RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Sophomore Makyra Tramble has been named the NCAA Division II Ron Lenz National Player of the Year by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA), headlining the organization’s All-American teams released on Friday. 

Tramble becomes the first Lady Bulldog to be named National Division II Player of the Year and is now the fifth D2CCA All-American in SWOSU’s Division II era after also earning first team honors in 2022. (Tramble 2021, Hayden Priddy 2019, Hailey Tucker 2018 & 2019)

Official D2CCA Release (pdf)

She improves upon her Third Team All-American status from a year ago. 

Tramble was the only women’s player in division II to average 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. She is also just one of three players across all three divisions (I, II, III) to do so. 

“Mak can do it all,” Head Coach Kelsi Musick said. “She scores, passes, and dribbles better than most, but she can also rebound and get steals! She is one of the most complete players and does it all with a passion to compete and a drive to win. She represents our program with class and we are so glad she chose SWOSU. She is leaving an extraordinary legacy here.” 

Tramble truly did do it all for SWOSU this season. She led the Great American Conference in assists and assists per game, assist-to-turnover ratio, field goal attempts and field goals made, minutes and minutes per game, and steals and steals per game. She also ranked second in the GAC in scoring, eighth in rebounding and sixth in blocked shots.

Around the NCAA, Tramble ranked top-25 nationally in minutes played (1st), field goals made (2nd), field goals attempted (3rd), steals (3rd) assists (5th), assists/game (14th) and points per game (17th).

Her career resume includes: 

• 2022 D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year
• First Team D2CCA All-Central Region
• Back-to-back GAC Player of the Year in 2022 & 2021
• Back-to-back unanimous First Team All-GAC in 2022 & 2021
• 2022 GAC Tournament MVP
• 2021 3rd Team D2CCA All-American
• 2021 All-South Central Regional Tournament Team
• 2020 GAC Freshman of the Year
• Led GAC with 4x GAC Player of the Week awards this season
• 8x GAC Player of the Week awards in career

The Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America and All-Region Basketball Teams are sponsored by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA, NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association 

2021-22 DIVISION II CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

Name, School

* Makyra Tramble, Southwestern Oklahoma State

Sha Carter, Walsh

Re’Shawna Stone, Glenville State

Katie Titus, Daemen College 

Michaela VanderKlugt, Concordia University Irvine

* Ron Lenz National Player of the Year

SECOND TEAM

Name, School

Samantha Bowman, Central Washington

Riley Fitzwater, Concord 

Brooke Littrell, Central Missouri 

Paige Robinson, Drury 

Jaelencia Williams, Union 

THIRD TEAM

Name, School

Abby Beeman, Shepherd 

Shanika Peterkin, Barton College

Dyani Robinson, Texas A&M-Commerce 

Julia Ruzevich, Lindenwood

Julianne Sutton, North Georgia 

HONORABLE MENTION

Name, School

Makaila Cange, Lander

Brooke Olson, Minnesota Duluth

Allie Schulte, Lubbock Christian 

Peyton Steinman, Saint Anselm College

Lacy Stokes, Missouri Southern State