans History
Larry Johnson | 1976 | Football | First-Team
A.J. Brewer | 1977 | Baseball | First-Team
A.J. Brewer | 1977 | Men's Basketball | Honorable Mention
Samuel Lemin | 2018 | Football | First-Team
Elena Kagiali | 2025 | Volleyball | Second-Team
2025 CSC Academic All-America Women's Volleyball Teams | OPSU Honors Page
In receiving the honor, Kagiali joined an exclusive group consisting of 14 total NAIA women's volleyball Academic All-America members. Those 14 athletes are part of just 77 women's volleyball student-athletes who earned that status across all NCAA and NAIA divisions this season.
The Piraeus, Greece, native also became the first CSC Academic All-America selection in Panhandle State volleyball's program history. Additionally, she is only the fourth athlete (five total honors) across all OPSU sports all-time to earn Academic All-America recognition, including the first women's athlete to do so.
Kagiali, who was a 2025 NAIA Third-Team All-American and the Sooner Athletic Conference's Player of the Year, Attacker of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, has accumulated a 3.81 GPA as a business administration major. The do-it-all transfer set NAIA school records (since 2017) in both kills and points while also topping the conference in those categories. In addition to her 456 kills, Kagiali was among the Aggie leaders with 375 digs, 44.0 blocks and 35 aces.
About the CSC Academic All-America Program
CSC Academic All-America team members are voted on by members of CSC. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have achieved sophomore status academically, maintain a GPA of 3.50 or higher and either play in a minimum of 90 percent, or start in at least 66 percent, of her team's games throughout the season. They must also have made the CSC Academic All-District team and have been selected to advance for All-America consideration.
OPSU Athletics CSC Academic All-Americans History
Larry Johnson | 1976 | Football | First-Team
A.J. Brewer | 1977 | Baseball | First-Team
A.J. Brewer | 1977 | Men's Basketball | Honorable Mention
Samuel Lemin | 2018 | Football | First-Team
Elena Kagiali | 2025 | Volleyball | Second-Team
2025 CSC Academic All-America Women's Volleyball Teams | OPSU Honors Page
