CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced today the fall sport members of its 2022 All-Academic Team. Five hundred and seventy-seven student-athletes from the conference's eight fall championship sports met the requirements for recognition.
To be eligible for the A-R-C All-Academic Team honors, a student-athlete must be on the eligibility list for the sport of nomination, at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least one year in residence and attain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
New this year was the addition of competitive cheer and dance to these All-Academic teams.
Women's basketball led all sports with 65 honorees, followed by men's basketball with 43. Wrestling garnered 39 All-Academic honorees and women's swimming & diving with 35. There were 25 competitive dancers to earn this recognition and 19 men's swimming & diving student-athletes. Competitive cheerleading had 17 student-athletes honored this year.
| School |
MBB |
WBB |
WR |
MSD |
WSD |
CH |
CD |
Total |
| Luther |
3 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
42 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan |
10 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
38 |
| Wartburg |
4 |
11 |
8 |
N/A |
N/A |
4 |
4 |
31 |
| Simpson |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
27 |
| Coe |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
N/A |
5 |
24 |
| Loras |
3 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
24 |
| Buena Vista |
3 |
7 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
7 |
2 |
20 |
| Central |
4 |
5 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
4 |
20 |
| Dubuque |
3 |
9 |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
17 |
| TOTAL |
45 |
65 |
39 |
19 |
35 |
17 |
25 |
243 |
Wartburg's honorees:
Cheerleading and Dance (8)
Women's Basketball (11)
| Tatum Grubbs |
So. |
Casey, Iowa/Exira-EHK |
Physical Education |
| Macy Harris |
Sr. |
Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell |
Elementary Education & Business Administration |
| Liviah Johnson |
So. |
Preston, Iowa/Easton Valley |
Journalism & Communication |
| Zoey Long |
So. |
Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine |
Business Administration |
| Jaedon Murphy |
Jr. |
Alleman, Iowa/North Polk |
Business Administration |
| Taylor Runchey |
Jr. |
Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial |
Elementary Education |
| Cora Saunders |
Jr. |
North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa City West |
Elementary Education |
| Jenna Saunders |
So. |
North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa City West |
Undecided |
| Faith Trelka |
So. |
Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo Christian |
Business Administration |
| Lauren Woeste |
Jr. |
Atkins, Iowa/ Benton Community |
Business Administration |
| Britney Young |
Jr. |
Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock |
Accounting & Business Administration |
Men's Basketball (4)
| Trent Allard |
Jr. |
Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott |
Business Administration |
| Codey Hicks |
Sr. |
Janesville, Iowa/Janesville |
Computer Science |
| Nnamdi Onuigbo |
Jr. |
Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls |
Political Science |
| Richie Rosenblum |
So. |
Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles |
Business Administration |
Men's Wrestling (8)
| Blain Christie |
So. |
Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara |
Business Administration |
| Alex Crawford |
So. |
Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore |
Business Administration |
| Braxton Doebel |
Jr. |
Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake |
Business Administration |
| Case Harmston |
So. |
Elizabeth, Ill./Lena Winslow Stockton |
Engineering Science |
| Nate Hartman |
So. |
Omaha, Neb./ |
Business Administration |
| Steven Karas |
So. |
Pleasant Hill, Calif./College Park |
Health & Fitness Studies |
| Zane Mulder |
Jr. |
Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes |
Business Administration |
| Joe Pins |
Jr. |
Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead |
Engineering Science |
