Central student-athletes receive academic awards from conference
PELLA — The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team was announced last Wednesday and 57 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence.
The women’s track and field teams had 26 selections while the men’s team had 12. The softball program had eight while the baseball and men’s golf team had four each. Three from the men’s tennis team were also recognized. Central’s four men’s golfers were tied for the most in the league.
Nine senior student-athletes were recognized for the third time: baseball pitcher Sam Staley (Cedar Rapids, Jefferson HS), men’s golfer Lucas Wendel (Le Claire, Pleasant Valley HS), men’s tennis player Matthew Den Adel (Ankeny, Centennial HS), men’s track and field athletes Lucas Heitz (Adel, ADM HS), Jacob Sanders (Nevada) and Adam Sylvia (Rochester, Mass., Old Rochester HS), softball players Madison Farrington (Marshalltown) and Sydni Huisman (Treynor), and women’s track and field athlete Lauren Miller (Dubuque).
To qualify for the distinction, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic standing with one year at his/her current school, achieve a 3.5 GPA or better and be on the team’s eligibility list.
Central’s honorees:
Baseball (4)
Caleb Douglass, so., Windsor, Colo./Windsor, engineering, 3.54
Patrick Krapfl, so., Ames, Iowa/Ames, kinesiology, 3.52
Brendan Short, sr., Normal, Ill./Normal, computer science, 3.88
Sam Staley, sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson, engineering, 3.60
Men’s Golf (4)
Dustin Haines, sr., Sigourney, Iowa/Sigourney, kinesiology, 3.53
Cole Hartnett, so., Waukee, Iowa/Waukee, business management, 3.65
Cole McGriff, so., Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell, philosophy, 3.90
Lucas Wendel, sr., Le Claire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley, biology, 3.85
Men’s Tennis (3)
Matthew Den Adel, sr., Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, actuarial science, economics, 3.80
Victor Nop, so., Huxley, Iowa/Ballard, engineering and physics, 3.81
Lucas Vroom, jr.., Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk, political science, 3.80
Men’s Track and Field (12)
Kaleb Brand, jr., Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon, business management, 3.79
Kenny Cronin, so., Des Moines, Iowa/Davis County, accounting, 4.00
Ben DeValk, so., Solon, Iowa/Solon, kinesiology, 3.81
Tanner Fry, so., Osceola, Iowa/Clarke, kinesiology and biology, 3.97
Lucas Heitz, sr., Adel, Iowa/ADM, engineering, 3.76
Randy Jimenez, so., Indianola, Iowa/Southeast Warren, business management, 3.95
Noah Jorgensonm jr., Sidney, Iowa/Sidney, business management, 3.97
Brody Klein, jr., Rainier, Wash./Rainier, kinesiology, 3.93
Jacob Sanders, sr., Nevada, Iowa/Nevada, business management, 3.66
Austin Smith, so., Olathe, Kan./South, kinesiology, 3.53
Adam Sylvia, sr., Rochester, Mass./Old Rochester, business management, 3.65
Derek Webster, so., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, chemistry, 3.90
Softball (8)
Bailey Anderson, so., Sioux City, Iowa/North, kinesiology, 3.82
Madison Farrington, sr., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown, biology, 3.80
Carson Fisk, sr., Searsboro, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully, elementary education, 3.67
Makenna Hall, sr., Keokuk, Iowa/Central Lee, psychology and sociology, 3.94
Sydni Huisman, sr., Treynor, Iowa/Treynor, actuarial science andcomputer science, 3.78
Emma Jensen, so., Earlham, Iowa/Earlham, kinesiology, 3.62
Kynser Reed, so., Dallas, Iowa/Melcher-Dallas, kinesiology, 3.71
Taylor Wyeth, jr., Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, art, 3.72
Women’s Track and Field (26)
Abby Alberti, jr., Harlan, Iowa/Harlan, kinesiology, 3.95
Kira Baldus, so., St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar, biochemistry, 3.89
Lauren Brown, jr., Underwood, Iowa/Underwood, communication studies, 3.89
Layken Bytnar, jr., Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf, biology, 3.99
Cali Coffman, sr., Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley, exercise science, 3.71
Lindsey Davidson, jr., Northwood, Iowa/Northwood-Kensett, elementary education, 3.97
Sara Goodenbour, so., Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls, elementary education, 3.91
Abby Gruver, jr., Sully, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully, elementary education, 3.78
Taylor Hanna, so., Stacyville, Iowa/St. Ansgar, kinesiology, 3.60
Taryn Hintz, jr., Primghar, Iowa/South O’Brien, elementary education, 3.75
Eva Hoch, so., Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk, political science and English, 3.79
Kate Hoogensen, jr., Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial, mathematics, 3.81
Megan Johnson, jr., Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg, kinesiology, 3.96
Karsyn Lamm, so., Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant, chemistry and psychology, 3.80
Abby Marr, sr., Riceville, Iowa/Riceville, elementary education, 3.63
Alyssa Mayhew, jr., North Aurora, Ill./West Aurora, environmental & sustainability, 3.74
Caroline McMartin, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, biology, 3.98
Lauren Miller, sr., Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque, biology and Spanish, 3.86
Hadyn Miller, jr., Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls-Alden, kinesiology, 3.57
Addison Parrott, so., Danville, Iowa/Danville, psychology, sociology, 3.84
Natalie Patterson, jr., Lone Tree, Iowa/Lone Tree, kinesiology, 3.61
Abbi Roerdink, jr., Tiffin, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon, accounting, business management, 4.00
Ellie Roorda, jr., Pella, Iowa/Pella, Spanish, 3.85
Alyssa Striegel, sr., Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant, elementary education, 3.82
Allison Van Gorp, so., Pella, Iowa/Pella Christian, kinesiology, 3.53
Amber Vroman, so., Seneca, Ill./Seneca, kinesiology, 3.98
