NIACC's Thurlby earns NFCA Midwest all-region honors
- Thurlby set NIACC single-season record for strikeouts
- Thurlby's 23 wins ranks 2nd on school's all-time single-season win list
MASON CITY - NIACC's Chloe Thurlby earned second-team all-Midwest Region honors by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Thurlby, a freshman left-hander from Bondurant, was 23-12 with a 2.68 earned run average in the 2026 season. She had 228 strikeouts with 61 walks in 209 1/3 innings pitched.
The 228 strikeouts is a NIACC single-season record.
The 23 wins by Thurlby, who was a first-team all-NJCAA Region 11 selection, ranks second on the school's all-time single season list. The school's single-season wins leader his hall of famer Jennifer Spencer, who was 28-8 in 1994.
Thurlby was one of 12 ICCAC players to earn all-Midwest Region honors by the NFCA.
Kirkwood's Libby Trewin (pitcher), Mischa Reiners (catcher), Breckin De La Rosa (second base) and Shannon Finn (outfield) earned first-team honors. The Eagles' Kinsley Theobald (outfield) was a second-team all-region selection by the NFCA.
DMACC's Kierra Jungers (pitcher) and Macee Reiling (outfield) earned first-team all-region honors. The Bears' Jacki Baas (pitcher) and Mackenzie Mohler (shortstop) were second-team all-region selections.
Iowa Central's Natalie Rasmussen (shortstop) was a first-team all-region pick and the Tritons' Kyra Kain (outfield) was a second-team all-region selection.
NFCA NJCAA Division II Midwest Region first-team
Pitcher - Libby Trewin (Kirkwood), Kierra Jungers (DMACC), Peyton Manci (Rock Valley College).
Catcher - Mischa Reiners (Kirkwood); First base - Olivia Fietz (Bryant & Stratton College); Second base - Breckin De La Rosa (Kirkwood); Third base - Makayla Henline (Rock Valley College); Shortstop - Natalie Rasmussen (Iowa Central).
Outfield - Nyah Allen (Rock Valley College), Macee Reiling (DMACC), Shannon Finn (Kirkwood).
Utility/pitcher - Lainey Klokkenga (Parkland College).
DP or utility/non-pitcher - Jenna Beaudin (Bryant & Stratton College).
NFCA NJCAA Division II Midwest Region second-team
Pitcher - Jacki Baas (DMACC), Chloe Thurlby (NIACC).
Catcher - Sidney Spindel (Rock Valley College); First base - Avery Kennedy (Rock Valley College); Second base - Amira Baldon (Milwaukee Area Technical College); Third base - Kayleigh Harr (Illinois Central College); Shortstop - Mackenzie Mohler (DMACC).
Outfield - Kinsley Theobald (Kirkwood), Kyra Kain (Iowa Central), McKenzie Culvey (Rock Valley College).
Utility/pitcher - Addie Seitz (Rock Valley College).
DP or utility/non-pitcher - Mia Carani (Milwaukee Area Technical College).
