EVA JOLDERSMA, INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, OH, SR.

• The senior was a key reason Indiana Wesleyan won the 2025 NAIA Championship, which was the school’s third-consecutive title.
• Joldersma was named the MVP on the national tournament after she recorded 20-plus kills in each of the Wildcats’ final three matches.
• Over the three championship seasons, she has helped the team to a combined 108-6 record.
• She averaged 4.74 points per set, 4.21 kills per set, and 2.41 digs per set.
• This is the third year in a row she has been the AVCA NAIA Player of the Year, making her the first student-athlete to win the award in back-to-back-to-back years.
• She also picked up the AVCA Freshman of the Year award for NAIA volleyball in her first collegiate season.

Stats: 4.74 P/S, 4.21 K/S, .242 Hitting %, 220 Digs, 0.51 B/S

 

AVCA NAIA NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

1990: Ann Deen, St. Francis IN
1991: Lenee Hill, Azusa Pacific CA
1992: Amy Schutt, Northwestern IA, OH, So.
1993: Tanya Fuamatu, Hawai’i Hilo
1994: Amy Schutt, Northwestern IA, OH, Sr.
1995: Anik Valiengo, BYU Hawai’i
1996: Tracy Ainger, Fresno Pacific CA
1997: Yang Zhe, Columbia MO, S
1998: Yang Zhe, Columbia MO, S
1999: Deng Yang, Columbia MO, S, Sr.
2002: Elele Ekadeli, Houston Baptist TX
2004: Raquel Ferreira, Concordia CA
2005: Verania Willis, California Baptist, OH, So.
2006: Ana Mercado, Missouri Baptist, OH, Sr.
2007: Shu Liu, Fresno Pacific, S, Jr.
2008: Shu Liu, Fresno Pacific, S, Sr.
2009: Jill Baker, Azusa Pacific CA, S, Jr.
2010: Paula Ferreira, Columbia MO, S, So.
2011: Brooke Marino, Concordia CA, Opp, Jr.
2012: Paula Ferreira, Columbia MO, S, Sr.
2013: Danica Markovic, UT-Brownsville TX, OH, Sr.
2014: Amy Weststeyn, Biola, MH, Sr.
2015: Penny Liu, Columbia MO, Opp, So.
2016: Wendy Romero, Park MO, OH, Sr.
2017: Makenzie Montano, Lindsey Wilson KY, S, Sr.
2018: Nada Meawad, Park MO, OH, So.
2019: Anna Wedel, Northwestern IA, OH, Jr.
2020: Nada Meawad, Park MO, OH, Sr.
2021: Nada Meawad, Park MO, OH, Sr.
2022: Kalli Hegerle, Jamestown ND, S/Opp, Sr.
2023: Eva Joldersma, Indiana Wesleyan, OH, So.
2024: Eva Joldersma, Indiana Wesleyan, OH, Jr.
2025: Eva Joldersma, Indiana Wesleyan, OH, Sr.

Information missing for 2000, 2001, and 2003