The American Rivers Conference announced the spring sports all-academic honorees Friday and 63 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.
The men’s track and field team had 20 selections while the women’s team had 18. The men’s tennis squad lead the league with 11 honorees. Softball had eight honored, the baseball team had four, and the men’s golf program had two. Central also had nine student-athletes recognized for the third time.
To qualify for the distinction, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic standing with one year at his/her current school, achieve a 3.5 GPA or better and be on the team’s eligibility list.
Central’s Honorees:
Baseball (4)
^Caleb Douglass, sr., Windsor, Colo./Windsor, engineering, 3.73
Landon Hawes, so., Johnston, Iowa/Johnston, kinesiology, 3.63
^Patrick Krapfl, sr., Ames, Iowa/Ames, kinesiology, 3.60
Brayden Sawyer, jr., Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center, business management, 3.77
Men’s Golf (2)
Alex Gast, jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Albert, English, 3.99
John Juszczyk, so., Monmouth, Ill., Monmouth-Roseville, business management, 3.74
Softball (8)
Rachel Barton, jr., Des Moines, Iowa/Saydel, physics, 3.72
Rylee Dunkin, so., Hamilton, Iowa/Twin Cedars HS, elementary education, 3.96
Hannah Higgins, jr., Macomb, Ill./Macomb, environmental & sustainability studies/biology, 3.83
Larissa Miller, so., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, undeclared, 3.78
Mariah Parton, jr., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, kinesiology, 3.61
^Kynser Reed, sr., Dallas, Iowa/Melcher-Dallas, kinesiology/business management, 3.68
Carley Underwood, so., Mitchellville, Iowa/Colfax-Mingo, communication studies, 3.65
Rylie Van Wyk, jr., Mitchellville, Iowa/Southeast Polk, elementary education, 3.58
Men’s Tennis (11)
Ernest Alvarez-Chedzoy, so., Kerrville, Texas/Tivy, accounting, 3.69
Alec Anderson-Conlon, jr., Madison, Wis./Wisconsin Virtual Academy, psychology, 3.98
Nile Christensen, so., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, strength & conditioning, 3.94
Quin Hull, jr., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa, music, 3.78
Gavin Jablonski, so., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, engineering/physics, 4.00
Victor Nop, sr., Huxley, Iowa/Ballard, engineering, 3.66
Hayden Sinclair, so., Ames, Iowa/Ames, mathematics/business management, 3.73
Alex Slaymaker, so., Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo, mathematics/business management, 3.72
Cashen Thompson, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella, undeclared, 3.94
Aidan Walker, so., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, computer science, 3.85
AJ Wilkins, jr., Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell, biology, 3.56
Men’s Track and Field (20)
Mason Back, so., Winterset, Iowa/Winterset, accounting/business management, 3.71
^Kaleb Brand, 5Y., Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon, business management, 3.83
Jack Brown, so., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, kinesiology, 3.91
^Ben DeValk, sr., Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.86
Cory Fairbanks, sr., Marion, Iowa/Marion, Spanish, 3.63
Mason Farrington, so., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa, musical theatre, 3.77
Kale Hobart, so., Mason City, Iowa/Mason City, kinesiology/business management, 3.55
Gage Huyser, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, accounting/business management, 3.89
^Randy Jimenez, sr., Indianola, Iowa/Southeast Warren, business management, 3.88
JT LaFleur, jr., Bondurant, Iowa/home school, kinesiology, 3.78
Gunner Meyer, jr., Fairbank, Iowa/Wapsie Valley, psychology, 3.54
Tyler Moon, jr., Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake, accounting/business management, 3.65
Tommy Morlan, jr., Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amana, mathematics, 3.63
Zeke Nelson, so., Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake, engineering/physics, 3.73
Drew Peterson, sr., Iowa City, Iowa/West, engineering, 3.68
Kale Purcell, sr., Holton, Kan./Holton, engineering/physics, 3.52
Austin Smith, sr., Olathe, Kan./South, kinesiology, 3.54
William Wadsley, so., Gilbert, Iowa/Gilbert, kinesiology, 3.94
Derek Webster, sr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, biochemistry, 3.90
Gavin Smith, so., Audubon, Iowa/Audubon, accounting, 3.92
Women’s Track and Field (18)
^Kira Baldus, sr., St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar, biochemistry, 3.94
Olivia Bohlen, jr., Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine, kinesiology, 4.00
Leah Bontrager, jr., Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.63
Jillian Fairbanks, so., Otley, Iowa/PCM, kinesiology, 3.83
Kaleena Hagen, jr., Tipton, Iowa/Tipton, elementary education, 3.71
Annika Kruse, jr., Solon, Iowa/Solon, elementary education, 3.97
Emily McMartin, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, elementary education, 4.00
Teah Miller, so., Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls-Alden, biochemistry,. 376
Riley Packer, jr., Erie, Ill./Erie, elementary education, 3.74
Ava Parkins, so., Monmouth, Ill./Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa], engineering/physics, 3.90
^Addison Parrott, sr., Danville, Iowa/Danville, psychology, sociology, 3.86
Chloe Ristau, jr., Denver, Iowa/Denver, accounting, 3.95
Alivia Roerdink, so., Tiffin, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon, chemistry, 4.00
Winona Van Berkum, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 3.57
Lizzy Van Utrecht, so., Ottumwa, Iowa/Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 3.91
^Amber Vroman, sr., Seneca, Ill./Seneca, kinesiology, 3.99
Jasmyn Williams, jr, Denver, Colo., Arvada West, elementary education, 3.71
Kylie Winkler, jr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, 3.87
% = four-time honorees
^ = three-time honorees