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Twenty-seven student-athletes earn A-R-C All-Academic honors

Twenty-seven student-athletes earn A-R-C All-Academic honors

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Twenty-seven Simpson student-athletes competing in winter sports earned a spot on the 2022-23 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Thursday.

Simpson had the fourth-most honorees among the nine conference schools.

Men's basketball led the way with seven selections, while women's basketball and women's swimming and diving each had six honorees. Dance tied with Coe for a league-high five honorees, and men's wrestling, men's swimming and diving and cheer all had one.

To be eligible for A-R-C All-Academic Team honors, a student-athlete must be on the eligibility list for the sport of nomination, be at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least one year in residence and attain an accumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale). This is the first year swimming and diving, cheer and dance have been eligible to earn All-Academic Team recognition.

Men's Basketball (7)
Coby Bouchard - Jr., Accounting/Actuarial Science
Sam Derning - So., Biochemistry
Buck Eagleburger - Sr., Physics/Mathematics
Nick Gordon - So., Sports Communication
Jack Hutchinson - So., Economics
Colby Keller - Jr., Health and Exercise Science
Ben Wolgemuth - Sr., History

Women's Basketball (6)
Elise Boulton - So., Sports Administration
Hailey Cooper - So., Pre-Optometry
Dylan Holland - So., Business Management
Cassie Nash - Sr., Sports Administration/Multimedia Journalism
Haley Rasmussen - So., Elementary Education
Anna Wanek - Sr., Health and Exercise Science (UG)/Certificate of Trauma and Resiliency

Women's Swimming & Diving (6)
Alaria Bode - So., Environmental Science
Breana Hinson - So., Pre-Veterinary Medicine/Environmental Science
Kate Minette - So., Graphic Design
Katie Oosterhuis - Jr., Accounting
Katelyn Smith - So., Data Science
Maude Steinbeck - So., Psychology

Dance (5)
Sadie Green - Sr., English
Makenna Mullin - Sr., English
Adrianna Ruble - So., Elementary Education
Bobbie Schechinger - Jr., Health and Exercise Science
Elise Skelton - Jr., Psychology

Cheer (1)
Sophie Reese - Jr., Multimedia Journalism

Men's Swimming & Diving (1)
Jay Ceperley - So., Political Science/History

Wrestling (1)
Andrew Wolff - Jr., Computer Science