WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State's record-breaking season was recognized Wednesday in the announcement of the American Athletic Conference regular season awards, highlighted by American Player of the Year Sydney McKinney.
Wichita State (37-11-1, 18-5-1) won the 2021 regular season title for the first time as a member of the American. McKinney was tabbed Player of the Year, becoming the second Shocker to earn American Player of the Year honors (Mackenzie Wright, 2018).
Kaylee Huecker was named the American's Defensive Player of the Year. She is just the second Shocker in program history to be named the conference's top defensive player.