KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) have released the 2026 Beach Volleyball All-American team award winners, where the No. 3-ranked Corban University Beach Volleyball program was represented by two unique pairings that recently completed historic runs throughout the 2026 regular season and postseason tournaments. Senior Emmi Marks and junior Emma Bischoff of the top Warrior duo claimed First Team honors, while senior Alexis Adebodun and junior Cammie Masanda from Corban's third pairing each earned their first career All-American awards via a Second Team nod.
To read the NAIA's release on the 2026 Beach Volleyball All-American awards, click HERE.
"The awards continue to pour in for these two outstanding pairs," began Corban head coach Dan Stephens. "Emmi and Emma were a dominant pair and hard to imagine a better, more consistent 1s pairing in the NAIA. Their power and experience put them at a level that was hard for their competitors to find success against. We are proud of what they accomplished and the manner in which they represented Corban University."
Statistically speaking, Bischoff and Marks completed the best 2026 campaign by a single pair across the NAIA. They wrapped up a 24-2 overall record through the regular season to enter the postseason riding a four-match winning streak, which they kept afloat the entirety of the program's national semifinalist postseason run with another six victories, five of which came against pairings that were also announced as All-American twosomes by the NAIA earlier this afternoon. No other pairing in the country earned 30 dual victories in 2026, as the Warriors' top duo set program records in every single season statistical category thanks to their 30-2 overall record.
In head-to-head matchups with the NAIA's 2026 Pair of the Year, Grace Gulbrandsen and Tessa Zimmermann from Southern Oregon University, Bischoff and Marks were 4-1 with two of their four wins concluding in straight sets. Their only other loss of the season was to NCAA DI University of San Francisco. At the NAIA National Invitational, Bischoff and Marks finished 3-0 and were winning in both of their truncated matchups during the national quarterfinal and semifinal stages, thus demonstrating the indisputable dominant season the Warriors' top pairing completed across both the CCC and greater national scene.
"This award honors the hard work that Cammie and Alexis put in to have such a successful season," continued Stephens regarding his Second Team All-American pairing. "Their teamwork and play-styles complimented each other so well, and I couldn't think of a better way for them to close out their collegiate beach experience."
Entering as the No. 3-pairing for Stephens and his staff this past regular season, Adebodun and Masanda wrapped up their final season of collegiate beach volleyball by claiming the first All-American accolades in either of their careers. In conference action, the duo trailed only Bischoff and Marks on the program in wins with a 13-2 record, while completing the overall 2026 season with a 24-9 record. Their 24 victories tie the individual and pair records for second-most in a single season by a Warrior, while their 72.7% win rate is tenth best by a Corban duo that played at least 20 matches together.
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