CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -  The spring of 2020 brought many changes throughout the world. Student-athletes not only had to overcome the challenges associated with no longer having sport in the way they had known for many years, but also adapting to online learning. As sports came to a halt the pursuit of academic achievement continued and with that the American Rivers Conference announces today the spring sport members of its 2019-20 All-Academic Team. Three hundred and fifty-nine student-athletes from the Conference's six spring championship sports met the requirements for recognition.

To be eligible for 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 an accumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

Wartburg College led the way in total honorees with 70 student-athletes earning A-R-C All-Academic distinction. Nebraska Wesleyan placed the second highest total on the team with 55, while Dubuque was third, placing 44 honorees on the team. Luther and Simpson each totaled 38 honorees for the fourth highest totals. Central collected the sixth most honorees at 36. Loras had 33 honorees followed by Buena Vista with 23 and Coe with 22. 

Women's track and field led all sports with 112 student-athlete honorees. Men's track and field saw 90 award winners. With 57 recipients softball garnered the third most honorees followed by baseball with 55.each. Rounding out the spring sports are men's tennis (27), and men's golf (18). 

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