2026 Competitive Dance All-Conference Honors Released

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - (Photos) The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) has announced 2026 conference honors for Competitive Dance following the conference championships hosted by Aquinas College on Friday, March 6.  

Honors include: First Team All-Conference, Second Team All-Conference, Dancer of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Coach of the Year, Champion of Character Coach and All-Academic. First and Second team All-Conference, Dancer of the Year and Newcomer of the Year are selected by an officiating panel at the final regular season event. Athletes choose to try out and must reach a numerical and skill threshold to earn the honor. 

Dancer and Newcomer of the Year: Ondreana Mather, Aquinas

Coach of the Year: Lauren Wilson, Lourdes

Champion of Character Coach: Tessa Talan, Madonna

In addition to the All-Conference awards, the WHAC also announced its All-Academic and Champions of Character teams. The All-Academic Team consists of sophomores or above with a cumulative 3.25 GPA who have been at their school for one full year. The Champions of Character Team comprises one player from each school who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.