The spring sports Iowa Conference all-academic team features 33 Central College student-athletes who were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.

Central’s softball team paced the Dutch with a league-high eight honorees. Both the men’s and women’s track and field squads had seven a piece with the baseball program close behind with six.

Women’s track and field athletes Emma Drees, Andie Arthofer and Morgan Koenigs, baseball player Noah Stochl and men’s tennis player Alex Anderson all received the recognition for 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:

Baseball
Zach Greder, so., Sloan, Iowa/Westwood, biology, 3.942
Drew McDonough, so., Underwood, Iowa/Underwood, exercise science, 3.577
Dallyn Putz, so., Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware, athletic training, 3.77
Garrett Saunders, so., Bonaparte, Iowa/Van Buren, biology, 3.903
Noah Stochl, sr., New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton, psychology, 3.745
Tanner Wood, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella, accounting, 3.838

Men’s Golf
Trevor Scheweinefus, jr. Ossian, Iowa/South Winneshiek, economics/bus. management, 3.902

Men’s tennis
Alex Anderson, sr. Boone, Iowa/Boone, exercise science, 3.548
Colin Jones, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella, political science/mathematics, 3.98
Tom Palmer, jr. Pella, Iowa/Pella, Spanish, 3.826
Josh Phillips, so., Morton, Ill./Morton, Information systems, 3.559

Men’s track and field
Jeremy Caracci, jr., Johnston, Iowa/Johnston, social science, 3.502
Mark Fairley, jr., Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque, exercise science, 3.822
Ryan Kruse, jr., St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair, mathematics, 3.699
Kyle Pape, so., Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert Catholic, exercise science, 3.785
Tanner Rathje, jr. Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar, biochemistry/biology, 3.873
Jon Specht, jr., Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead, biology/exercise science, 3.54
Isaac Steffensmeier, sr., Fort Madison, Iowa/Fort Madison, 3.539

Softball
Kaci Braner, jr. New Berlin, Ill./New Berlin, chemistry/biology, 3.732
Mariah Fritz, so., Tama, Iowa/East Marshall, biology, 3.666
Mikayla Heath, sr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City, Spanish, 3.898
Makenzie Matt, so., Bellevue, Neb./East HS, elementary education, 3.852
Karly Olson, sr., Winterset, Iowa/Winterset, elementary education, 3.553
Kylie Olson, so., Mapleton, Minn./Maple Grove, biology, 3.822
Taylor Sohn, sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy, exercise science, 3.827
Tabitha Taylor, jr., Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes, accounting, 3.796

Women’s track and field
Andie Arthofer, sr., Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque, exercise science, 3.829
Emma Drees, sr., Waukee, Iowa/Waukee, accounting/business management, 3.683
Macin Harvey, so., Hartley, Iowa/HMS, biology, 3.741
Morgan Koenigs, sr., Mapleton, Iowa/MVAO, elementary education, 3.906
Kate Patton, jr., Murray, Iowa/Murray, psychology, 3.927
Rachel Peter, so., Prairie City, Iowa/PCM, music education-vocal, 3.7
Kasey Wiedmaier, jr., Indianola, Iowa/Indianola, elementary education, 3.58 25 three times.