Year by Year in the American Rivers Conference |
Year |
Champion(s) |
Coach |
Pts. |
Runner-Up |
Pts. |
Host/Site |
Most Valuable Performer(s) |
Coach(es) of the Year |
1922 |
Des Moines U. |
Harry Bell |
66 |
Iowa Teachers |
26 1/2 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1923 |
Des Moines U. |
Harry Bell |
60 1/2 |
Simpson |
41 |
Des Moines U. |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1924 |
Des Moines U. |
Harry Bell |
78 |
Simpson |
28 |
Des Moines U. |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1925 |
Iowa Teachers |
L.L. Mendenhall |
57 1/7 |
Simpson |
43 1/7 |
Des Moines U. |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1926 |
Simpson |
H.L. Johnston |
37 1/3 |
Buena Vista |
33 |
Drake Stadium |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1927 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
45 11/14 |
Parsons |
39 |
Columbia |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1928 |
Parsons |
Glenn Devine |
32 |
Morningside |
31 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1929 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
39 1/2 |
Simpson |
32 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1930 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
49 |
Buena Vista |
26 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1931 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
57 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
34 1/2 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1932 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
70 |
Luther |
23 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1933 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
44 |
Simpson |
42 1/2 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1934 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
56 1/2 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
44 1/2 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1935 |
Iowa Teachers |
Art Dickinson |
52 1/2 |
Luther |
27 1/2 |
Cedar Falls |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1936 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
38 |
Parsons |
26 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1937 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
42 |
Parsons |
27 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1938 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
46 |
Dubuque |
36 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1939 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
62 1/2 |
Parsons |
32 1/2 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1940 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
53 |
Dubuque |
36 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1941 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
53 1/2 |
St. Ambrose |
28 |
Loras |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1942 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
49 1/3 |
Dubuque |
44 1/3 |
Loras |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1943 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
58 |
Dubuque |
36 |
Loras |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1944 |
Dubuque |
Clarence Peterson |
85 1/3 |
Loras |
57 1/3 |
Loras |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1945 |
Dubuque |
Clarence Peterson |
97 |
St. Ambrose |
35 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1946 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
64 |
Luther |
42 1/2 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1947 |
Simpson |
Frank Casey |
49 1/2 |
Luther |
31 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1948 |
Loras |
Al Schramm |
71 |
Dubuque |
28 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1949 |
Loras |
Al Schramm |
77 |
Dubuque |
24 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1950 |
Loras |
Al Schramm |
62 |
Dubuque |
54 1/4 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1951 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
59 |
Loras |
46 1/2 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1952 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
68 |
Simpson |
37 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1953 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
82 1/2 |
Luther |
39 |
Wartburg |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1954 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
63 1/2 |
Simpson |
37 3/4 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1955 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
58 |
Wartburg |
55 |
Wartburg |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1956 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
70 |
Central |
39 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1957 |
Luther |
