LEXINGTON, KY – The AVCA announced selections for All-America teams Wednesday and Kiannisha Santiago continued to add to her trophy case following her senior season, being named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
 
Santiago was dominant in her senior season, finishing second in the conference at 3.92 kills per set. At Manhattan, Santiago recorded her 1,000^th career kill, just the 10^th Bronc in program history to reach the milestone. A two-time MAAC Player of the Week, and the MAAC Player of the Year, she led all players in conference play, averaging 4.36 kills per set against league opponents. Santiago had 20 matches with double-digit kills including five double-doubles. The senior had 11 matches this season hitting over .300 and hit .271 on the season. She is the first Bronc to earn All-America honors since Morgan Romano in the 2020-21 season. She finished her Rider career with 1,143 career kills, graduating fifth in program history. Her 435 kills this season rank seventh in a single season in program history. Her 3.09 career kills per set are fifth in program history and her 3.92 kills per set this season rank eighth.

Santiago becomes the 10^th Bronc across all sports to earn All-America honors since 2020, with the group compiling 12 total All-America honors during that span. In total, 50 Rider athletes have earned 56 All-America honors across all sports in the history of Rider athletics.