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Joshua Van Gorp was selected to the American Rivers first team all-conference for the third time in his career on Wednesday.

Forward Owen Schipper was picked to the second team, and guards Kaleb Brand and Karson Wehde were both named honorable mentions.

A 6-foot-10 center, Van Gorp led the league in points per game (20.8) in the 16 conference games while shooting 67.3% from the field. He also averaged a double-double adding 10.3 rebounds per game. He also led the conference in minutes played with 562 total minutes and he averaged 35.1 per game. Against Coe College on February 2nd, Van Gorp broke the conference and Central record for points in a game with 55 in a 75-73 win.

Schipper was selected after averaging 11.3 points per game, while also posting the fourth highest three-point percentage (38.5%) in the A-R-C. Schipper added 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists a game, and played the second most minutes in conference games with 556 total minutes. Defensively he was 14th in steals with 18 while also blocking six shots.

Brand led the conference averaging 5.6 assists per game while also scoring 12.5 points per game. Wehde was second in the conference in three-point percentage at 41.9%, and posted 10.1 points per game, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists.