Jakubowska Named to NAIA All-America First Team
December 17, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gabi Jakubowska was named an NAIA All-American for the second time in her career on Tuesday afternoon. The junior from Katowice, Poland, earned NAIA First Team All-America status for the first time after setting new career highs in numerous categories while leading Missouri Baptist University to the American Midwest Conference Regular Season & Tournament Championships.
Jakubowska was the centerpiece of the Spartan offense, ranking second in the NAIA with 615 total kills and fourth with 4.66 kills per set. She additionally saw improvements in her game defensively, posting career highs in digs per set at 1.75 and 64 total blocks. For her efforts, she was named AMC Player of the Year, AMC Attacker of the Year, AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year, and bagged five AMC Attacker of the Week awards.
After leading the Spartans to an 11-0 record in conference play, Jakubowska tallied 18 kills against Central Baptist College in the AMC Quarterfinals, 15 kills against William Woods University in the AMC Semifinals, and 30 kills in the AMC Championship against Columbia to win Tournament MVP honors. In the NAIA Opening Round at Grace College, MBU pulled out a thrilling five-set win to move to the NAIA Final site behind 26 kills from Jakubowska. She added 17 kills in the loss to Indiana Wesleyan University to open Pool B play and 17 in a sweep of Montana Tech University.
The two-time All-American got the job done off the court as well, adding Academic All-AMC and NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete to her list of awards in 2024.
For the full list of NAIA All-Americans, click here.
Jakubowska was the centerpiece of the Spartan offense, ranking second in the NAIA with 615 total kills and fourth with 4.66 kills per set. She additionally saw improvements in her game defensively, posting career highs in digs per set at 1.75 and 64 total blocks. For her efforts, she was named AMC Player of the Year, AMC Attacker of the Year, AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year, and bagged five AMC Attacker of the Week awards.
After leading the Spartans to an 11-0 record in conference play, Jakubowska tallied 18 kills against Central Baptist College in the AMC Quarterfinals, 15 kills against William Woods University in the AMC Semifinals, and 30 kills in the AMC Championship against Columbia to win Tournament MVP honors. In the NAIA Opening Round at Grace College, MBU pulled out a thrilling five-set win to move to the NAIA Final site behind 26 kills from Jakubowska. She added 17 kills in the loss to Indiana Wesleyan University to open Pool B play and 17 in a sweep of Montana Tech University.
The two-time All-American got the job done off the court as well, adding Academic All-AMC and NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete to her list of awards in 2024.
For the full list of NAIA All-Americans, click here.