The American Rivers Conference announced the spring sports all-academic honorees Wednesday and 60 Central College student-athletes were recognized for their academic and athletic excellence.
The women’s track and field teams had 30 selections while the men’s team had 14. The softball program had seven, the men’s tennis team had four, the baseball team had three, and the men’s golf team had two that were recognized.
Central had 16 student-athletes recognized for at least the third time, while fifth-year seniors Sydni Huisman and Adam Sylvia of softball and men’s track and field received their fourth honor, respectively.
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 be on the team’s eligibility list.
Central’s honorees:
Baseball (3)
Caleb Douglass, jr., Windsor, Colo./Windsor, engineering, 3.67
Patrick Krapfl, jr., Ames, Iowa/Ames, kinesiology, 3.53
Brayden Sawyer, so., Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center, business management, 3.72
Men’s Golf (2)
Alex Gast, so., Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Albert, English, 3.98
Cole McGriff, jr., Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell, philosophy, 3.93
Men’s Tennis (4)
Alec Anderson-Conlon, so., Madison, Wis./Wisconsin Virtual Academy, psychology, 3.97
Quin Hull, so., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa, music, 3.74
Alejo Marcon, so., Resistencia, Argentina/Pella Christian, business management, 3.55
AJ Wilkins, jr., Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell, 3.61
Men’s Track and Field (14)
Kaleb Brand, sr., Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon, business management, 3.82
Ben DeValk, jr., Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.83
Cory Fairbanks, jr., Marion, Iowa/Marion, Spanish, 3.58
Tanner Fry, jr., Osceola, Iowa/Clarke, kinesiology and biology, 3.98
Gage Huyser, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella, undeclared, 3.86
Randy Jimenez, jr., Indianola, Iowa/Southeast Warren, business management, 3.94
^Noah Jorgenson, sr., Sidney, Iowa/Sidney, business management, 3.99
^Brody Klein, sr., Rainier, Wash./Rainier, kinesiology, 3.94
Gunner Meyer, so., Fairbank, Iowa/Wapsie Valley, psychology, 3.65
Tyler Moon, so., Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake, accounting, 3.73
Tommy Morlan, so., Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creek-Amana, mathematics, 3.63
Drew Peterson, jr., Iowa City, Iowa/West, engineering, 3.59
Gavin Smith, so., Audubon, Iowa/Audubon, accounting, 3.92
%Adam Sylvia, 5Y., Rochester, Mass./Old Rochester, business management, 3.67
Softball (7)
Rachel Barton, so., Des Moines, Iowa/Sayden, physics, 3.63
^Carson Fisk, 5Y., Searsboro, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully, elementary education, 3.67
Hannah Higgins, so., Macomb, Ill./Macomb, environmental & sustainability studies/biology, 3.78
%Sydni Huisman, 5Y., Treynor, Iowa/Treynor, actuarial science and computer science, 3.79
Mariah Parton, so., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny, kinesiology, 3.50
Kynser Reed, jr., Dallas, Iowa/Melcher-Dallas, kinesiology/business management, 3.68
Taylor Wyeth, sr., Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, art, 3.55
Women’s Track and Field (30)
^Abby Alberti, sr., Harlan, Iowa/Harlan, kinesiology, 3.95
Kira Baldus, jr., St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar, biochemistry, 3.93
Olivia Bohlen, so., Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine, kinesiology, 4.00
Leah Bontrager, so., Wellman, Iowa/Hillcrest Academy, kinesiology, 3.54
^Lauren Brown, sr., Underwood, Iowa/Underwood, communication studies, 3.89
^Layken Bytnar, sr., Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf, biology, 3.99
^Lindsey Davidson, sr., Northwood, Iowa/Northwood-Kensett, elementary education, 3.97
Sabryn Egli, so., Saint Charles, Iowa/Interstate 35, communication studies, 3.69
Sara Goodenbour, jr., Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls, elementary education, 3.91
^Abby Gruver, sr., Sully, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully, elementary education, 3.80
Kaleena Hagen, so., Tipton, Iowa/Tipton, elementary education, 3.66
^Kate Hoogensen, sr., Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, mathematics, 3.81
^Megan Johnson, sr., Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg, chemistry and psychology, 3.94
Annika Kruse, so., Solon, Iowa/Solon, elementary education, 3.96
Karsyn Lamm, jr., Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant, biology, 3.87
^Alyssa Mayhew, sr., North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, environmental & sustainability, 3.77
^Caroline McMartin, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, biology, 3.99
Emily McMartin, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella, elementary education, 4.00
Hadyn Miller, sr., Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls-Alden, kinesiology, 3.63
Riley Packer, so., Erie, Ill./Erie, elementary education, 3.69
Addison Parrott, jr., Danville, Iowa/Danville, psychology, sociology, 3.86
Gracie Pierson, jr., Lake City, Minn./Lake City, kinesiology, 3.51
Chloe Ristau, so., Denver, Iowa/Denver, accounting, 3.93
^Abbi Roerdink, sr., Tiffin, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon, accounting, business management, 4.00
^Ellie Roorda, sr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, Spanish, 3.86
Winona Van Berkum, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella, kinesiology, 3.51
Allison Van Gorp, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella Christian, kinesiology, 3.53
Amber Vroman, jr., Seneca, Ill./Seneca, kinesiology, 3.99
Jasmyn Williams, jr, Denver, Colo., Arvada West, 3.77
Kylie Winkler, so., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, 3.87
%four-time honorees
^three-time honorees