PELLA — For the second year in a row, Central College landed the second most student-athletes on the fall sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team with 92 selections announced Friday.

Across the league, 621 total student-athletes were honored.

A total of 22 Dutch seniors earned the honor for the third time. The list of three time winners includes football's Reece Miller (fifth year Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana HS), Cael Fiderlein (senior, West Branch), Gavin Hierseman (senior, West Branch), Jack Johnson (senior, Mount Pleasant), Logan Mont (fifth year, Aurora, Ill., West Aurora HS), Grant Nelson (senior, Pella), Jakie Uthe (senior, Dumont/Hampton-Dumont HS); men's cross country runners Ben DeValk (senior, Solon), Randy Jimenez (senior, Liberty Center/Southeast Warren HS), Drew Peterson (senior, Iowa City, West HS), Derek Webster (senior, Norwalk); men's soccer players Lucas Bartachek (senior, Waukee), Coleman Manuel (senior, Erie, Colo.); women's cross country runners Sara DeHaan (senior, Cedar Falls), Eva Hoch (senior, Norwalk), Addison Parrott (senior, Danville); women's golfer Lydia Grond (senior, Hull, Boyden-Hull HS); women's soccer player Grace Coates (senior, Marion); women's tennis players Jennifer Larson (senior, Johnston), Kalina Schubert (senior, Newell, Newell-Fonda HS), Becca Vala (senior, Omaha, Neb., Elkhorn HS) and volleyball players Gwen Kahlke (senior, Blandinsville, Ill., West Prairie HS), Alexah Mellenberger (senior, New Glarus, Wis.).
The women's cross country team had a league-high 10 players honored and the women's tennis team had nine to top the conference.
           
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 compete at the varsity level.
 
Central's honorees:
Football (29)
Nick Bandy, senior, Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert, sociology, 3.61
Brendan Bogaard, senior, Phoenix, Ariz./Northwest Christian, business management, 3.69
Paddy Bozik, junior, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott, kinesiology, 3.77
Owen Brase, sophomore, Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon, psychology/biology, 4.00
Nile Christensen, sophomore, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, undeclared, 3.96
Caylor Clark, senior, Pleasantville, Iowa/Pleasantville, kinesiology, 3.56
Cole Clark, junior, Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon, business management, 3.59
Andrew Cotty, junior, Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo, accounting, 3.73
Ben DeMeulenaere, junior, Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine, business management, 3.87
Kalvin Erickson, junior, Meeteetse, Wyo./Meeteetse, business management, 3.53
Cael Fiderlein, senior, West Branch, Iowa/West Branch, kinesiology/biology, 3.59
Gavin Hierseman, senior, West Branch, Iowa/West Branch, kinesiology/biology, 3.83
Cole Johnson, sophomore, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, strength and conditioning, 3.77
Jack Johnson, senior, Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant, business management, 3.91
Vito Luchi, sophomore, Tolleson, Ariz./Tolleson, undeclared, 3.53
Logan Lursen, Mason City, Iowa/Newman Catholic, strength and conditioning, 3.82
Reece Miller, 5Y, Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana, strength and conditioning, 3.58
Logan Mont, 5Y, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, business management/accounting, 3.57
Grant Nelson, senior, Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 3.78
Zeke Nelson, sophomore, Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake, undeclared, 3.61
Maximus Reitano, junior, Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes, kinesiology, 3.90
Peyton Ritzert, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Iowa, undeclared, 3.76
Brayden Ruskey, sophomore, Solon, Iowa/Solon, undeclared, 3.81
Cam Schulte, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Pella, undeclared, 3.57
Gavin Smith, junior, Audubon, Iowa/Audubon, accounting, 3.92
Collin Swantz, senior, Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon, business management, 3.51
Ethan Thomas, junior, Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, kinesiology, 3.57
Jakie Uthe, senior, Dumont, Iowa/Hampton-Dumont, strength and conditioning, 3.91
Kyler Yarnell, senior, Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain, accounting/business management, 3.56

Men's cross country (8)
Mason Back, sophomore, Winterset, Iowa/Winterset, undeclared, 3.90
Jack Brown, sophomore, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, undeclared, 3.89
Kenny Cronin, senior, Des Moines, Iowa/Davis County, accounting, 4.00
Ben DeValk, senior, Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.83
Randy Jimenez, senior, Liberty Center, Iowa/Southeast Warren, business management, 3.94
Tyler Moon, junior, Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake, undeclared, 3.73
Drew Peterson, senior, Iowa City, Iowa/West, engineering, 3.59
Derek Webster, senior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, chemistry, 3.92

