General | 11/14/2025 2:00:00 PM

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced today the fall sport members of its 2025 All-Academic Team. Six-hundred and eighty-six student-athletes from the conference's eight fall championship sports met the requirement 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).
 
Wartburg College led the way in total with a school-record 147 student-athletes earning All-Academic recognition. 
 
Football had a school-record 53 selections, men's cross country had a program-record 26 honorees, women's soccer had a program-record 18 honorees, women's tennis had a program-record seven honorees, and volleyball tied a program-record 11 honorees.
 
Wartburg's honorees:
Football (53)

Thaden Abbas	WAR	So.	FB	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk	Political Science
Joey Anderson	WAR	Sr.	FB	Neola, Iowa/Underwood	Engineering
Justis Bachman	WAR	Jr.	FB	Eureka, Ill./Eureka	Business Administration
Korbin Barck	WAR	Sr.	FB	Perry, Iowa/Van Meter	Exercise Science
Kaden Behrens	WAR	Sr.	FB	Dunkerton, Iowa/Dunkerton	Business Administration/Accounting
Ethan Berding	WAR	Jr.	FB	Mason City, Iowa/Mason City	Health & Fitness/Business Admin.
Topher Bigalk	WAR	Jr.	FB	Cresco, Iowa/Crestwood	Physical Education
Landon Coleman	WAR	So.	FB	Pleasant Valley, Iowa/Bettendorf	Business Administration
Zack Crawford	WAR	Jr.	FB	Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore	Sociology/Business Administration
Leo Dodd	WAR	Sr.	FB	Janesville, Iowa/Janesville	Business Administration
Ryan Doyle	WAR	Jr.	FB	Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley	Exercise Science
Jack Drahos	WAR	Sr.	FB	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon	Exercise Science
Matt Dufoe	WAR	Sr.	FB	Adel, Iowa/A-D-M	Political Science/Business Admin.
Caleb Egesdal	WAR	Jr.	FB	Reinbeck, Iowa/Gladbrook-Reinbeck	Business Administration
Parker Ehrenfelt	WAR	So.	FB	Wellman, Iowa/Mid-Prairie	Business Administration
Indiana Ferguson	WAR	So.	FB	Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon	Business Administration
Ryan Folkerts	WAR	Sr.	FB	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Business Administration
Declan Fortuna	WAR	So.	FB	Itasca, Ill./Lake Park	Physical Education
Ty Gardner	WAR	So.	FB	Le Claire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley	Business Administration
Tyler Gayer	WAR	Jr.	FB	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Exercise Science/Neuroscience
Conner Grover	WAR	Sr.	FB	Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman Catholic	Exercise Science
Owen Hatcher	WAR	Gr.	FB	Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque	Economics/ Business Admin.
Jack Heinberg	WAR	Sr.	FB	Marengo, Ill./Marengo	Health & Fitness Studies
Matthew Hilleman	WAR	Jr.	FB	Ely, Iowa/ C.R. Prairie	Chemistry
Micah Holmberg	WAR	Sr.	FB	Mountain Lake, Minn./Mountain Lake	Engineering
Jaxon Hoppes	WAR	Sr.	FB	Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West	Neuroscience
Cole Hotz	WAR	Sr.	FB	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Business Administration
Cade Hughes	WAR	Sr.	FB	Charlotte, Iowa/Northeast	Engineering
Andrew Kline	WAR	So.	FB	Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West	Business Administration/Accounting
Alex Koch	WAR	Sr.	FB	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/C.R. Kennedy	Business Administration
Adam Link	WAR	Jr.	FB	Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott	Business Administration
Dylan Marti	WAR	Jr.	FB	Donahue, Iowa/North Scott	Health & Fitness Studies
Conner McDonald	WAR	Jr.	FB	Congerville, Ill./Eureka	Physical Education
Henry Morris	WAR	So.	FB	Fort Madison, Iowa/Fort Madison	Business Administration
Jesse Navarez	WAR	Jr.	FB	Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg	Business Administration
Charlie Niegsch	WAR	So.	FB	Ames, Iowa/Gilbert	Exercise Science
Josh Papesh	WAR	So.	FB	Valley View, Ohio/Saint Ignatius	Biology
Levi Pingel	WAR	Sr.	FB	Cherokee, Iowa/Washington	Exercise Science
Carter Reinbold	WAR	So.	FB	Minnetrista, Minn./Mound Westonka	Business Administration
Andrew Rhodes	WAR	So.	FB	Decorah, Iowa/Decorah	Business Administration
Trent Roberts	WAR	Sr.	FB	Hampton, Ill./United Township	Exercise Science
Sam Roose	WAR	Jr.	FB	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Business Administration
Jett Scott	WAR	So.	FB	Queen Creek, Ariz./Florence	Neuroscience
Austin Souhrada	WAR	So.	FB	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Pre-Dentistry (Biochem)
Parker Sperfslage	WAR	Jr.	FB	Oelwein, Iowa/Oelwein	Mathematics/Secondary Education
Cam Stephens	WAR	So.	FB	Gilbert, Iowa/Gilbert	Business Administration
Dylan Swanstrom	WAR	Jr.	FB	Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township	Business Administration
Matthew Tarr Jr.	WAR	So.	FB	Brooklyn Center, Minn./The Blake School	Business Administration
Keenan Tyler	WAR	Sr.	FB	Decorah, Iowa/Decorah	Business Administration
Keegan Weber	WAR	So.	FB	Johnston City, Ill./Herrin	Business Administration
Cole Wiemers	WAR	So.	FB	Truman, Minn./Fairmont	Biology
Jack Wilson	WAR	Jr.	FB	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Exercise Science/Business Admin.
Charlie Zimmerman	WAR	So.	FB	Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf	Elementary Education

