DECORAH, Iowa -- The Wartburg College Knights swept the titles at the 2026 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Indoor Track & Field Championships that were hosted by Luther College on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28.
| Men's Team Scores |
Women's Team Scores |
| 1. Wartburg College (199) |
1. Wartburg College (216) |
| 2. Central College (115) |
2. Central College (149.5) |
| 3. Nebraska Wesleyan University (106.5) |
3. Loras College (112) |
| 4. Loras College (103.5) |
4. Nebraska Wesleyan University (93.5) |
| 5. University of Dubuque (84) |
5. University of Dubuque (71) |
| 6. Simpson College (58.5) |
6. Simpson College (44) |
| 7. Luther College (25.5) |
7. Luther College (11) |
| 8. Coe College (9) |
8. Coe College (3) |
| 9. Buena Vista University (1) |
9. Buena Vista (0) |
| 2026 All-American Rivers Conference Men's Indoor Track and Field |
| Most Valuable Track Performer - Jaberrius Peake, University of Dubuque |
| Most Valuable Field Performer - Kale Purcell, Central College |
| Rookie of the Year - Reed Emsick, Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Coaching Staff of the Year - Wartburg College (HC: Marcus Newsom) |
| Name(School) |
Event |
Place |
| Kyle Rogers (Central) |
Pole Vault |
1st |
| Ian Lucas (Loras) |
Pole Vault |
2nd |
| Graham Peterson (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Pole Vault |
3rd |
| Elliott Bond (Wartburg) |
Long Jump |
1st |
| Kale Hobart (Central) |
Long Jump |
2nd |
| Kale Purcell (Central) |
Long Jump |
3rd |
| Samuel Clements (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Shot Put |
1st |
| Dakota Hoffman (Univ. of Dubuque) |
Shot Put |
2nd |
| Colin Wojkiewicz (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Shot Put |
3rd |
| Isaac Bourne (Loras) |
5,000m |
1st |
| Eli Larson (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
2nd |
| Ander Julian (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
3rd |
| Collin Kessler (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Ben Gilbert-Binder (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Ryan North (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| James Johnson (Simpson) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Connor Martin (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Ben Rousell (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Solomon Zaugg (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Gage Heyne (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Reed Emsick (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Brennan Steenson (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Alex Ienn (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Conner Ross (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Gage Huyser (Central) |
Heptathlon |
1st |
| Jeret Petersen (Simpson) |
Heptathlon |
2nd |
| Landon Pote (Central) |
Heptathlon |
3rd |
| Lucas Cummings (Univ. of Dubuque) |
Weight Throw |
1st |
| Dakota Hoffman (Univ. of Dubuque) |
Weight Throw |
2nd |
| Dre Jackson (Loras) |
Weight Throw |
3rd |
| Kale Purcell (Central) |
Triple Jump |
1st |
| Tre'jon Igess (Loras) |
Triple Jump |
2nd |
| Tonie Torboh Jr. (Wartburg) |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| Lance Bunde (Central) |
High Jump |
1st |
| Gunner Meyer (Central) |
High Jump |
2nd |
| Owen Ford (Luther) |
High Jump |
3rd |
| Jack Brown (Central) |
Mile |
1st |
| Nathan Kinzer (Wartburg) |
Mile |
2nd |
| Ahmed Aldamak (Wartburg) |
Mile |
3rd |
| AJ Wright (Wartburg) |
60m |
1st |
| Ghaith Taha (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
60m |
2nd |
| Jimmy Weispfenning (Wartburg) |
60m |
3rd |
| Gunner Meyer (Central) |
60m Hurdles |
1st |
| Eli Etherton (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
60m Hurdles |
2nd |
| Kale Hobart (Central) |
60m Hurdles |
3rd |
| Jaberrius Peake (Univ. of Dubuque) |
400m |
1st |
| McClainn Meyer (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
400m |
2nd |
| Zeke Irving (Loras) |
400m |
3rd |
| Hutton Edney (Wartburg) |
800m |
1st |
| Reed Emsick (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
800m |
2nd |
| Nathan Ahern (Wartburg) |
800m |
3rd |
| Jimmy Weispfenning (Wartburg) |
200m |
1st |
| Jaberrius Peake (Univ. of Dubuque) |
200m |
2nd |
| AJ Wright (Wartburg) |
200m |
3rd |
| Isaiah Hammerand (Wartburg) |
3,000m |
1st |
| Lance Sobaski (Wartburg) |
3,000m |
2nd |
| Isaac Bourne (Loras) |
3,000m |
3rd |
| AJ Angus (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Nathan Ahern (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Rylan Martin (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Gage Heyne (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Alex Ienn (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Lucas Steuter (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Coleman Keck (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Brennan Steenson (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Ryan North (Simpson) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Owen Diediker (Simpson) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Collin Kessler (Simpson) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Ethan Haus (Simpson) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Jeffrey Oestreicher (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Hutton Edney (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Alex Kerr (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Jimmy Weispfenning (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Ian Fagan (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Zeke Irving (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Casey Tath (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Matt Kruse (Loras) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Matthew Haerle (Univ. of Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Kaden Miller (Univ. of Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Jaberrius Peake (Univ. of Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Kali Freeman (Univ. of Dubuque) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| 2026 All-American Rivers Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field |
