Nebraska Wesleyan's Addie Thomas has been named American River Conference's Most Valuable Player and four other Prairie Wolves have earned All-Conference accolades, the conference office announced Friday afternoon.

NWU's Addie Thomas, Molly Ramirez, and Elecea Saathoff were chosen First Team All-Conference, while Nyah Chambers and Jaclyn Riedl received Honorable Mention.

After topping the American Rivers with 4.11 kills per set this season, Addie Thomas, a 5-foot-10 junior, was voted A-R-C Most Valuable Player and First Team All-Conference. Her 4.11 kills per set put her 19th in NCAA DIII. This season, the Elkhorn, Nebraska native surpassed 1,000 career kills. This season, Thomas was selected A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week three times and had a season-high 24 kills in a five-set win against Augustana.

This season, Thomas has anchored the Prairie Wolves all over the court, contributing 330 digs, 20 assists, and 24 blocks for NWU. After being selected Honorable Mention All-Conference in 2021 and 1st Team All-Conference in 2022, Thomas has received 1st Team All-Conference honors for the second time.

Molly Ramirez, a 5-foot-10 freshman, has been named First Team All-Conference for the first time in her career. The freshman outside hitter ranks 18th in the A-R-C with 223 total kills on a .257 hitting %, which ranks 10th. Ramirez is third on the Prairie Wolves in kills per set with 2.14 and 18th in the American Rivers. The Bettendorf, Iowa native had a season-high 14 kills in a five-set win against Augustana College and also has 98 digs and 38 blocks this season for the Prairie Wolves.

Elecea Saathoff, a 5-foot-9 freshman, has earned 1st Team All-Conference for the first time in her Prairie Wolf career. This season, Saathoff has 1,005 assists and 9.57 assists per set.  The Lincoln, Nebraska native had a career-high 55 assists in a five-set victory over Greenville and a career-high 17 digs in a five-set victory against Augustana.

This season, 6-foot freshman Jaclyn Riedl was named Honorable Mention All-Conference. This season, she has 253 kills on a .225 hitting percentage, which ranks 15th in the league. In addition, the Des Plaines, Illinois native has 20 blocks and 0.19 blocks per set. This season, Riedl had a season-high 15 kills and a career-high three blocks in a 3-0 win over Wittier.

Nyah Chambers, a 6-foot-1 fifth-year Prairie Wolf, has been named Honorable Mention All-Conference for the third time in her career. Chambers is ninth in the American Rivers with a .240 hitting percentage this season, with 118 kills and 1.12 kills per set. In addition, the middle blocker had 50 total blocks and 0.48 blocks per set. The Lincoln, Nebraska native had a season-high 10 kills in a three-set victory over Occidental and a season-high six blocks in a five-set victory against Augustana.