Trebley named Second Team All-WHAC among Softball All-Conference Awards
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference announced its 2026 Softball All-Conference Awards with Defiance freshman Catherine Trebley among the league's Second Team honorees, the conference announced on Thursday.
Trebley led Defiance with a .364 batting average, 40 hits, 13 extra-base hits, 3 home runs, and 22 RBIs while striking out just 7 times in 124 plate appearances. Among all WHAC hitters, Trebley ranked 17th in average, 18th in total hits, 12th in extra-base hits, 11th in homers, and 19th in RBIs.
In addition to the All-Conference Teams, the WHAC also announced its softball Champions of Character Team and All-Academic Team. Junior Emma Rodgers was the softball team's Champion of Character, earning her third consecutive sportsmanship award from DC's member conference. The Yellow Jackets also had 9 members make the academic team, which is composed of student-athletes with sophomore academic standing or above, attending their current school for one full year, and carrying a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better. Seniors Ali Mowen and Anna Emswiler earned their third straight academic all-conference awards, joined by two-time honorees Avery Roever, Madison Guggenbiller and Emma Rodgers. DC's first-time academic award winners were Morgan Scott, Taighen Zipfel, Emma Linn, and Ariyoana Smith.
The full list of 2026 WHAC Softball All-Conference Awards can be found here.
| Name | Award | Yr. | Pos. | Major | Hometown/High School |
| Anna Emswiler | All-Academic Team | Sr. | C | Exercise Science | Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson |
| Madison Guggenbiller | All-Academic Team | Jr. | C/1B | Exercise Science | Fort Recovery, Ohio/Fort Recovery |
| Emma Linn | All-Academic Team | So. | OF | Business Administration | Minster, Ohio/Minster |
| Ali Mowen | All-Academic Team | Sr. | SS | Business Administration | Eaton, Ohio/Eaton |
| Emma Rodgers | Champion of Character & All-Academic Team | Jr. | P/OF | Exercise Science | Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Mechanicsburg |
| Avery Roever | All-Academic Team | Jr. | OF | Education | Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton |
| Morgan Scott | All-Academic Team | Sr. | INF | Psychology | Elwood, Ind./Elwood/Goldy-Beacom |
| Ariyoana Smith | All-Academic Team | Jr. | OF | Sport Management | Columbus, Ohio/Briggs |
| Catherine Trebley | Second Team All-WHAC | Fr. | 3B/C | Biology | Greenfield, Ind./New Palestine |
| Taighen Zipfel | All-Academic Team | So. | P/OF | Education | Defiance, Ohio/Defiance |
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