PELLA — The American Rivers Conference team released its spring sports all-academic teams Friday and 80 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.

The men's track and field teams had 27 selections while the women's team had 19. The men's tennis squad lead the league with nine honorees. Softball had 13honored while the baseball team had seven and the men's golf program had five. Central had 16 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 (7)
Marcus Hernandez, jr., Whittier, Calif./Sonora HS, business management, 3.68
Tate Jirovsky, so., Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center HS, business management/religion, 3.87
AJ Jones, so., Moline, Ill./Moline HS, kinesiology, 3.59
^Brayden Sawyer, sr., Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center HS, business management, 3.74
Lincoln Stensland, so., Lisbon, Iowa/Alburnett HS, political science, 3.84
Stephen Stufflebeam, jr., Macomb, Ill./Macomb HS, kinesiology, 3.82
Jackson Torbit, so., St. Louis, Mo./Webster Groves HS, history, 3.55
 
Men's Golf (5)
Maison Brandt, so., Byron, Ill./Byron, accounting/business management, 3.65
^Alex Gast, sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Albert, English, 3.98
John Juszczyk, jr., Monmouth, Ill., Monmouth-Roseville, business management, 3.66
Crew Klingner, so., Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg, business management, 3.90
Brayden Ruskey, jr., Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.59
 
Softball (13)
Emma Anderson, so., Forest City, Iowa/Forest City HS, business management, 3.86
^Rachel Barton, sr., Des Moines, Iowa/Saydel HS, physics, 3.76
Rylee Dunkin, jr., Hamilton, Iowa/Twin Cedars HS, elementary education, 3.98
^Hannah Higgins, sr., Macomb, Ill./Macomb HS, environmental & sustainability studies/biology, 3.86
Sydney Hoskins, so., Albia, Iowa/Albia HS, kinesiology, 3.86
Jadyn Huisman, so., Treynor, Iowa/Treynor HS, communication studies/business management, 3.86
Katelyn McCallum, jr., Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak HS, undeclared, 3.54
Larissa Miller, jr., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny HS, biology/Spanish, 3.78
Maddy Shannon, so., Ames, Iowa/Gilbert HS, elementary education, 3.66
Addi Starr, so., Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial HS, business management, 3.63
Sarah Stufflebeam, jr., Macomb, Ill./Macomb HS, communication studies, 3.69
Carley Underwood, jr., Mitchellville, Iowa/Colfax-Mingo HS, communication studies, 3.69
Rylie Van Wyk, sr., Mitchellville, Iowa/Southeast Polk HS, elementary education, 3.58
 
Men's Tennis (9)
Ernest Alvarez-Chedzoy, jr., Kerrville, Texas/Tivy HS, accounting, 3.74
Gentry Brown, so., Andover, Kan./Andover HS, chemistry/biology, 3.51
Nile Christensen, jr., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown HS, kinesiology, 3.88
^Quin Hull, sr., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa HS, music education-vocal, 3.80
Gavin Jablonski, jr., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown HS, engineering/physics, 4.00
Donovan Klish, so., Liberty, Mo./North HS, political science/sociology, 3.88
Hayden Sinclair, jr., Ames, Iowa/Ames HS, mathematics/business management, 3.77
Alex Slaymaker, jr., Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo HS, mathematics/business management, 3.77
Cashen Thompson, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, communication studies, 3.83
 
Men's Track and Field (27)
Alier Agau, so., Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic HS, engineering/physics, 3.81
Mason Back, jr., Winterset, Iowa/Winterset HS, accounting/business management, 3.71
Jacob Birch, jr., Harlan, Iowa/Harlan HS, kinesiology, 3.66
James Brant, so., Tama, Iowa/South Tama HS, kinesiology, 3.80
Jack Brown, jr., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk HS, kinesiology, 3.91
Jack Every, so., Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes HS, art, 3.65
Mason Farrington, jr., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa HS, musical theatre, 3.81
Gabe Feldmann, jr., Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant HS, history, 3.51
Conner Hansen, so., Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle HS, biology, 3.54
Kale Hobart, jr., Mason City, Iowa/Mason City HS, kinesiology/business management, 3.66
^Gage Huyser, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, accounting/business management, 3.87
Cor Huyser, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, engineering/physics, 3.79
JT LaFleur, jr., Bondurant, Iowa/home school, kinesiology, 3.85
Andrew Mahaffey, so., Guthrie Center, Iowa/ACGC HS, music education – instrumental, 4.00
Ian Meyer, so., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown HS, biology, 3.76
^Gunner Meyer, sr., Fairbank, Iowa/Wapsie Valley HS, psychology, 3.67
^Tyler Moon, sr., Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake HS, accounting/business management, 3.69
Zeke Nelson, jr., Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake HS, engineering/physics, 3.86
Kale Purcell, 5Y, Holton, Kan./Holton HS, engineering/physics, 3.55
Evan Sheesley, jr., Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg HS, business management, 3.95
^Gavin Smith, sr., Audubon, Iowa/Audubon HS, accounting, 3.96
Dillon Starlin, so., Creston, Iowa/Creston HS, biochemistry, 3.95
Taylor Thunstedt, sr., Westby, Wis./Westby HS, business management, 3.52
Nathan Vander Waal, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, kinesiology, 4.00
Alex Volden, so., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy HS, 3.95
William Wadsley, jr., Gilbert, Iowa/Gilbert HS, kinesiology, 3.96
Alex Zarlatanes, so., Taylor Ridge, Ill./Rockridge HS, strength and conditioning, 3.90
 
Women's Track and Field (19)
Danika Arnold, so., Glenwood, Iowa/Glenwood HS, kinesiology, 3.90
^Olivia Bohlen, sr., Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine HS, kinesiology, 4.00
^Leah Bontrager, sr., Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.66
Ramey Dahlquist, so., Janesville, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock HS, biology, 3.55
Paige Davis, so., New Boston, Ill./Mercer County HS, elementary education, 3.72
Kelly Duffy, jr., Breckenridge, Colo./Summit HS, kinesiology, 3.88
Jillian Fairbanks, jr., Otley, Iowa/PCM HS, kinesiology, 3.82
Elizabeth Kielty, so., Ackley, Iowa/AGWSR HS, undeclared, 3.83
^Annika Kruse, sr., Solon, Iowa/Solon HS, elementary education, 3.83
Haydn Little, so., Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes HS, undeclared, 3.93
^Emily McMartin, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, elementary education, 4.00
Kylie Meyer, so., Andalusia, Ill./Rockridge HS, kinesiology, 3.66
Teah Miller, jr., Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls-Alden HS, biochemistry, 3.76
^Riley Packer, sr., Erie, Ill./Erie HS, elementary education, 3.69
Ava Parkins, jr., Monmouth, Ill./Burlington Notre Dame [Iowa] HS, engineering/physics, 3.91
Alivia Roerdink, jr., Tiffin, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon HS, chemistry, 4.00
Peyton Steffen, sr., Marion, Iowa/Marion HS, biochemistry, 3.50
^Winona Van Berkum, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella HS, kinesiology, 3.59
^Jasmyn Williams, sr., Denver, Colo./Arvada West HS, elementary education, 3.70
 
%four-time honorees
^three-time honorees