Thirty-one Simpson College student-athletes competing in winter sports earned a spot on the 2023-24 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Thursday.
Simpson had the fourth-most honorees among the nine conference schools.
Women’s basketball led the league with 15 selections, accounting for half of Simpson’s honorees. Women’s swimming and diving was next with five, men’s basketball and dance each had four, and men’s wrestling, men’s swimming and diving, and cheer all had one.
To be eligible for A-R-C All-Academic Team honors, a student-athlete must be on the eligibility list for the sport of nomination, be at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least one year in residence and attain an accumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
Women’s Basketball (15)
Biana Clemons – Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Maddax DeVault – So., Health & Exercise Science
Lili Duckmann – So., Biology
Macy Emgarten – So., Sports Administration
Claire Greenslade – So., Elementary Education
Dylan Holland – Jr., Business Management
Lauren Jermain – So., Health & Exercise Science
Molly Lutmer – Sr., Sports Administration / Finance
Cassie Nash – Sr., Sports Administration/Multimedia Journalism
Morgan Pietig – Jr., Physical Education
Haley Rasmussen – Jr., Elementary Education
Claire Schmitz – So., Finance / Business Management
Isabella Serrano – Jr., Criminal Justice / Sociology
Elle Street – So., Elementary Education
Shaniah Temple – Jr., Political Science
Women’s Swimming & Diving (5)
Breana Hinson – Jr., Biology
Kate Minette – Jr., Graphic Design / Computer Information Systems
Katie Oosterhuis – Sr., Accounting
Katelyn Smith – Jr., Data Science
Maude Steinbeck – Jr., Psychology / Educational Studies
Men’s Basketball (4)
Easton Darling – Sr., Sports Administration
Andrew Gibb – Sr., History
Levi Gurwell – So., Criminal Justice / Accounting
Jack Hutchinson – Jr., Economics
Dance (4)
Hannah Duncan – Jr., Biochemistry
Megan Hall – Sr., Elementary Education
Adrianna Ruble – Jr., Elementary Education
Bobbie Schechinger – Sr., Biology
Cheer (1)
Grace Wood – So., Health & Exercise Science
Men’s Swimming & Diving (1)
Jay Ceperley – Jr., Political Science / History
Wrestling (1)
Andrew Wolff – Sr., Computer Science