CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently named its 2022 All-Academic teams and individuals. The American Rivers Conference saw 54 women and 46 men earn All-Academic individual honors. All-Academic team accolades were earned by 8 women's squads and 5 men's squads. Kassie Parker, Loras College, was named the Women's Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year and Isabella Hogue, Nebraska Wesleyan University, was named Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year.
The Loras College women highlighted the team accolades by sweeping both Women's Indoor Track & Field National Scholar Team of the Year and Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Team of the Year. Loras swept the NCAA Divsion III National Championships this past school year with their first Indoor Track & Field trophy and third straight Outdoor Track & Field title.
In order to be in contention for Scholar Team of the Year, a program must finish highly at the respective national championship meet and have at least a 3.10 cumulative team GPA.
Individually on the men's side, Wartburg led all American Rivers Conference schools with 12 honorees, followed by Nebraska Wesleyan with 9. Central added 8 award winners. Loras and Simpson both saw 5 individuals earn honors. Dubuque had 4 individuals and Luther added another 3.
Wartburg also led the American Rivers Conferences women's teams with 15 recipients. The Duhawks followed with 10 honorees and Nebraska Wesleyan added 9. Dubuque saw 8 individuals earn honors and Central with 6, followed by Buena Vista with 5. Luther saw one individual receive the accolade.
To qualify for USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honors, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.30 and must have met at least one of the following athletic standards: competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship; finished the regular season ranked in the national top-50 in an individual event or ranked in the national top-35 in a relay event on the official NCAA Descending Order List.
| Women's All-Academic Teams |
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Men's All-Academic Teams |
| INSTITUTION |
GPA |
HEAD COACH |
INSTITUTION |
GPA |
HEAD COACH |
| Buena Vista University |
3.225 |
Jonina Brinson |
Central College |
3.127 |
Brandon Sturman |
| Central College |
3.628 |
Brandon Sturman |
Loras College |
3.117 |
Matt Jones |
| Loras College |
3.41 |
Matt Jones |
Luther College |
3.32 |
Steve Pasche |
| Luther College |
3.59 |
Yarrow Pasche |
Simpson College |
3.343 |
Aaron Fuller |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University |
3.7 |
Ted Bulling |
University of Dubuque |
3.241 |
Chad Gunnelson |
| Simpson College |
3.47 |
Aaron Fuller |
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| University of Dubuque |
3.5376 |
Chad Gunnelson |
| Wartburg College |
3.46 |
Marcus Newsom |
| Women's All-Academic Individuals |
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Men's All-Academic Individuals |
| STUDENT-ATHLETE |
INSTITUTION |
STUDENT-ATHLETE |
INSTITUTION |
| Anna Brennan |
Buena Vista |
Theo Baldus |
Central |
| Skylar Cole |
Buena Vista |
Will DeHaan |
Central |
| Courtney Johnson |
Buena Vista |
Lucas Heitz |
Central |
| Rebecca Simpson |
Buena Vista |
Noah Jorgenson |
Central |
| Jessica Sump |
Buena Vista |
Brody Klein |
Central |
| Taryn Hintz |
Central |
Thomas Spoehr |
Central |
| Megan Johnson |
Central |
Adam Sylvia |
Central |
| Malory Jones |
Central |
Carter Tryon |
Central |
| Krissa Larson |
Central |
Matt Bandy |
Loras |
| Abby Marr |
Central |
Ryan Harvey |
Loras |
| Caroline McMartin |
Central |
Mike Jasa |
Loras |
| Elayna Bahl |
Loras |
Ted Kruse |
Loras |
| Marion Edwards |
Loras |
Carter Oberfoell |
Loras |
| Taylor Flaig |
Loras |
Tom Altier |
Luther |
| Sam Heavlin |
Loras |
Colin Beck |
Luther |
| Sara Hoskins |
Loras |
Cole Peters |
Luther |
| Kelly Kohlhof |
Loras |
Gabe Anderson |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Stevie Lambe |
Loras |
Marshall Chasek |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Kassie Parker |
Loras |
Andrew Davis |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Alyssa Pfadenhauer |
Loras |
Kyle Dickinson |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Brianna Renner |
Loras |
Garrett Lenners |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Heather Hostager |
Luther |
Eric Lenz |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Madison Brase |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Kyle Ott |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Avery Decker |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Rudy Vrtiska |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Breanne Geary |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Norbert Weijenberg |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Isabella Hilger |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Max Cleveland |
Simpson |
| Isabella Hogue |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Ryan Courtney |
Simpson |
| Reagan Janzen |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Harry Dudley |
Simpson |
| Shantel Koranda |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Spencer Moon |
Simpson |
| Alexa Koza |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
James Murray |
Simpson |
| Maddie Moran |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
Tyler Cernohous |
Dubuque |
| Alison Beeman |
Dubuque |
Cade Collier |
Dubuque |
| Annika Braaten |
Dubuque |
Logan Mattson |
Dubuque |
| Caroline Ferguson |
Dubuque |
Luke Weber |
Dubuque |
| Riley Finn |
Dubuque |
Zach Abbey |
Wartburg |
| Demetria Johnson |
Dubuque |
Jensen Clapp |
Wartburg |
| Emma Seipel |
Dubuque |
Joe Freiburger |
Wartburg |
| Abigail Smith |
Dubuque |
Matt Heinzman |
Wartburg |
| Kaitlyn Wilder |
Dubuque |
Connor Lancial |
Wartburg |
| Lily Campbell |
Wartburg |
Frosty Lorimer |
Wartburg |
| Breya Christopher |
Wartburg |
Sam Madson |
Wartburg |
| Aubrie Fisher |
Wartburg |
Ian Neyens |
Wartburg |
| Jackie Ganshirt |
Wartburg |
Riley Nolan |
Wartburg |
| Sailor Hinegardner |
Wartburg |
Wyatt Schmidt |
Wartburg |
| Shaelyn Hostager |
Wartburg |
Morgan Shirley-Fairbairn |
Wartburg |
| Brenna Jacobs |
Wartburg |
Dallas Wright |
Wartburg |
| Aricka Lambson |
Wartburg |
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| Carson McSorley |
Wartburg |
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| Lily Meester |
Wartburg |
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| Ellie Meyer |
Wartburg |
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| Moriah Morter |
Wartburg |
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| Rachel Nagel |
Wartburg |
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| Natalie Paulson |
Wartburg |
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| Mikala Sidney |
Wartburg |
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