PELLA — Central College landed 65 student-athletes on the fall sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team Friday.
Across the league, 566 total student-athletes were honored.
A total of eight seniors earned the honor for the third consecutive year, which is normally the maximum possible as freshmen are not eligible for selections. Fifth-year senior
Drew Smith (Joliet, Ill./West HS) was recognized for the fourth time. The eight three-time selections were football players
Blaine Hawkins (Ankeny) and Josh Kuiper (Grundy Center); women's tennis players
Katie Larson (Fort Madison), Alyssa Lewton (Ankeny, Centennial HS) and
Sarah Schirm (Cedar Rapids, Xavier HS); volleyball players
Krissa Larson (Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) and
Landry Luhring (Grundy Center); and women's soccer player
Sydney Canney (Adel, ADM HS)
Volleyball had a league-high 16 players honored, the most of any Central team. Football added 13 and women's cross country had nine.
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 (16)
Tom Adolph, fifth-year senior, Coralville, Iowa/Iowa City West, engineering, 3.65
Cameron Bannister, junior, State Center, Iowa/West Marshall, psychology, 3.69
Matt Glockel, senior, Malvern, Iowa/East Mills, engineering, 3.51
Blaine Hawkins, fifth-year senior, Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, economics/business management, 3.58
Jeff Herbers, junior, Urbandale, Iowa/Des Moines Christian, actuarial science, 3.96
Brody Klein, sophomore, Rainier, Wash./Rainier, undeclared, 3.96
Josh Kuiper, senior, Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center, engineering, 3.93
Reece Miller, sophomore, Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana, undeclared, 3.85
Logan Mont, sophomore, Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, undeclared, 3.71
Gregory Ricketts, junior, Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle Township, economics, 3.72
Drew Smith, fifth-year senior, Joliet, Ill./West, political science/sociology, 3.71
Zach Swart, junior, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie, sociology, 3.52
J.R. Zeitler, senior, Bloomfield, Iowa/Davis County, elementary education, 3.57
Men's cross country (4)
Will DeHaan, senior, DeWitt, Iowa/Central DeWitt, business management, 3.95
Noah Jorgenson, sophomore, Sidney, Iowa/Sidney, undeclared, 3.96
Jacob Sanders, junior, Nevada, Iowa/Nevada, business management 3.60
Adam Sylvia, junior, Rochester, Mass./Old Rochester, business management, 3.56
Men's soccer (4)
Brandon Banyas, junior, Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk, actuarial science, 3.83
Nathan Kuhlman, sophomore, Lee's Summit, Mo./North, undeclared, 3.73
Noah Leonard, junior, Spring Hill, Kan./Spring Hill, exercise science, 3.81
Micah Poole, junior, Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf, Exercise science, 3.65
Women's cross country (9)
Abby Alberti, sophomore, Harlan, Iowa/Harlan, undeclared, 3.92
Layken Bytnar, sophomore, Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf, undeclared, 3.96
Lindsey Davidson, sophomore, Northwood, Iowa/Northwood-Kensett, undeclared, 3.93
Kate Hoogensen, sophomore, Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, undeclared, 3.84
Alyssa Mayhew, sophomore, North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, undeclared, 3.73
Caroline McMartin, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Pella, undeclared, 4.00
Lauren Miller, junior, Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque, biology/Spanish, 3.94
Ellie Roorda, sophomore, Pella, Iowa/Pella, undeclared, 3.83
Audrey Smith, junior, Keosauqua, Iowa/Van Buren, biochemistry, 3.83
Women's golf (4)
Peyton Bytnar, sophomore, Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf, undeclared, 3.96
Madison Clark, junior, Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic, computer science, 3.62
Rachel Sohn, sophomore, Sutherland, Iowa/South O'Brien, undeclared, 3.60
Delaney Underwood, junior, Mitchellville, Iowa/Colfax-Mingo, biology, 3.90
Women's soccer (8)
Sydney Canney, senior, Adel, Iowa/ADM, communication studies, 3.76
Rachel Daniels, junior, Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo, exercise science, 4.00
Emmy Drake, sophomore, Wilton, Iowa/Wilton, undeclared, 3.78
Kaitlyn Isom, sophomore, Phoenix, Ariz./Horizon Honors, psychology/political science, 3.71
Bridget Lynch, junior, Northglenn, Colo./Jefferson Academy, engineering/mathematics, 3.97
Marissa Jonas, sophomore, Blair, Neb./Blair, undeclared, 3.96
Abby Sutberry, sophomore, Lee's Summit, Mo./St. Michael, undeclared, 3.51
Madi Van Vors, sophomore, Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana, undeclared, 3.92
Women's tennis (7)
Ashlynn Brant, junior, Glidden, Iowa/Carroll, exercise science, sociology, 3.54
Jenna Hernandez, sophomore, Slater, Iowa/Ballard, undeclared, 3.66
Katie Larson, senior, Fort Madison, Iowa/Fort Madison, biology, 3.54
Alyssa Lewton, senior, Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, Spanish/sociology, 3.93
Bronwyn Metcalf, senior, Pella, Iowa/Pella, biochemistry, 3.54
Laramie O'Sullivan, sophomore, Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore, undeclared, 3.71
Sarah Schirm, senior, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier, sociology, 3.56
Volleyball (16)
Lauren Brown, sophomore, Underwood, Iowa/Underwood, undeclared, 3.91
Lexie Buls, junior, Kearney, Mo./Kearney, elementary education, 3.86
Natalie Gaszynski, junior, Huntley, Ill./Huntley, exercise science, 3.56
Makenna Hall, junior, Keokuk, Iowa/Central Lee, psychology, 3.96
Taryn Hintz, sophomore, Primghar, Iowa/South O'Brien, undeclared, 3.64
Elyse Johnson, sophomore, Kirksville, Mo./Kirksville, undeclared, 3.93
Krissa Larson, senior, Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock, history, 3.71
Landry Luhring, senior, Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center, exercise science, 3.65
Kate Pachner, junior, Akron, Colo./Akron, elementary education, 3.97
Rachel Pella, junior, Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill, exercise science, 3.71
Taylor Richards, junior, Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, elementary education, 3.61
Sam Scholz, sophomore, Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Lutheran, undeclared, 3.87
Addison Six, sophomore, Washington, Iowa/Washington, undeclared, 3.78
Amanda Smith, junior, Tipton, Iowa/Tipton, elementary education, 3.85
Hallie Uhlig, senior, Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer Ridge, environmental studies, 3.53
Alicia Wendler, sophomore, Prior Lake, Minn./Jefferson, exercise science/biology, 3.51