Edsel Schweizer |
64 |
Dubuque |
63 |
Luther |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1958 |
Luther |
Edsel Schweizer |
74 |
Dubuque |
46 1/2 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1959 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
68 13/14 |
Luther |
46 2/7 |
Wartburg |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1960 |
Luther |
Kent Finanger |
59 1/2 |
Dubuque |
59 3/7 |
Luther |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1961 |
Dubuque |
Moco Mercer |
57 |
Parsons |
45 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1962 |
Parsons |
Lew Gluenkin |
50 |
Dubuque |
35 1/2 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1963 |
Luther |
Kent Finanger |
75 |
Dubuque |
39 |
Wartburg |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1964 |
Luther |
Armin Pipho |
92 |
Wartburg |
47 1/3 |
Simpson |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1965 |
Luther |
Kent Finanger |
69 1/3 |
Wartburg |
38 1/3 |
Luther |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1966 |
Luther |
Gary Embretson |
91 |
Wartburg |
42 |
Wartburg |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1967 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
82 |
Central |
51 |
Dubuque |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1968 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
75 |
Wartburg |
53 |
Buena Vista |
------------not awarded------------ |
------------not awarded------------ |
1969 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
117 |
Wartburg |
47 |
Luther |
Doug Beck (WAR) |
Moco Mercer (DBQ) |
1970 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
69 |
Wartburg |
58 |
Simpson |
Doug Beck (WAR) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1971 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
95 |
Wartburg |
77 |
Wartburg |
Doug Beck (WAR) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1972 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
109 |
Wartburg |
53 1/2 |
Buena Vista |
Keith Rapp (LUT) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1973 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
113 |
Wartburg |
53 |
Luther |
Randy Schroeder (LUT) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1974 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
110 |
William Penn |
60 |
Simpson |
Terry Youngblood (CEN) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1975 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
112 |
Wartburg |
53 |
Dubuque |
John Jorgenson (LUT) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1976 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
105 |
Central |
42 |
Wartburg |
Percy Graves (WPN) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1977 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
164 |
Central |
144 |
Central |
Bill Peckham (LUT) |
Bob Naslund (LUT) |
1978 |
Luther |
Bob Naslund |
192 |
Central |
181 |
Buena Vista |
Bill Peckham (LUT) |
Bill Hinga (CEN) |
1979 |
Central |
Bill Hinga |
184 |
Luther |
179 |
Central |
Jerry Fitzsimmons (CEN) |
Bill Hinga (CEN) |
1980 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
170 |
Central |
133 1/3 |
Luther |
Jim Thompson (WAR) |
John Curtin (SIM) |
1981 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
174 |
Central |
162 |
Simpson |
Dick Van Pelt (SIM) |
Kirk Neubauer (LUT) |
1982 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
207 |
Central |
170 |
Dubuque |
Jim Biedermann (LUT) |
Kirk Neubauer (LUT) |
1983 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
173 |
Central |
165 |
Central |
Jeff Nielsen (SIM) |
Kirk Neubauer (LUT) |
1984 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
171 |
Simpson |
131 |
Simpson |
Jeff Nielsen (SIM) |
Al Lewis (BVC)
John Curtin (SIM) |
1985 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
183 |
Simpson |
111 1/3 |
Central |
Danny Bauer (SIM) |
Kirk Neubauer (LUT) |
1986 |
Luther |
Kirk Neubauer |
187 1/2 |
Simpson |
154 1/2 |
Simpson |
Kip Janvrin (SIM) |
Steve Scullen (SIM) |
1987 |
Loras |
Robert Tucker |
164 |
Simpson |
150 |
Buena Vista |
Kip Janvrin (SIM) |
Keith Ellingson (SIM) |
1988 |
Loras |
Robert Tucker |
188 |
Simpson |
166 1/2 |
Central |
Kip Janvrin (SIM) |
Robert Tucker (LOR) |
1989 |
Loras |
Robert Tucker |
180 1/2 |
Simpson |
169 1/2 |
Luther |
Barry Harris (LOR) |
Robert Tucker (LOR) |
1990 |
Loras |
Robert Tucker |
217 1/2 |
Simpson |
189 |
Loras |
Brian Kult (LOR) |
Robert Tucker (LOR) |
1991 |
Central |
Mark Heid |
168 |
Simpson |
155 |
Wartburg |
David Heppner (LOR) |
Mark Heid (CEN) |
1992 |
Central |
Mark Heid |
174 |
Simpson |
154 1/2 |
Simpson |
David Heppner (LOR) |
Mark Heid (CEN) |
1993 |
Central |
Mark Heid |
192 |
Simpson |
131 |
Buena Vista |
John Balong (LOR) |
Mark Heid (CEN) |
