Bria Medina ’27 and Kylee Callahan ’26 (inset photo).
Bria Medina ’27 and Kylee Callahan ’26 (inset photo) etched their names in the Prairie Fire women's basketball record book, each scoring their 1000th career points this season—Medina ranks first all-time in scoring with 1515 points, and Callahan is third all-time with 1349. Medina also became the first Knox women’s basketball player to be named Midwest Conference Player of the Year. Photo by Shaswot Karki ’28; Steve Davis P’12

It’s been a grand time for Knox women’s basketball. Literally.

Last season, Kylee Callahan ’26 became the fifth player in program history to score more than 1,000 career points. Earlier this season, Bria Medina ’27 joined her in the Prairie Fire 1,000-point club. Callahan and Medina both hail from Tucson, Arizona, and have paced the Knox women’s team over the past three seasons.

Their impressive performances also have garnered recognition, as both have earned numerous accolades.

A biology major, Callahan earned Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year in the 2022-23 season and received First-Team All-Conference honors in 2023-24.

Medina, also a biology major, is well-decorated, earning the Arvid Pierre Zetterberg Jr. Prize for women during the 2023-24 season, a First-Team All-Conference honor during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, and the league’s Newcomer of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

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