DUBUQUE, Iowa -- The competitive cheer and dance teams from the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) took to the floor of Siebens Fieldhouse on the campus of Buena Vista University for the 2025 A-R-C Competitive Cheer and Dance Chamionships. This year's overall dance conference champion is the Central College Dutch. The winner of the competitive cheer invitational is the University of Dubuque Spartans.
Competitive Dance Championship:
The A-R-C Competitive Dance Conference Champion is decided by an average score from the pom and jazz routines. Additionally, divisional winners are crowned in each of the three divisions: poms, jazz, and hip-hop. Earning the overall dance championship for the third straight season was the Central College Dutch. Central swept all three categories.
Hip-Hop Results:
1. Central College
2. Wartburg College
3. Buena Vista University
4. Nebraska Wesleyan University
5. Simpson College
6. Coe College
Pom Results:
1. Central College
2. Buena Vista University
3. Wartburg College
4. Nebraska Wesleyan University
5. Simpson College
6. Coe College
Jazz Results:
1. Central College
2. Nebraska Wesleyan University
3. Buena Vista University
4. Wartburg College
5. Simpson College
Competitive Cheer Invitational:
The A-R-C Competitive Cheer Champion is decided by the score of the 2.5-minute routine. With less than the required minimum number of teams competing (5) in this event, the A-R-C Competitive Cheer competition was held as an invitational this year. The 2024 A-R-C Competitive Cheer Invitational Champion is the University of Dubuque Spartans for the first time.
Grount Stunt Results:
1. Buena Vista University
2. Wartburg College (Team 1)
3. University of Dubuque
4. Wartburg College (Team 2)
Game Day Results:
1. Central College
2. Nebraska Wesleyan University
3. Luther College
4. Simpson College
2.5 Minute Routine Results:
1. University of Dubuque
?2. Wartburg College
All-Conference First-Team:
- Adam Marshall, University of Dubuque (Cheer)
- Maya Cable, Wartburg College (Cheer)
- Keilie Martens, Buena Vista University (Dance)
- Lexi Erickson, Wartburg College (Dance)
- Jessie Pospisil, Central College (Dance)
- Chayse Gilchrist, Central College (Dance)
All-Conference Second-Team:
- Halee Peters, University of Dubuque
- Jacob Haynes, University of Dubuque
- Emma Graap, University of Dubuque
- Dayana Bueso, Buena Vista University
- Ashley Westering, Buena Vista University
- Lauren Long, Simpson College
- Reagan Brooks, Wartburg College
- Kenna Kasel, Buena Vista University
- Mika Anderson, Simpson College
- Libby Birdsell, Buena Vista University
- Maegan Schoppe, Wartburg College
All-Conference Honorable Mention:
- Hannah Barker, Buena Vista University
- Olivia Roth, University of Dubuque
- Alicia Mutasingwa, Wartburg College
- Isabelle Lowey, Wartburg College
- Brianna Aspleaf, Buena Vista University
About the American Rivers Conference
The Conference dates back to December 8, 1922, when representatives from 12 colleges got together and formed the "Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association." Honoring its heritage in Iowa and its expansion outside the state, the American Rivers Conference brand was established on August 9, 2018, to build on the academic and athletic success provided by its legacy, the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The A-R-C has nine full-time members: Buena Vista University, Central College, Coe College, University of Dubuque, Loras College, Luther College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Simpson College, and Wartburg College.