Men's soccer (11)
Lucas Bartachek, senior, Waukee, Iowa/Waukee, accounting/business management, 3.55
Brady Birkenholtz, sophomore, Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle, undeclared, 4.00
Nick Colavita, senior, Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain, kinesiology, 3.56
Luke Crawford, junior, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott, economics, 3.92
Jack Hillis, sophomore, Clive, Iowa/Waukee, undeclared, 3.61
Coleman Manuel, senior, Erie, Colo./Erie, biology, 3.65
Alejo Marcon, junior, Resistencia, Argentina/Pella Christian, business management, 3.55
Lelong Miyeng, sophomore, Bondurant, Iowa/Des Moines North, undeclared, 3.58
Ronan Murphy, senior, Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt, computer science, 3.66
Andrew Streit, sophomore, Swisher, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amanda, undeclared, 3.91
Josue Torres, junior, Osceola, Iowa/Clarke, kinesiology, 3.73

Women's cross country (10)
Leah Bontrager, junior, Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.54
Sara DeHaan, senior, Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls, elementary education, 3.91
Jillian Fairbanks, sophomore, Otley, Iowa/PCM, kinesiology, 3.91
Ava Goben, sophomore, Corydon, Iowa/Wayne, strength and conditioning, 3.52
Kaleena Hagan, junior, Tipton, Iowa/Tipton, elementary education, 3.67
Eva Hoch, senior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, political science/English, 3.84
Annika Kruse, junior, Solon, Iowa/Solon, elementary education, 3.96
Addison Parrott, senior, Danville, Iowa/Danville, psychology/sociology, 3.86
Chloe Ristau, junior, Denver, Iowa/Denver, accounting, 3.93
Kylie Winkler, junior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, accounting, 3.87

Women's golf (4)
Lydia Grond, senior, Hull, Iowa/Boyden-Hull, biochemistry, 3.78
Ruby Hoch, sophomore, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, undeclared, 3.53
Sophie Lunning, senior, Mason City, Iowa/Mason City, elementary education, 3.88
Mickey Martens, sophomore, Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook, undeclared, 3.97
                                            
Women's soccer (8)
Katy Brown, junior, West Alton, Mo./Orchard Farm, business management/communication studies, 3.74
Grace Coates, senior, Marion, Iowa/Marion, kinesiology, 3.74
Piper Eighmy, sophomore, Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian, biology/business management, 4.00
Georgia Havlicek, sophomore, Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.96
Bailey Huizenga, junior, Colona, Ill./Geneseo, kinesiology, 3.99
Josie Newton, sophomore, Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk, undeclared, 3.66
MiMi Pavelka, junior, Shakopee, Minn./Holy Family, kinesiology, 3.98
Alli Seegers, sophomore, Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock, undeclared, 3.51

Women's tennis (9)
Katelyn Freeman, junior, Castle Rock, Colo./Castle View, economics/Spanish/mathematics, 3.88
Lauren Gano, sophomore, Johnston, Iowa/Johnston, kinesiology, 3.86
Keleigh Hall, senior, Keokuk, Iowa/Keokuk, elementary education, 3.84
Jennifer Larson, senior, Johnston, Iowa/Johnston, biochemistry, 3.96
Emma Murphy, sophomore, Liberty, Mo./Liberty, elementary education, 3.90
Kalina Schubert, senior, Newell, Iowa/Newell-Fonda, history, 3.83
Becca Vala, senior, Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn, kinesiology, Spanish, 3.78
Madi Whalen, junior, Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill, environmental & sustainability studies, biology, 3.66
Taylor Wyeth, fifth year, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, art, 3.55

Volleyball (13)
Ella Clark, sophomore, Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon, undeclared, 3.55
Josephine Delaney, sophomore, Hiawatha, Kan./Hiawatha, undeclared, 3.79
Sophia Folkerts, sophomore, Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford, undeclared, 3.75
Cassie Graff, sophomore, Waterloo, Iowa/West, biochemistry, 3.60
Gwen Kahlke, senior, Blandinsville, Ill./West Prairie, kinesiology, 3.85
Alexah Mellenberger, senior, New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus, mathematics, 3.60
Kaitlyn Mumm, sophomore, Waukee, Iowa/Des Moines Christian, kinesiology, 3.50
Landry Pacha, sophomore, Wellman, Iowa/Mid-Prairie, undeclared, 3.62
Gracie Pierson, senior, Lake City, Minn./Lake City, kinesiology, 3.51
Avery Rexroat, sophomore, Macomb, Ill./Macomb, biology, 3.91
Makayla Ribble, junior, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City, elementary education, 3.69
Sara Sienkiewicz, junior, Plainfield, Ill./Neuqua Valley, biology, 3.85
Leslie Snow, junior Olivia, Minn./BOLD, elementary education, 3.80