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Conference Most Valuable Performers

*The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference changed its name to the American Rivers Conference at the start of the 2018-19 school year.

BASEBALL (4)
1971 — Joe Blake, Sr.
1991 — Joel Johnson
2004 — Dan Rieck
2022 — Brady Held (pitcher)

MEN'S BASKETBALL (3)
1995 — David Otte
1998 — Adam Doll
2018 — Sam Amsbaugh (co-MVP)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (11)
1984 — Laurie Sankey
1999 — Trisha Heiden
2000 — Emily Tonn
2008 — Katelyn Whiton
2009 — Carrie Larson
2013 — Kate Nielsen
2013 — Nicole Crisp (defensive)
2021 — Jenna Taylor
2022 — Jenna Taylor
2023 — Cassie Nash (defensive)
2024 — Cassie Nash (defensive)

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (4)
1982 — Danny Bauer
1983 — Danny Bauer
1984 — Danny Bauer
1989 — Dave Halferty

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (4)
1988 — Chris Wickering
1989 — Sarah Cross
1990 — Sarah Cross
2005 — Jen Wendt

FOOTBALL (7)
1989 — Deric "Ricky" Gales, RB
1996 — Brad Jorgensen, QB
1997 — Brad Jorgensen, QB
1998 — Guy Leman, RB
2003 — Mike Donnenwerth, QB
2013 — Taylor Nelson, QB (offensive)
2018 — Michael Connor, LB (defensive)

MEN'S GOLF (2)
2003 — Mike Martin
2016 — Trent Lindenman 

WOMEN'S GOLF (9)
1993 — Leah Willenborg
1994 — Leah Willenborg
1995 — Leah Willenborg
1997 — Hannah Willenborg
1998 — Hannah Willenborg
1999 — Hannah Willenborg
2002 — Janelle Claiborne
2004 — Janelle Claiborne
2012 — Jennifer Gaffney

MEN'S SOCCER (3)
2000 — Fabiano Rivero
2016 — Garrett Pochop (offensive)
2017 — Garrett Pochop (offensive)

WOMEN'S SOCCER (7)
1997 — Alicia Vegas
1999 — Alicia Vegas (co-MVP)
2000 — Tracie Whitney
2001 — Erin Goettl
2006 — Ashley Curran
2022 — Cassie Nash (offensive)
2023 — Julia Wagoner (defensive)

SOFTBALL (5)
1989 — Nicki Stewart
1997 — Kelly Schade
1998 — Kelly Schade
1999 — Kelly Schade
2010 — Whitney Oviatt (pitcher)

WOMEN'S TENNIS (2)
1996 — Katheryn Nedved
2020 — Anna Wanek

MEN'S TRACK & FIELD (14)
1981 — Dick Van Pelt (outdoor)
1983 — Jeff Nielsen (outdoor)
1984 — Jeff Nielsen (outdoor)
1985 — Danny Bauer (outdoor)
1986 — Kip Janvrin (outdoor)
1987 — Kip Janvrin (outdoor)
1988 — Kip Janvrin (outdoor)
1997 — Corey Carrell (outdoor, co-MVP)
2013 — Joe Farrand (indoor track)
2016 — Isaac Frazier (indoor field)
2018 — Dylan Kalinay (indoor track)
2023 — Spencer Moon (indoor track)
2023 — Spencer Moon (outdoor track, co-MVP) 
2024 — Spencer Moon (indoor track)

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (8)
1991 — Tina Atchley and Audrey Everson (outdoor)
1992 — Kelli Sheda (outdoor)
1993 — Kelli Sheda (outdoor)
1995 — Carrie Schroeder (outdoor, co-MVP)
2009 — Lauren Bucklin (outdoor)
2011 — Catie Ellingson (indoor track)
2011 — Kinsey Bak (outdoor field)

VOLLEYBALL (8)
1987 — Lisa Kuiper
1988 — Lisa Kuiper
1991 — Rosie Michels
1992 — Rosie Michels
1993 — Kris Michels
1994 — Kris Michels
2003 — Shannon Stewart
2006 — Tiffany Everding

WRESTLING (4)
1976 — Jerome Stewart, 158 (co-MVP)
1995 — Shannon McLaughlin, 150 (co-MVP)
1998 — Cory Christensen, 158
2004 — Dustin Brewer, 125