 
Men's Cross Country (26)

Seth Bailey	WAR	Sr.	MCC	New London, Iowa/New London	Biology
Cooper Bankston	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael	Exercise Science
Braden Burger	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee	Neuroscience/Exercise Science
Marcus Camacho	WAR	So.	MCC	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier	Medical Lab Science
Cooper Cook	WAR	So.	MCC	Marion, Iowa/Marion	Actuarial Science
Derek Coulter	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Oquawka, Ill./Mercer County	Physics
Aidan Decker	WAR	So.	MCC	Iowa City, Iowa/Liberty	Exercise Science
Hutton Edney	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Huntsville, Tex./New Waverly	Computer Science
Chris Fenstermaker	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Pacific Grove, Calif./Pacific Grove	Biology
Isaiah Hammerand	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque	Economics
Alex Horstman	WAR	Sr.	MCC	Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls	Sociology
Garrison Hubka	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Spring Valley, Minn./Kingsland	Business Administration
Wes Hulseberg	WAR	So.	MCC	Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg	Psychology
Jack Kinzer	WAR	5th	MCC	North Liberty, Iowa/North Liberty	Biology/Secondary Education
Nathan Kinzer	WAR	Jr.	MCC	North Liberty, Iowa/North Liberty	Business Administration
Caden Kueker	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Mathematics/Secondary Ed.
Eli Larson	WAR	Sr.	MCC	Walker, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana	Engineering (B.S.)
Aaron Lursen	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Fort Dodge, Iowa/St. Edmond Catholic	Business Administration/Accounting
Nathan Moore	WAR	So.	MCC	Wylie, Tex./Wylie	Accounting
Drew Moser	WAR	So.	MCC	Clinton, Iowa/Clinton	Exercise Science
Alex Pries	WAR	So.	MCC	Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes	Neuroscience
Brendan Rader	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/C.R. Kennedy	Business Administration
Tyler Schermerhorn	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial	Exercise Science
Sawyer Schmidt	WAR	So.	MCC	Preston, Iowa/Northeast	Engineering
Lance Sobaski	WAR	Jr.	MCC	Brighton, Iowa/Washington	Business Administration
Solomon Zaugg	WAR	So.	MCC	Mediapolis, Iowa/Mediapolis	Engineering

 
Women's Soccer (18)

Alexa Brockmueller	WAR	Jr.	WS	Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt	Social Work/Psychology
Mackenzie Ceschan	WAR	So.	WS	West Des Moines, Iowa/WDM Valley	Business Administration
Claire Lienhard	WAR	So.	WS	Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury	Exercise Science
Paige Lienhard	WAR	Jr.	WS	Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury	Pre-Med (Biochem)
Kenna Hemann	WAR	So.	WS	Mason City, Iowa/Newman Catholic	Biology
Avery Mize	WAR	Gr.	WS	Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community	Biology
Kaila Och	WAR	So.	WS	Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi	Biology
Lindsey Overmann	WAR	Sr.	WS	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Exercise Science
Greta Rothe	WAR	Sr.	WS	Washington, Iowa/Washington	Biology
Izzy Sash	WAR	Sr.	WS	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial	Elementary Education
Claudia Sewell	WAR	So.	WS	Mason City, Iowa/Mason City	Biology
Athena Sheets	WAR	Jr.	WS	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn Mar	Biology
Allison Smith	WAR	So.	WS	Underwood, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln	Neuroscience
Gabby Staedtler	WAR	So.	WS	Spencer, Iowa/Spencer	Business Administration
Ellianna Trilling	WAR	Jr.	WS	Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie	Elementary Education
Sami Webster	WAR	Jr.	WS	Johnston, Iowa/Des Moines Christian	Business Administration
Makena Youngblut	WAR	So.	WS	Jesup, Iowa/Don Bosco	Graphic Design
Nikayla Youngblut	WAR	Sr.	WS	Jesup, Iowa/Don Bosco	Business Administration

 
Men's Soccer (16)