1994 |
Central |
Mark Heid |
189 |
SIM/WAR (tie) |
119 |
Central |
Andy Goodman (CEN)
Nate Smith (CEN) |
Mark Heid (CEN) |
1995 |
Central |
Mark Heid |
194 1/2 |
Wartburg |
131 |
Loras |
Brent McGrew (LUT)
Chris Shannon (WAR) |
Jeff Wettach (LUT) |
1996 |
Loras |
Gary Wittman |
159 |
Luther |
133 |
Luther |
Dennis Black (UIU) |
Gary Wittman (LOR) |
1997 |
Central |
Kevin Sanger |
144 |
Wartburg |
138 |
Simpson |
Jay Rhoten (CEN)
Corey Carrell (SIM) |
Kevin Sanger (CEN) |
1998 |
Central |
Kevin Sanger |
157 1/3 |
Wartburg |
137 |
Dubuque |
Jay Rhoten (CEN) |
Kevin Sanger (CEN) |
1999 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
174 |
Central |
153 |
Upper Iowa |
Greg Ortberg (DBQ) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2000 |
Central |
Kevin Sanger |
228 |
Loras |
122 |
Central |
Chris McCullough (CEN) |
Kevin Sanger (CEN) |
2001 |
Central |
Kevin Sanger |
172 |
Wartburg |
156 |
Coe |
Miradieu Joseph (WAR) |
Kevin Sanger (CEN) |
2002 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
170 |
Central |
149 1/2 |
Wartburg |
Peter Wagner (CEN) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2003 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
205 |
Central |
195 |
Cornell |
Peter Wagner (CEN) |
Kevin Sanger (CEN) |
2004 |
Central |
Kevin Sanger |
207 |
Wartburg |
177 |
Dubuque |
Tanner Whipple (CEN) |
Kevin Sanger (CEN) |
2005 |
Loras |
Robert Tucker |
193 |
CEN/WAR (tie) |
162 |
Loras |
Josh Hauser (WAR) |
Robert Tucker (LOR) |
2006 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
219 |
Central |
173 |
Luther |
Gregg Wiersema (DBQ) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2007 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
213 7/8 |
Loras |
138 1/2 |
Simpson |
Orlando Walton (DBQ) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2008 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
186 |
Central |
136 1/2 |
Wartburg |
Eric Bertelsen (BVU) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2009 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
198 1/2 |
Loras |
155 |
Central |
Eric Bertelsen (BVU) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2010 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
210 |
Wartburg |
120 |
Buena Vista |
Ethan Miller (CEN)
Kurtis Brondyke (CEN) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2011 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
250 |
Wartburg |
181 1/2 |
Cornell |
T: Kyle Wood (CEN)
F: Ethan Miller (CEN) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2012 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
241 |
Wartburg |
208 |
Dubuque |
T: Allen Scovel (CEN)
F: Ethan Miller (CEN) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2013 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
221 |
Central |
187 1/2 |
Loras |
T: Josh Goerdt (LOR)
F: Jonas Elusme (WAR) |
Chad Gunnelson (DBQ)
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2014 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
231 |
Central |
166 |
Luther |
T: Eli Horton (CEN)
F: Colt Feltes (WAR) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2015 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
213 |
Wartburg |
174 |
Simpson |
T: Josh Goerdt (LOR)
F: Colt Feltes (WAR) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2016 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
176 |
Wartburg |
153 |
Wartburg |
T: Dan Roemerman (CEN)
F: Blaze Murfin (DBQ) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2017 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
160 |
Central |
129.50 |
Buena Vista |
T: Patrick Mikel (LOR)
F: Chris Hawkins (COE) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2018 |
Central |
Joe Dunham |
172 |
Dubuque |
144 |
Central |
T: Patrick Mikel (LOR)
F: Blaze Murfin (DBQ) |
Joe Dunham (CEN) |
2019 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
197 |
Dubuque |
144 |
Coe |
T: Patrick Mikel (LOR)
F: Blaze Murfin (DBQ) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2020 |
*2020 Outdoor Track & Field Season Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Outbreak |
2021 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
247 |
Dubuque |
148 |
Dubuque |
T: Dallas Wright (WAR); Derrick Smith (WAR)
F: Zachary Naatz (DBQ) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2022 |
Dubuque |
Chad Gunnelson |
194 |
Wartburg |
181 |
Loras |
T: Dallas Wright (WAR)
F: Cade Collier (DBQ) |
Chad Gunnelson (WAR) |
2023 |
Wartburg |
Marcus Newsom |
241 |
Loras |
177 |
Luther |
T: Spencer Moon (SIM)
T: Christopher Collet (WAR)
F: Cade Collier (DBQ) |
Marcus Newsom (WAR) |
2024 |
Loras |
Matt Jones |
194.5 |
Dubuque |
185 |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
T: Deyton Love (WAR)
F: Holden Murphy (LOR) |
Matt Jones (LOR) |