PELLA — Central College landed the second most student-athletes on the fall sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team for the third year in a row with 81 selections announced Friday.

Across the league, 686 total student-athletes were honored.

A total of 16 Dutch seniors earned the honor 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 compete at the varsity level.
 
Central's honorees:
Football (22)
^Nick Bandy, fifth year, Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert, sociology, 3.68
^Paddy Bozik, senior, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott, kinesiology, 3.74
Cade Chism, sophomore, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson HS, business management, 3.83
Nile Christensen, junior, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, undeclared, 3.94
^Cole Clark, senior, Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon, business management, 3.56
^Andrew Cotty, senior, Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo, accounting/business management, 3.78
^Ben DeMeulenaere, senior, Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine, business management, 3.91
Jacob Gudith, sophomore, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, history, 3.87
Tate Jirovsky, sophomore, Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center, business management/religion, 3.82
Cole M. Johnson, junior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, strength and conditioning, 3.71
Toby Julin-Mccleary, sophomore, Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls, kinesiology, 3.84
Aidan Kinner, sophomore, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier HS, strength and conditioning, 3.88
Dylan Kipp, sophomore, West Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame, accounting/business management, 3.85
Cody Klein, sophomore, Newton, Iowa/Newton, kinesiology, 3.84
Logan Lursen, junior, Mason City, Iowa/Newman Catholic, strength and conditioning, 3.86
Zeke Nelson, junior, Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake, engineering/physics, 3.73
^Maximus Reitano, senior, Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes, kinesiology, 3.88
Peyton Ritzert, junior, Pella, Iowa/Iowa, biology, 3.77
Cam Schulte, junior, Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 3.54
^Gavin Smith, senior, Audubon, Iowa/Audubon, accounting/business management, 3.94
^Ethan Thomas, senior, Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, kinesiology, 3.61
Alex Thomason, junior, Newton, Iowa/Newton, kinesiology, 3.62

Men's cross country (10)
Mason Back, junior, Winterset, Iowa/Winterset, accounting/business mgmt., 3.71
James Brant, sophomore, Tama, Iowa/South Tama, kinesiology, 3.54
Jack Brown, junior, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, kinesiology, 3.91
Conner Hansen, sophomore, Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle, biology, 3.50
Andrew Mahaffey, sophomore, Guthrie Center, Iowa/ACGC, music, 4.00
Ian Meyer, sophomore, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, biology, 3.72
Brody Roth, sophomore, Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle, business management, 3.67
Taylor Thunstedt, senior, Westby, Wis./Westby, business management, 3.54
Nathan Vander Waal, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 4.00
William Wadsley, junior, Gilbert, Iowa/Gilber, kinesiology, 3.94
 
Men's soccer (11)
Brady Birkenholtz, junior, Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle, chemistry, 4.00
Morgan Finkenbinder, sophomore, Elkhorn, Neb./Skutt Catholic, engineering, 3.68
Grant Fletcher, sophomore, Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, undeclared, 3.51
Jack Hillis, junior, Clive, Iowa/Waukee, business management, 3.53
Max Lauman, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Pella, information systems, 3.61
^Alejo Marcon, senior, Resistencia, Argentina/Pella Christian, business management, 3.59
Drew Schellhorn, sophomore, Urbana, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana, engineering, 3.57
Nathan Scholl, sophomore, Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes, engineering, 3.66
Mason Simmons, sophomore, Springfield, Ill./Springfield, business management, 3.84
Evan Streit, sophomore, Swisher, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amana, engineering/physics, 4.00
Andrew Streit, junior, Swisher, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amanda, mathematics, 3.80

Women's cross country (7)
^Leah Bontrager, senior, Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.63
Jillian Fairbanks, junior, Otley, Iowa/PCM, kinesiology, 3.83
Elizabeth Kielty, sophomore, Ackley, Iowa/AGWSR, elementary education, 3.85
^Annika Kruse, senior, Solon, Iowa/Solon, elementary education, 3.97
Peyton Madison, sophomore, Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott, elementary education, 3.77
Teah Miller, junior, Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls-Alden, biochemistry, 3.76
Karston Nebel, sophomore, Bloomfield, Iowa/Davis County, accounting/business mgmt., 3.51

Women's golf (3)
Mickey Martens, junior, Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook, business mgmt./comp. sci., 3.91
Allie Pfantz, sophomore, State Center, Iowa/West Marshall, undeclared, 4.00
Chloe Dundet, sophomore, Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee Northwest, biology, 4.00
 
Women's soccer (15)
Bailey Acton, junior, Winterset, Iowa/Winterset, biology, 3.97
Kylie Bloomstrom, sophomore,  Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake Area HS, kinesiology, 3.96
Addison Brown, sophomore, West Alton, Mo./Orchard Fram HS, biology, 3.92
Katy Brown, senior, West Alton, Mo./Orchard Farm, business management/communication studies, 3.88
Sophia Caniglia, sophomore, Honey Creek, Iowa/Missouri Valley HS, biology, 3.83
Olivia DeVos, sophomore, Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk HS, kinesiology, 3.95
Kelley Duffy, junior, Breckenridge, Colo., Summit HS, kinesiology, 3.84
Piper Eighmy, junior, Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian, biology/business management, 4.00
Georgia Havlicek, junior, Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.98
^Bailey Huizenga, senior, Colona, Ill./Geneseo, kinesiology, 3.99
Emma Klosterman, sophomore, Aurora, Ill./Oswego East HS, elementary education, 3.66
Rachel Mendlik, sophomore, Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton HS, business management, 3.82
Josie Newton, junior, Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk, mathematics/business management, 3.72
^MiMi Pavelka, senior, Shakopee, Minn./Holy Family, kinesiology, 3.90
Grace Wolford, senior, West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS, elementary education, 3.62

Women's tennis (4)
Emily Blom, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Pella, elementary education, 3.92
Lauren Gano, junior, Johnston, Iowa/Johnston, kinesiology, 3.84
Emma Murphy, junior, Liberty, Mo./Liberty, elementary education, 3.92
^Madi Whalen, senior, Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill, environmental & sustainability studies, biology, 3.77

Volleyball (9)
Josephine Delaney, junior, Hiawatha, Kan./Hiawatha, actuarial science/economics, 3.89
Sophia Folkerts, junior, Dike, Iowa/Dike-New Hartford, kinesiology, 3.72
Maya Lane, sophomore, Fairfield, Iowa/Fairfield, biology, 3.77
Kaitlyn Mumm, junior, Waukee, Iowa/Des Moines Christian, kinesiology, 3.57
Makayla Ribble, senior, Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City, elementary education, 3.75
Taryn Ryan, sophomore, Mackinaw, Ill./Deer Creek-Mackinaw, undeclared, 4.00
^Sara Sienkiewicz, senior, Plainfield, Ill./Neuqua Valley, biology, 3.82
^Leslie Snow, senior, Olivia, Minn./BOLD, elementary education, 3.83
Taya Soukup, sophomore, Sioux Falls, S.D./O'Gorman, biology, 3.74