Tracking Titles - Women's

Conference Year-by-Year Women's Champions
Championships by Sport  |  Total School Championships
Key:
BKB=Basketball; CC=Cross Country; GOLF=Golf; SOC=Soccer; SB=Softball; TN=Tennis; ITF=Indoor Track & Field; OTF=Outdoor Track & Field; VB=Volleyball.

Current Members:
BVU=Buena Vista University; CEN=Central College; COE=Coe College; DBQ=University of Dubuque; LOR=Loras College; LUT=Luther College; NWU=Nebraska Wesleyan University; SIM=Simpson College; WAR=Wartburg College.
Former Members:
COR=Cornell College; UIU=Upper Iowa University; WMP=William Penn University.
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Year BKB CC GOLF SOC SB SD TN ITF OTF WR VB
2024-25 WAR WAR DBQ LOR SIM-WAR LUT LUT LOR WAR WAR COE
2023-24 WAR WAR DBQ LOR CEN LUT LUT LOR WAR --- DBQ
2022-23 WAR WAR CEN LOR COE LUT LUT LOR LOR --- COE
2021-22 SIM WAR DBQ LOR BVU-DBQ --- LUT LOR WAR --- WAR
2020-21 SIM* WAR DBQ WAR COE --- LUT WAR LOR --- COE-WAR
*Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic that altered the 2020-21 regular season schedule, the conference coaches and Athletic Directors voted to award the overall Conference Championship to the Conference Tournament winner, in lieu of utilizing final regular season standings.
2019-20 WAR WAR DBQ LOR Not Awarded --- LUT WAR Not Awarded --- WAR
2020 spring sports were canceled in March 2020 before conference competition could commence, no A-R-C play or champions crowned. 

2018-19 WAR NWU CEN LOR CEN --- WAR NWU WAR --- WAR

Conference Named Changed From Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to American Rivers Conference
2017-18 WAR NWU WAR LOR COE --- LUT WAR NWU --- WAR

