INDIANOLA, Iowa -- The Nebraska Wesleyan University Prairie Wolves defeated Central College by a score of 5-1 in the championship game to claim the 2025 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Softball Tournament title. Nebraska Wesleyan will be the conference's automatic qualifier to the 2025 NCAA Division III Softball Championship. The field is set to be announced on Monday, May 12th.
This was the P-Wolves first tournament championship title since joining the league.
The winner of the tournament will receive the American Rivers Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. The NCAA selection will announce AQ and at-large qualifiers, along with regional sites selected for the Championship on Monday, May 12.
2025 A-R-C Softball Tournament Schedule
Friday, May 9
Game 1 - 5:30p - No. 4 Loras (1) vs. No. 5 Central (10)
Game 2 - 8:00p - No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan (5) vs. No. 6 Luther (1)
Saturday, May 10
Game 3 - 1:00p - No. 1 Simpson (3) vs. No. 5 Central (4)
Game 4 - 3:30p - No. 2 Wartburg (3) vs. No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan (4)
Game 5 - 6:00p - No. 3 Nebraska Wesleyan (5) vs. No. 5 Central (1)
If needed, Sunday will be used as a rain date.
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.