| Most Valuable Track Performer - JoJo Tyynismaa, Wartburg College |
| Most Valuable Field Performer - Caitlyn Cox, Loras College |
| Rookie of the Year - Keelee Leitzen, Loras College |
| Coaching Staff of the Year - Wartburg College (HC: Marcus Newsom) |
| Name(School) |
Event |
Place |
| Cailey Peterson (Univ. of Dubuque) |
Pole Vault |
1st |
| Leah Howard (Central) |
Pole Vault |
2nd |
| Angelina Schademann (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Pole Vault |
3rd |
| Olivia Tollari (Wartburg) |
Long Jump |
1st |
| Chloe Mooberry (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Long Jump |
2nd |
| Karlee Warnke (Central) |
Long Jump |
3rd |
| Caitlyn Cox (Loras) |
Shot Put |
1st |
| Abby Veld (Wartburg) |
Shot Put |
2nd |
| Chloe Reiser (Univ. of Dubuque) |
Shot Put |
3rd |
| Lydia Maas (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
1st |
| Lily Peterson (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
2nd |
| Karle Kramer (Wartburg) |
5,000m |
3rd |
| Lily Molloy (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Rosie Flynn (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Savannah Davis (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Keelee Leitzen (Loras) |
Distance Medley Relay |
1st |
| Haley Meyer (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Leah Cherry (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Bella Skay (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Nadia Bowden (Wartburg) |
Distance Medley Relay |
2nd |
| Kyra Cordes (Central) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Olivia Phillips (Central) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Kelley Duffy (Central) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Leah Bontrager (Central) |
Distance Medley Relay |
3rd |
| Grace Braden (Wartburg) |
Pentathlon |
1st |
| Caitlin Benesh (Wartburg) |
Pentathlon |
2nd |
| Andelyn Cabalka (Loras) |
Pentathlon |
3rd |
| Caitlyn Cox (Loras) |
Weight Throw |
1st |
| Abby Veld (Wartburg) |
Weight Throw |
2nd |
| Lyndsie Bosquez (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Weight Throw |
3rd |
| Madelyn Mucci (Loras) |
Triple Jump |
1st |
| Faith Hayes (Univ. of Dubuque) |
Triple Jump |
2nd |
| Kaylee Taylor (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
Triple Jump |
3rd |
| Jaden Gatts (Univ. of Dubuque) |
High Jump |
1st |
| Ema Roberts (Wartburg) |
High Jump |
2nd |
| Olivia Bohlen (Central) |
High Jump |
3rd |
| Keelee Leitzen (Loras) |
Mile |
1st |
| Peyton Steffen (Central) |
Mile |
2nd |
| Maddie Merna (Wartburg) |
Mile |
3rd |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
60m |
1st |
| Emma Cooper (Simpson) |
60m |
2nd |
| Ava Parkins (Central) |
60m |
3rd |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
60m Hurdles |
1st |
| Olivia Bohlen (Central) |
60m Hurdles |
2nd |
| Grace Braden (Wartburg) |
60m Hurdles |
3rd |
| Jaide Flowers (Univ. of Dubuque) |
400m |
1st |
| Katie Flynn (Loras) |
400m |
2nd |
| Emily McMartin (Central) |
400m |
3rd |
| Haley Meyer (Wartburg) |
800m |
1st |
| Keelee Leitzen (Loras) |
800m |
2nd |
| Rosie Flynn (Loras) |
800m |
3rd |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
200m |
1st |
| Emily McMartin (Central) |
200m |
2nd |
| Ava Parkins (Central) |
200m |
3rd |
| Peyton Steffen (Central) |
3,000m |
1st |
| Maddie Merna (Wartburg) |
3,000m |
2nd |
| Maddy Stevens (Central) |
3,000m |
3rd |
| Hannah Ramsey (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Ella Johnson (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Marissa Pewe (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Bethany Warren (Wartburg) |
4x800m Relay |
1st |
| Breckyn Peterson (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Riley Packer (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Leah Bontrager (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Kelley Duffy (Central) |
4x800m Relay |
2nd |
| Savannah Davis (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Lily Molloy (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Bailey Vaughan (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Keelee Leitzen (Loras) |
4x800m Relay |
3rd |
| Natalie Bork (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Olivia Tollari (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Leah Cherry (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| JoJo Tyynismaa (Wartburg) |
4x400m Relay |
1st |
| Alivia Roerdink (Central) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Olivia Phillips (Central) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Kennedy Petersen (Central) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Olivia Bohlen (Central) |
4x400m Relay |
2nd |
| Ainsley Galyen (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Chloe Mooberry (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| Raegan Levi (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
| McKenna Smith (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
4x400m Relay |
3rd |
About the American Rivers Conference
Nationally respected for excellence in NCAA Division III athletics, the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) has a tradition dating back to its founding in 1922 as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association and adopted its current name in 2018 to reflect its strong Iowa roots and growing regional footprint. The A-R-C is a collaborative community that champions the holistic development of student-athletes, uniting member institutions in a shared commitment to academic achievement, athletic distinction, and leadership.
The A-R-C is home to nine full-time member institutions: Buena Vista University, Central College, Coe College, University of Dubuque, Loras College, Luther College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Simpson College, and Wartburg College. Luther College has announced its departure from the conference, effective at the conclusion of the 2025–26 academic year.
