NORFOLK, Va. – Eight North Carolina Central players were selected to the MEAC Volleyball All-Academic Team on Tuesday. The NCCU honorees were Neira Joldic, Amarah Johnson, Tayah Little, Makenzi Searcy, Jaelyn Hall, Addie Reid, Jenelle Mason and Gabriela Felix-Baeza. 

They were among 73 student-athletes from the eight league institutions honored for their stellar academic accomplishments during the 2025-26 academic year.  

To qualify for All-Academic honors, MEAC sophomore, junior, and senior student-athletes must have carried a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at their respective institutions for at least one year were also eligible for selection.  

Listed below are the 2025 MEAC Volleyball All-Academic honorees by institution:  

Coppin State (13) 
Andrea Cintron 
Ahzhalon Coleman 
Coco Figueroa 
Araya Garrison 
Ivanna Luna 
McKenzie Parks 
Azul Pilahg 
Kaiyana Rawlins 
Andrea Serrano 
TaKenya Stafford 
Payton Swinton 
Deviana Walker 
Gabriela Zuquelo 

Delaware State (9) 
Emma Crakow 
Haley Crawford 
Myracle Davis 
Leilani Diggs 
Julia Kneba 
Landyn Langham 
Hannah Sanders 
Naz Tuncay 
Maria Verrier 
  
Howard (8) 
Gabrielle Allen 
Sydnei Jones 
Halie McGinest 
Rya Mckinnon 
Camryn Shelton 
Madeline Siegel 
Claire Simpson 
Kennedi Wright  
 
Maryland Eastern Shore (12) 
Kyra Bradford 
Rayah Howell 
Jayda Hutchins 
Nkemjika Ikemefuna 
Tola Maczka 
Valiera Matias 
Gabrielle McCoy 
Lillianna Montes 
Anjola Omolewa 
Alivia Proctor 
Jaelyn Stewart 
Jocelyn Torres 
  
Morgan State (8) 
Selah Brashear 
Hannah Chappelle 
Mikaela Esparza 
Daniela Ferreira 
Mya Karrick 
Tyrah Weems 
Jada Williams 
Aubrey Wilson 
  
Norfolk State (8) 
Erin Armstrong 
Catori Crawford 
Jala Dixon 
Gabrielle Gilbert 
Jasmine Mataira 
Sydney NcCree 
Mya Wood 
Reagan Chislom 

North Carolina Central (8) 
Neira Joldic 
Amarah Johnson 
Tayah Little 
Makenzi Searcy 
Jaelyn Hall 
Addie Reid 
Jenelle Mason 
Gabriela Felix-Baeza 

South Carolina State (7) 
Miya Benson 
Jara Davis 
Taelyn Graham 
Hailey Harris 
Hedia Lewis 
Macey McCoy 
Hanna St. Croix 
 
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