CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced today the winter sport members of its 2023-24 All-Academic Team. Two-hundred and seventy-six student-athletes from the conference’s seven winter 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).
 
Nebraska Wesleyan University led the way in total honorees with 51 student-athletes earning All-Academic recognition. Wartburg College placed the second highest total on the winter all-academic team with 34, followed by Luther College with 32. Simpson College placed 31 student-athletes on this year’s winter all-academic team to finish fourth-best. Central College and Loras College each garnered 27 honorees while Buena Vista University and Coe College each recorded 26 honorees. The University of Dubuque rounded out the A-R-C schools with 22 winter student-athletes named A-R-C All-Academic.  
 
Women’s basketball led all sports with 79 honorees, followed by men’s basketball with 50. Wrestling garnered 44 All-Academic honorees and women’s swimming & diving with 35. There were 26 competitive dancers to earn this recognition. Men’s swimming & diving and competitors cheerleading had 21 student-athletes each earn winter all-academic honors. 

You can view all 2023-24 A-R-C Academic All-Conference honorees here. 
 

School	MBB	WBB	WR	MSD	WSD	CH	CD	Total
Buena Vista	5	5	2	N/A	N/A	8	6	26
Central	5	6	10	N/A	N/A	3	3	27
Coe	9	6	2	0	5	1	3	26
Dubuque	7	10	3	N/A	N/A	2	0	22
Loras	6	7	7	3	4	N/A	N/A	27
Luther	3	7	4	7	11	N/A	N/A	32
Nebraska Wesleyan	8	9	6	10	10	4	5	52
Simpson	4	15	1	1	5	1	4	31
Wartburg	4	14	9	N/A	N/A	2	5	34
TOTAL	50	79	44	21	35	21	26	277