2016-17 WAR NWU CEN LOR-LUT LUT --- LUT NWU WAR --- WAR

2015-16 LUT LOR WAR WAR LUT --- COE WAR WAR --- WAR

2014-15 DBQ WAR WAR DBQ LUT --- COE WAR WAR --- COE

2013-14 LOR WAR WAR LOR COE --- COE WAR WAR --- WAR

2012-13 SIM WAR WAR LOR CEN-COE --- COE WAR WAR --- WAR

2011-12 SIM WAR WAR LOR-WAR LUT --- COE WAR WAR --- COE

2010-11 COE-SIM LUT WAR LOR CEN-LUT --- LUT WAR WAR --- LOR

2009-10 COE-SIM WAR WAR LUT SIM --- LUT WAR WAR --- SIM

2008-09 SIM WAR WAR WAR CEN --- COE WAR WAR --- LOR

2007-08 SIM LUT WAR LOR WAR --- COE WAR WAR --- CEN

2006-07 LUT LUT SIM SIM LUT --- COE WAR WAR --- CEN-SIM

2005-06 SIM WAR WAR LOR WAR --- LUT WAR WAR --- CEN

2004-05 BVU LUT WAR LUT COE --- LUT WAR WAR --- CEN

2003-04 BVU LUT BVU LOR CEN --- LUT WAR WAR --- CEN

2002-03 LOR-SIM-WAR WAR SIM LOR CEN --- LUT WAR WAR --- CEN-WAR

2001-02 LUT-WAR WAR BVU LOR CEN --- COR --- WAR --- CEN

2000-01 WAR LUT BVU WMP WAR --- LUT --- WAR --- CEN

1999-00 SIM LUT SIM SIM CEN-COE-SIM --- LUT --- WAR --- CEN

1998-99 SIM WAR SIM COE-LUT SIM --- LUT --- LOR --- CEN

1997-98 CEN-LUT-SIM LUT SIM COE SIM --- LUT --- LOR --- CEN

1996-97 BVU WAR SIM LUT SIM --- LUT --- LUT --- CEN

1995-96 BVU LUT BVU --- BVU-CEN --- LUT --- LOR --- DBQ

1994-95 BVU-CEN-LUT WAR SIM --- BVU --- LUT --- WAR --- SIM

1993-94 CEN WAR SIM --- BVU --- LUT --- WAR --- CEN

1992-93 CEN WAR SIM --- CEN --- LUT --- WAR --- SIM

1991-92 WAR WAR LUT --- BVU --- LUT --- SIM --- SIM

1990-91 LUT SIM CEN --- CEN --- LUT --- SIM --- SIM

1989-90 WAR SIM CEN --- CEN --- LUT --- SIM --- SIM

1988-89 LUT SIM LUT --- SIM --- LUT --- SIM --- CEN

1987-88 LUT-WMP LUT CEN --- LUT-SIM --- LUT --- SIM --- SIM

1986-87 WMP SIM CEN --- LUT --- LUT --- CEN --- CEN

1985-86 WMP CEN CEN --- CEN-LUT --- LUT --- CEN --- WMP

1984-85 BVU-CEN-SIM-WMP LUT CEN --- LUT --- LUT --- CEN --- CEN

1983-84 WMP LUT CEN --- BVU --- LUT --- CEN --- CEN-WMP

1982-83 CEN-WMP CEN CEN --- BVU --- LUT --- CEN --- DBQ

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Championships by Sport
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Women's Cross Country
School Titles Last School Titles Last
  Buena Vista 6 2005   Buena Vista 0 -----
  Central 6 1998   Central 2 1985
  Coe 2 2011   Coe 0 -----
  Dubuque 1 2015   Dubuque 0 -----
  Loras 2 2014   Loras 1 2015
  Luther 8 2016   Luther 12 2010
  Simpson* 14 2022   Simpson 4 1990
  Nebraska Wesleyan 0 -----   Nebraska Wesleyan 3 2018
  Wartburg 9 2020   Wartburg 19 2022


  Cornell 0 -----   Cornell 0 -----
  Upper Iowa 0 -----   Upper Iowa 0 -----
  William Penn 6 1987-88   William Penn 0 -----
*Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic that altered the 2020-21 regular season schedule, the conference coaches and Athletic Directors voted to award the overall Conference Championship to the Conference Tournament winner, in lieu of utilizing final regular season standings.
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Women's Golf ----- Women's Soccer
School Titles Last - School Titles Last
  Buena Vista 4 2003 -   Buena Vista 0 -----
  Central 11 2022 -   Central 0 -----
  Coe 0 ----- -   Coe 2 1998
  Dubuque 3 2021 -   Dubuque 1 2014
  Loras 0 ----- -   Loras 15 2022
  Luther 2 1991 -   Luther 5 2016
  Simpson 9 2006 -   Simpson 2 2006
  Nebraska Wesleyan 0 -----   Nebraska Wesleyan 0 -----
  Wartburg 12 2017 -   Wartburg 3 2015

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  Cornell 0 ----- -   Cornell 0 -----
  Upper Iowa 0 ----- -   Upper Iowa 0 -----
  William Penn 0 ----- -   William Penn 1 2000
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Softball ----- Women's Tennis
School Titles Last - School Titles Last
  Buena Vista 7 2022 -   Buena Vista 0 -----
  Central 13 2019 -   Central 0 -----
  Coe 5 2018 -   Coe 8 2015
  Dubuque 1 2022 -   Dubuque 0 -----
  Loras 0 ----- -   Loras 0 -----
  Luther 10 2017 -   Luther 31 2022
  Simpson 7 2010 -   Simpson 0 -----
  Nebraska Wesleyan 0 -----   Nebraska Wesleyan 0 -----
  Wartburg 3 2008 -   Wartburg 1 2018

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  Cornell 0 ----- -   Cornell 1 2001
  Upper Iowa 0 ----- -   Upper Iowa 0 -----
  William Penn 0 ----- -   William Penn 0 -----
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Indoor Track & Field ----- Outdoor Track & Field
School Titles Last - School Titles Last
  Buena Vista 0 -------- -   Buena Vista 0 -----
  Central 0 -------- -   Central 5 1987
  Coe 0 -------- -   Coe 0 -----
  Dubuque 0 -------- -   Dubuque 0 -----
  Loras 1 2022 -   Loras 3 1999
  Luther 0 -------- -   Luther 1 1997
  Simpson 0 -------- -   Simpson 5 1992
  Nebraska Wesleyan 2 2019   Nebraska Wesleyan 1 2018
  Wartburg 17 2021 -   Wartburg 23 2022

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  Cornell 0 ----- -   Cornell 0 -----
  Upper Iowa 0 ----- -   Upper Iowa 0 -----
  William Penn 0 ----- -   William Penn 0 -----
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Volleyball
School Titles Last
  Buena Vista 0 ------
  Central 17 2007
  Coe 4 2022
  Dubuque 2 1995
  Loras 2 2010
  Luther 0 -----
  Simpson 8 2009
  Nebraska Wesleyan 0 -----
  Wartburg 10 2021

  Cornell 0 -----
  Upper Iowa 0 -----
  William Penn 2 1985
 
Total Women's Championships
School Titles
  Buena Vista 17
  Central 54
  Coe 21
  Dubuque 7
  Loras 23
  Luther 68
  Simpson 43
  Nebraska Wesleyan 6
  Wartburg 94

  Cornell 1
  Upper Iowa 0
  William Penn 15