Adding to a winter full of accolades, Central College student-athletes Joshua Van Gorp and Megan Johnson were named the American Rivers Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and the Women’s Track and Field – Track Events Performer of the Week, respectively.

Van Gorp had his 11th double-double of the season in Saturday’s 77-62 win against Luther by notching 14 points and 12 rebounds. He also had his 11th game of scoring 25 or more points this year with a 30-point performance in an 84-69 loss at Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday. The senior center has been the league’s player of the week three times in the last four weeks and six times total in his career. The Central men’s basketball team opens the league’s postseason tournament with a quarterfinal matchup at the University of Dubuque tonight at 7:30 pm.

Johnson was victorious in both races she entered over the weekend. She anchored the winning distance medley relay team at the Eagle Indoor Open at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Friday night, before winning the mile at Wartburg College’s Liz Wuertz Invitational on Saturday. Johnson and the Central College indoor track and field teams will compete at the American Rivers Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday at the University of Dubuque.