PELLA—Central College placed 41 student-athletes on the spring sports American Rivers All-Conference all-academic team.
           
The Dutch had 12 women's track and field honorees with nine cited in men's track and field, eight in baseball, six in men's tennis, five in softball and one in men's golf. Central had 36 honorees last spring.
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 3.50 grade point average or better and compete at the varsity level.
           
Women's track and field competitor Rachel Daniels (sophomore, Geneseo, Ill.) and softball player Emma Lowden (sophomore, Winterset) lead the way with perfect 4.0 GPAs. 

Academic All-American Rivers honorees
Name                            Yr.     Sport    Hometown (city, state)/HS          Major(s)                        GPA
Kyle Hauser                    Sr.     BSB       Poplar Grove, Ill./Belvidere North       Exercise science              3.87
Chris Hensley                  Sr.     BSB       Ottumwa, Iowa                              Engineering                    3.51
Jon Rozeboom                Sr.     BSB       Waukee, Iowa/Waukee                    Biology                          3.69
Brendan Short                 So.     BSB       Normal, Ill./Normal                         Computer science             3.91
Sam Staley                     So.     BSB       Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson                       Engineering                    3.62
Landon Vander Leest       Jr.      BSB       Pella, Iowa/Pella                            Business management      3.54
Jake Wegner                  Sr.     BSB       Bloomington, Ill./Normal                  Exercise science              3.70
Kyle Wright                     Sr.     BSB       Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware      Exercise science              3.70
Lucas Wendel                 So.     MG        Le Claire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley          Biology                          3.85
Nash Christian                So.     MT        Whitewater, Wis./Fort Atkinson         History/political science/   3.82
                                                                                                              German studies
Matthew Den Adel           So.     MT        Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial                 Actuarial science             3.71
Tanner Finken                 Jr.      MT        Carroll, Iowa/Carroll                         Computer science/math    3.90
William Isiminger             Sr.     MT        North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora          Engineering/physics         3.89
Joe Roberts                    Sr.     MT        Lake-in-the-Hills, Ill./Huntley             Social science                 3.55
Michael Turnley               So.     MT        Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan             Social science                 3.71
Madison Farrington          So.     SB         Marshalltown, Iowa/East Marshall      Biology                          3.74
Sydni Huisman                So.     SB         Treynor, Iowa/Treynor                    Actuarial science             3.70
Emma Lowden                So.     SB         Winterset, Iowa/Winterset                Exercise science/biology   4.00
Skylar Sadler                  So.     SB         Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon                        Accounting/business mgmt..  3.82
Sara Tallman                  Sr.     SB         Pella, Iowa/Pella                            Elementary education       3.97
Will DeHaan                   Jr.      MTF       DeWitt, Iowa/Central DeWitt             Business management      3.95
Lucas Heitz                     So.     MTF       Adel, Iowa/ADM                             Engineering                    3.84
Luke Pavlat                    Jr.      MTF       Pella, Iowa/Pella                            Athletic training               3.53
Nate Sanders                  Sr.     MTF       Waukee, Iowa/Waukee                    Exercise science              3.86
Jacob Sanders                So.     MTF       Nevada, Iowa/Nevada                     Business management      3.60
Thomas Spoehr               Jr.      MTF       Bennington, Neb./Bennington           Mathematics                   3.75
Adam Sylvia                   So.     MTF       Boston, Mass./Old Rochester             Business management      3.56
Nick Thompson               Jr.      MTF       Newhall, Iowa/Benton                     Actuarial science             3.82
Carter Tryon                   Jr.      MTF       Winterset, Iowa/Winterset                Biology                          3.72
Lindsey Blommers             Jr.      WTF      Pella, Iowa/Pella                            Accounting                     3.91
Rachel Daniels                So.     WTF      Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo                     Exercise science              4.00
Holly Forrester                Sr.     WTF      Manhattan, Kan./Rock Creek             Exercise science               3.86
Mary Gray                      Sr.     WTF      West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee        Business management      3.53
Maya Jackson                 Jr.      WTF      Clarion, Iowa/Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Psychology                     3.95
Malory Jones                  So.     WTF      Fairfield, Iowa/Fairfield                    Exercise science              3.87
MacKenzie Kruse             So.     WTF      St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair                    Exercise science              3.51
Krissa Larson                  Jr.      WTF      Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock     History                           3.71
Hollie Loper                    So.     WTF      Richland, Iowa/Pekin                       Exercise science              3.72
Lauren Miller                   So.     WTF      Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque                 Biology/Spanish              3.94
Kiki Pingel                      Sr.     WTF      Pella, Iowa/Pella                            Exercise science              3.78
Audrey Smith                  So.     WTF      Keosauqua, Iowa/Van Buren             Biochemistry                   3.83