PELLA — The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team was announced Wednesday and 44 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.

The women's track and field teams had 20 selections while the men's team had 10. The softball and men's tennis programs had five apiece. Baseball had three and the men's golf team had one. The men's tennis team's five selections were tied for best in the league.

Six senior student-athletes were recognized for the third time. Men's tennis player Tanner Finken (Carroll), baseball pitcher Marcus Wenzel (Chicago, Ill., Luther North College Prep), women's track and field athlete. Krissa Larson (senior, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) and men's track and field athletes Will DeHaan (DeWitt, Central DeWitt HS), Nick Thompson (Newhall, Benton HS) and Carter Tryon (Winterset) were cited for the third time in their careers.

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:
Sam Staley, jr., baseball, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson, engineering, 3.56
Landon Vander Leest, sr., baseball, Pella, Iowa/Pella, business management, 3.55
Marcus Wenzel, 5^th, baseball, Chicago, Ill./Luther North College Prep, exercise science, 3.54
Madison Farrington, jr., softball, Marshalltown, Iowa/East Marshall, biology, 3.80
Carson Fisk, jr., softball, Searsboro, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully, Elementary education, 3.65
Makenna Hall, jr., softball, Keokuk, Iowa/Central Lee, psychology/sociology, 3.94
Sydni Huisman, jr., softball, Treynor, Iowa/Treynor, actuarial science/computer science, 3.73                                           
Jocy Timmerman, so., softball, Fort Dodge, Iowa/Saint Edmond Catholic, biology, 3.77
Lucas Wendel, jr., men's golf, Le Claire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley, biology, 3.84
Tanner Finken, sr., men's tennis, Carroll, Iowa/Carroll, computer science/mathematics, 3.90
Lucas Vroom, so., men's tennis, Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk, political science, 3.87
Nash Christian, jr., men's tennis, Whitewater, Wis./Fort Atkinson, history/political science, 3.57
Matthew Den Adel, jr., men's tennis, Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, actuarial science/economics, 3.85
Michael Turnley, jr., men's tennis, Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan, social science 3.66
Will DeHaan, sr., men's track and field, DeWitt, Iowa/Central DeWitt, business management, 3.85
Lucas Heitz, jr., men's track and field, Adel, Iowa/ADM, engineering, 3.76
Noah Jorgenson, so., men's track and field, Sidney, Iowa/Sidney, business management, 3.98
Brody Klein, so., men's track and field, Rainier, Wash./Rainer, exercise science, 3.91
Luke Pavlat, sr., men's track and field, Pella, Iowa/Pella, athletic training, 3.51
Jacob Sanders, jr., men's track and field, Nevada, Iowa/Nevada, business management, 3.62
Thomas Spoehr, sr., men's track and field, Bennington, Neb./Bennington, mathematics, 3.77
Adam Sylvia, jr., men's track and field, Rochester, Mass./Old Rochester, business management, 3.60
Nick Thompson, sr., men's track and field, Newhall, Iowa/Benton, actuarial science/economics, 3.84
Carter Tryon, sr., men's track and field, Winterset, Iowa/Winterset, biology, 3.75
Abby Alberti, so., women's track and field, Harlan, Iowa/Harlan, exercise science, 3.94
Lauren Brown, so., women's track and field, Underwood, Iowa/Underwood, communication studies, 3.86
Layken Bytnar, so., women's track and field, Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf, biology, 3.98
Cali Coffman, jr., women's track and field, Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley, exercise science/Spanish, 3.59
Lindsey Davidson, so., women's track and field, Northwood, Iowa/Northwood-Kensett, elementary education, 3.96
Abby Gruver, so., women's track and field, Sully, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully, elementary education, 3.68
Taryn Hintz, so., women's track and field, Primghar, Iowa/South O'Brien, elementary education, 3.74
Kate Hoogensen, so., women's track and field, Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, mathematics, 3.84
Megan Johnson, so., women's track and field, Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg, exercise science, 3.94
Malory Jones, jr., women's track and field, Fairfield, Iowa/Fairfield, exercise science, 3.90
Krissa Larson, sr., women's track and field, Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock, history, 3.74
Abby Marr, jr., women's track and field, Riceville, Iowa/Riceville, elementary education, 3.55
Alyssa Mayhew, so., women's track and field, North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, environmental studies, 3.75
Caroline McMartin, so., women's track and field, Pella, Iowa/Pella, biology, 4.00
Lauren Miller, jr., women's track and field, Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque, biology/Spanish, 3.95
Natalie Patterson, so., women's track and field, Lone Tree, Iowa/Lone Tree, exercise science, 3.54
Kasey Pelzer, so., women's track and field, Pleasantville, Iowa/Pleasantville, exercise science, 3.62
Abbi Roerdink, so., women's track and field, Tiffin, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon, accounting/business management, 4.00
Ellie Roorda, so., women's track and field, Pella, Iowa/Pella, biology, 3.84
Elsie Thoreson, so., women's track and field, Pella, Iowa/Pella, exercise science, 3.73