Honors
CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year: 2021, 2020-21
All-MVC: 2021 (1st), 20-2021 (1st), 2019 (1st), 2018 (2nd)
MVC Defensive Player of the Year: 2021, 2020-21, 2019
Preseason All-MVC Team: 2021, 2020-21, 2019
MVC All-Tournament Team: 2021, 2020-21, 2019
MVC Defensive Player of the Week: Sept. 14, 2021, March 16, 2021, Sept. 17, 2019
United Soccer Coaches All-American: 2021 (1st), 2020-21 (1st), 2019 (2nd)
United Soccer Coaches All-Region: 2021 (1st), 2020-21 (1st), 2019 (1st), 2018 (3rd), 2017 (2nd)
MAC Hermann Trophy: 2021 (Semifinalist), 2020-21 (Semifinalist)
College Soccer News Preseason All-America: 2021, 2020-21
CoSIDA Academic All-American: 2019 (1st), 2018 (1st), 2017 (3rd)
CoSIDA All-District Team: 2021, 2020-21, 2019, 2018, 2017
United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year: Spring 2021
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Team: Spring 2021 (1st), 2019 (1st), 2018 (3rd)
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Team: Spring 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017
MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: 2021, 2020-21, 2019
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2021 (1st), 2020-21 (1st), 2019 (1st), 2018 (1st), 2017 (1st)
MVC Elite 17 Award: 2021, 2020-21, 2019
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
MVC Presidents Council Academic Award: 2018-19
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
MVC Academic Honor Roll: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Virgil Cheek Award: 2019
2021
Appeared in all 19 matches of the 2021 season, starting 18... Logged a team-high 1,625 minutes on the pitch... Anchored an MSU defense that reached No. 3 in goals against average and shut out 10 opponents (.526)... Scored three goals during the season against Belmont (Aug. 26), Central Ark. (Sept. 8) and Drake (Aug. 29)... Earned Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14... Was named the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for the second-straight year, his fifth CoSIDA academic distinction... Earned first-team All-MVC honors... Was named the MVC Defender of the Year for the third-straight year... Was named to the MVC Scholar Athlete team... Earned his third United Soccer Coaches All-American distinction... Named a Senior Class Award All-American (first team) and a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy... Earned the MVC Elite 17 Award and was named to the MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2020-21
Started all 14 matches of the spring 2021 season… Totaled 1,250 minutes and played the full-90 in all but one match for the Bears backline… Helped lead the MSU defense to a .781 goals against average and post six shutouts… Scored a goal against Creighton (March 10)… Assisted on a goal at Loyola (March 26)… Earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors on March 16… Named MVC Defensive Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-American (first team)… Selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region first team, All-MVC first team and Preseason All-MVC team… MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist… College Soccer News Preseason All-American… Tabbed MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and United Soccer Coaches National Scholar of the Year… United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team, MVC Scholar-Athlete first team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region and CoSIDA Academic All-District.
2019
Started all 20 matches for the MSU defense… Anchored a Bears’ backline that boasted a 0.632 goals against average which ranked sixth in the nation while recording nine shutouts on the season… Added four points with a goal and two assists for the MSU attack… Scored his second career goal on a header at Evansville (Oct. 5)… Selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team… Named MVC Defensive Player of the Year to go along with selections to the All-MVC First Team and the Valley’s All-Tournament team… Tabbed MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17… Earned All-West Region First Team honors… Received CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District VI Team, and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-North/Central Region Team distinctions… Chosen as MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men’s soccer while landing on the conference’s Scholar-Athlete First Team list… 2019 MVC Elite 17 award honoree.
2018
The captain started in all 17 games for the Bears playing for all but 45 of the available minutes… Led the Bears to another impressive defensive season… Was key to the Bears recording a 0.70 goals-against-average, which was 16th lowest GAA in the nation… Added an assist and 12 shot attempts… Earned United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American Third Team honors, CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I First Team, MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team, CoSIDA All-District VI Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (10/31/18)… Received MVC All-Conference Second Team and United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team… Was named Missouri State Male Junior of the Year.
2017
Started all 17 games for the Bears… The captain made a huge impact for the Bears back line… Netted his first career goal against Valparaiso (Oct. 24) in the 47th minute… A consistent force for the Bears on the defensive side of the pitch, helping the squad to one of its best defensive seasons in history… The Bears’ defense game up only nine goals all season… Earned United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team… Academically earned Scholar All-North/Central Region Accolades, CoSIDA Academic All-American third team status as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team and Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete first team.
2016
Did not make an appearance for the Bears in 2016.
2015
Redshirted his first season on campus.
High School
With U-18 national team and USL-PDL experience, Hiebert will look to step in to the college game with ease...The Honor Roll student comes in at 5'11'' and has a knack for getting his team out of danger in the defensive third.
Personal
Kyle Hiebert is the son of Victor and Lenore Hiebert...Born July 30, 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada... Working on his Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics in Accounting at Missouri State.
