COLORADO SPRINGS – Thursday the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its postseason All-Conference Teams and major award winners for softball as the Colorado School of Mines was headlined by two First Team selections in Kendall Aragon and Kellan Ton. Aragon also earned Gold Glove honors while Katie Bauer and Rylee Church were named Honorable Mention selections.
 
Aragon claims her fourth All-RMAC honors of her career with an appointment to the First Team for the first time in her career. She also claimed a spot on the Gold Glove team for her exceptional work in center field this season. One of the greatest players in program history, Aragon has posted a line of .425/.457/.701 this season with 42 runs scored, 13 doubles, a career-high and NCAA Division II-leading 12 triples, three home runs, 49 RBI and 11 stolen bases. She started in 53 of 54 games played this spring and fielded a career-best .989 in the outfield with 82 putouts, nine assists and one error as one of the best defensive players at her position in the league. Aragon previously earned Second Team All-RMAC honors in 2024 and 2025 after opening her career with Honorable Mention honors in 2023.
 
Ton made the leap to the All-RMAC First Team this spring following a pair of Honorable Mention selections each of the last two seasons. The junior leads the Orediggers offensively entering the postseason with a .435/.477/.576 line with 55 runs scored, three doubles, seven triples, three home runs, 24 RBI and is second in the RMAC with 37 stolen bases. For the third consecutive season, Ton broke the program's season stolen base record and now owns the top three seasons on the basepaths. She's also tops on the career stolen base list with 89 as she looks to become the first Oredigger to steal 100 bases in a career.
 
Bauer broke through as one of the top catchers in the RMAC this season in her first season of extended action. The fourth-year junior from California claimed the first All-RMAC honors of her career with an Honorable Mention selection. This spring Bauer batted .359/.423/.573 with 16 runs, 10 doubles, three triples, a team-leading four home runs, 34 RBI and went 4-4 on stolen bases. Twice this season Bauer recorded a hitting streak of at least eight games, including a season-best nine-game streak from April 12-25. She also fielded 1.000 from behind the plate this spring and threw out eight would-be base stealers.
 
Church emerged as one of the top freshmen in the RMAC this season in the circle on her way to Honorable Mention All-League status. The native of Angleton, Texas went 6-5 with a 3.37 ERA in 21 appearances with seven starts this spring. Four times she worked a complete game and worked one of two solo shutouts by the Orediggers this season. In 81 innings of work, she struck out a team-high 64 batters and held opponents to a .247 average the plate. Late in the season, Church also shined at the plate and batted .412 in 17 at bats with two home runs and seven RBI.
 
Colorado Christian took home two of the four major awards this season with Kat Hanson earning Player of the Year honors and boss Larry Hays being named Coach of the Year following a 42-2 record in RMAC play. CSU Pueblo's McKenna James claimed Pitcher of the Year honors, while Colorado Mesa's Molly Magaña was voted Freshman of the Year.
 
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RMAC Player of the Year: Kat Hanson, Colorado Christian
RMAC Pitcher of the Year: McKenna James, CSU Pueblo
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Molly Magaña, Colorado Mesa
RMAC Coach of the Year: Larry Hays, Colorado Christian
 
2026 RMAC Softball First Team All-Conference
McKenna James, Jr., P, CSU Pueblo
Autumn Kunze, Sr., P, UCCS
Leah Garcia, Sr., C, Colorado Christian
Arriana Wright, Sr., 1B, Colorado Christian
Kat Hanson, So., 2B, Colorado Christian
Brooklyn Enny, Jr., 3B, MSU Denver
Peyton Marvel, So., SS, Colorado Christian
Caitlyn Cole, Sr., OF, CSU Pueblo
Kendall Aragon, Sr., OF, Mines
Kellan Ton, Jr., OF, Mines
Tayler McCombs, So., DP, UCCS
Cheyenne Prieto, Sr., UT, MSU Denver
Elyse McMullin, Jr., UT/P, Colorado Christian
 
2026 RMAC Softball Second Team All-Conference
Felesha LaPenske, So., P, Colorado Christian
Natalie Romero, Jr., P, MSU Denver
Desi Hernandez, Jr., C, Black Hills State
Molly Magaña, Fr., 1B, Colorado Mesa
Laynee Case, Jr., 2B, UCCS
Cailynn Parsons, Jr., 3B, Colorado Mesa
Madelyn Huerta, Sr., SS, CSU Pueblo
Olivia Wick, Sr., OF, Regis
Alyssa Gutierrez, Sr., OF, UCCS
Maya Schroeder, Fr., OF, Colorado Christian
Aubree Davis, Jr., DP, Adams State
Jennavieve Goldsworth, Jr., UT, UCCS
Izzy Cueva, Fr., UT/P, Fort Lewis
 
2026 RMAC Softball Gold Glove Team
Natalie Romero, Jr., P, MSU Denver
Leah Garcia, Sr., C, Colorado Christian
Arriana Wright, Sr., 1B, Colorado Christian
Kat Hanson, So., 2B, Colorado Christian
Elyse McMullin, Jr., 3B, Colorado Christian
Madelyn Huerta, Sr., SS, CSU Pueblo
Kendall Aragon, Sr., OF, Mines
Alyssa Gutierrez, Sr., OF, UCCS
Caitlyn Cole, Sr., OF, CSU Pueblo
 
2026 RMAC Softball Honorable Mention All-Conference
Sammie Kaufman-Warner, Black Hills State
Kaitlyn Geschwill, Black Hills State
Carly Reyes Mims, Black Hills State
Carli Maley, Black Hills State
Brogan Allen, Chadron State
Makayla Westmoreland, Colorado Mesa
Sophia Tassinari, Colorado Mesa
Brynn Escobar, Colorado Mesa
Khloe Kubitschek, Colorado Mesa
Katie Bauer, Mines
Rylee Church, Mines
Darleen Falcon, CSU Pueblo
Emma Case, CSU Pueblo
Reese Reimler, CSU Pueblo
Shay Cwellich, MSU Denver
Trinity Kennemer, MSU Denver
Victoria Pearson, MSU Denver
Jazmyn Griego, New Mexico Highlands
Isabella Porter, Regis
Katie Steinmetz, UCCS
Halley Redd, UCCS