Dallas, Texas, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parker College is proud to announce that its Ladies’s Volleyball group has captured the 2026 NCVF Nationwide Championship within the Ladies’s D2AA Collegiate Membership Volleyball department. The historical victory used to be secured on the Kansas Town Conference Middle and Hy-Vee Enviornment in Kansas Town, Missouri, April 2–4, 2026, at probably the most country’s premier collegiate membership volleyball occasions that includes over 600 groups from around the nation.
Making the fulfillment the entire extra outstanding, the nationwide championship got here in this system’s first-ever match look. The group entered the contest following an undefeated opening day and not seemed again, going a great 8-0 all through the match. Alongside the way in which, the Parker College group defeated a number of nationally identified universities, together with more than one third-set victories that showcased their resilience and aggressive spirit.
The group completed the full season with a file of 15-4, a testomony to their consistency and construction all through the 12 months. The championship caps this system’s fourth 12 months of life and establishes Parker College Ladies’s Volleyball as a drive in collegiate membership pageant.
“The way that our girls competed was incredible. The passion and heart that they put into each match, the adversity that they overcame, the joy they had competing as a family, and the clutch performances from so many individuals, is why our girls are National Champions. What they have accomplished in the program’s 4th year of existence, to win on a platform of this magnitude is a story of its own. They pulled off multiple victories against big, brand name universities, and wins that required 3rd set heroics. Completing the national tournament a perfect 8-0 solidifies their greatness.”
— Aaron Gilbreath, Director of Athletics, Parker University
“At the beginning of our season, if you had asked anyone on this team if we thought winning a national championship was a possibility, it wasn’t even on our radar. By the time we got to the national tournament, all of the pieces were falling in place. There wasn’t an ounce of grit and determination that wasn’t left on that championship floor, and the trust that everyone had in each other almost felt tangible. It truly felt like no stage was too big, and I couldn’t be more proud of what this team has accomplished.”
— Peyton Kriegel, Libero / Workforce Captain
Event Honors
Event MVP: Rylee Steward
1st Workforce All-Event: Jenna Szilagyi, Karlee Easterling
2026 Nationwide Championship Roster
Karlee Easterling, Abree Aldaz, Bella Eurgil, Peyton Kriegel, Jenna Szilagyi, Alma Vargas, Sicily Cade, Cierra Guerrero, Rylee Steward, Ashley Kassetas
About Parker College
About Parker UniversityFounded in 1982 through Dr. James William Parker as Parker Faculty of Chiropractic, Parker College is among the fastest-growing schools in Dallas and a few of the fastest-growing in Texas. The college serves greater than 2,300 scholars and provides over 25 accepted stage and certificates methods.
Parker’s flagship Physician of Chiropractic program is house to probably the most greatest chiropractic cohorts on the planet. The college continues to increase its educational choices with complicated levels in Scientific Neuroscience, Energy and Human Efficiency, and Purposeful Vitamin.
Parker College lately opened its state of the art Human Efficiency Middle, led through Dr. Andy Galpin, and continues to increase new board-approved educational methods. The college has been identified as probably the most Best possible On-line Schools in Texas for 2026 through College Mag and through EduMed.org for most sensible on-line grasp’s methods in Energy and Human Efficiency and Vitamin. Parker used to be additionally named a few of the Best possible On-line Grasp of Public Well being methods for 2026 through Forbes and earned designation as an “Opportunity College & University” within the 2025 Carnegie Classification.
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PARKER UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL WINS 2026 NCVF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
