PELLA — The Central College men's and women's wrestling teams and the schools men's and women's golf teams were all represented on the College Sports Communicator Division III Academic All-District teams released Tuesday.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have competed for their team at the conference championships and achieve a 3.50 or better cumulative grade point average.
Senior men's wrestler
Sam West (Burlington, Notre Dame HS) headlines the group. He qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships at 184 pounds, where he was named the NCAA Elite Scholar Athlete. Younger brother
Carter West (sophomore, Burlington, Notre Dame HS) also merited CSC Academic All-District distinction.
Women's wrestling was included for the first time and
Esther Belzer (senior, Kalona, Hillcrest Academy) and
Madilyn Rowson (sophomore, Knoxville, Pleasantville HS) were the first Dutch women's wrestlers honored.
Mickey Martens (junior, Villa Park, Ill., Willowbrook HS) secured the honor for the second time and was joined by
Allie Pfantz (sophomore, State Center, West Marshall HS) and
Chloe Sundet (sophomore, Urbandale, Waukee Northwest HS) of the women's golf team.
Sophomore men's golfers
Crew Klingner (sophomore, Williamsburg) and
Maison Brandt (sophomore, Byron, Ill.) round out the list.
Central's honorees:
Men's golf (2)
Maison Brandt, so., Byron, Ill., Byron HS, accounting/business management, 3.65
Crew Klingner, so., Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg HS, business management, 3.89
Women's golf (3)
Mickey Martens, so., Villa Park, Ill., Willowbrook HS, business management/computer science, 3.88
Allie Pfantz, so., State Center, Iowa/West Marshall HS, accounting/business management, 4.00
Chloe Sundet, so., Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee Northwest HS, biology, 4.00
Men's wrestling (2)
Carter West, so., Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame HS, business management, 3.50
Sam West, sr., Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame HS, business management, 4.00
Women's wrestling (2)
Esther Belzer, sr., Kalona, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, information systems, 3.84
Madilyn Rowson, so., Knoxville, Iowa/Pleasantville HS, kinesiology, 3.80