Braeden Anderson	WAR	So.	MS	Omaha, Neb./Central	Engineering
Kaden Baxter	WAR	Sr.	MS	Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle	Accounting
Caleb Cross	WAR	So.	MS	Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North	Biology
Rentse De Jong	WAR	So.	MS	Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls	Environmental Science
Blake Halleran	WAR	Sr.	MS	Fairfax, Iowa/C.R. Prairie	Health & Fitness Studies
Landon Hartsell	WAR	Sr.	MS	Saint Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers College	Business Administration/Accounting
Tristan Howard	WAR	Jr.	MS	Marion, Iowa/Linn Mar	Physical Education
Sam McDevitt	WAR	Sr.	MS	Adel, Iowa/Waukee Northwest	Actuarial Science
Peyton Meier	WAR	So.	MS	Adel, Iowa/A-D-M	Business Administration
Aidan Mott	WAR	Sr.	MS	Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista	Exercise Science
Trent Neff	WAR	Sr.	MS	Rochester, Minn./Rochester Lourdes	Business Administration
Emanuel Raymundo	WAR	So.	MS	Washington, Iowa/Washington	Accounting
Aydan Tye	WAR	So.	MS	Byron, Minn./Bryon	Pre-Law
Conor Wahlberg	WAR	Sr.	MS	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny	Exercise Science
Blake Whitlow	WAR	So.	MS	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn Mar	Exercise Science
Kento Yamamoto	WAR	So.	MS	Kobe, Japan/Kwansei Gakuin	Business Administration/Economics

 
Women's Cross Country (13)

Sydney Bochmann	WAR	So.	WCC	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Biology
Kelly Giardina	WAR	Sr.	WCC	Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian	Sociology/Psychology
Makenna Hetrick	WAR	So.	WCC	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/ C.R. Washington	Religion
Sunny Horner	WAR	Sr.	WCC	New Waverly, Tex./New Waverly	Exercise Science
Ella Johnson	WAR	Jr.	WCC	Prescott, Wis./Prescott	Actuarial Science
Karle Kramer	WAR	Sr.	WCC	Monticello, Iowa/Monticello	Biochemistry
Lydia Maas	WAR	So.	WCC	Hampton, Iowa/Hampton-Dumont	Business Administration
Haley Meyer	WAR	Sr.	WCC	New Albin, Iowa/Kee	Accounting
Anna Quillin	WAR	So.	WCC	Solon, Iowa/Solon	Business Administration
Kamryn Sherwood	WAR	So.	WCC	Danville, Iowa/Danville	Psychology
Allie Spredemann	WAR	Sr.	WCC	Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie	Elementary Education
Cali Trygstad	WAR	Jr.	WCC	Clive, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley	Elementary Education
Grace Vortherms	WAR	So.	WCC	Austin, Minn./Austin	English

 
Volleyball (11)

Liv Anderson	WAR	Sr.	VB	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial	Exercise Science
Aspen Falk	WAR	So.	VB	St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar	Pre-Medicine
Leah Hayungs	WAR	Jr.	VB	Orange City, Iowa/MOC-Floyd Valley	Business Administration
Kaylee Koudelka	WAR	So.	VB	Alleman, Iowa/North Polk	Business Administration
Alexa Melcher	WAR	Jr.	VB	Elk River, Minn./Elk River	Engineering
Karsyn Miller	WAR	Jr.	VB	Evansdale, Iowa/Waterloo East	Biology
Lexi Noelck	WAR	Jr.	VB	Atlantic, Iowa/Atlantic	Sociology
Aubrie Pruess	WAR	Sr.	VB	Clarance, Iowa/North Cedar	Elementary Education
Peyton Robinson	WAR	Jr.	VB	Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon	Business Administration
Emma Salvo	WAR	Sr.	VB	Eldora, Iowa/South Hardin	Business Administration
Anna Sash	WAR	So.	VB	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial	Elementary Education

 
Women's Tennis (7)

Tori Johnson	WAR	Sr	WT	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny	Business Administration
Morgan Kathman	WAR	Jr.	WT	Boone, Iowa/Boone	Political Science
Heather Leek	WAR	Jr.	WT	Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Lincoln	Biochemistry
Lydia Miller	WAR	Jr.	WT	Claypool, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley	Graphic Design/Journalism & Comm.
Kaitlin Olson	WAR	So.	WT	Osage, Iowa/Osage	Music Education
Kendall Olson	WAR	So.	WT	Osage, Iowa/Osage	Music Education
Abi Peyman	WAR	So.	WT	Fairmont, Minn./Fairmont	Elementary Education

 
Women's Golf (3)

Madelyn Bender	WAR	Sr.	WG	Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie	Elementary Education
Brenna Bodensteiner	WAR	So.	WG	Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock	Kinesiology
Makenna Conrad	WAR	Jr.	WG	Washington, Iowa/Washington	Biology