CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nebraska Wesleyan had two players named All-Conference when the 2019 American Rivers Conference Softball All-Conference team was announced on May 8 by the league office.  Kailey Meyer was a 1^st-Team selection for a second straight season and Morgan Shipley received 2^nd-Team for her second All-Conference recognition. 
 
Meyer (So., P/DH, Omaha, Neb./Omaha Central HS) was named 1^st-Team All-Conference as a Utility player for the second consecutive year.  Overall, Meyer was 12-9 on the mound as the team's No. 1 pitcher.  She tied the school record making 30 appearances on the mound and her 12 wins tied for 10^th all-time.  Meyer struck out 98 batters in 132 innings of work finishing with a 2.55 ERA.
 
At the plate, Meyer batted .313 with a team-high 3 home runs and 16 RBI.  She has 21 hits on the year with eight of those as extra base hits.  She now ranks 7^th in NWU history in pitching victories after only two seasons and is 3^rd in shutouts. 
 
Shipley (Jr., OF, Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Pius X HS) is a 2^nd-Team All-Conference selection as an outfielder after earning honorable mention honors in 2018.  Shipley led the team in hitting ending the year at .419 to rank 6^th in the American Rivers Conference.  Her 52 hits ranked 5^th in the league and are the 7^th best single season total in school history.  In three seasons Shipley has a .381 batting average which ranks 4^th in school history.
 
Haley Jones from Coe College was the A-R-C Player of the Year for a second straight season. Mariah Fritz of Central, Alyssa Olson of Coe and Maddie Rog from Wartburg were all Co-Pitchers of the Year.  The staff of Central College was named the Coaching Staff of the Year.
 
Nebraska Wesleyan finished the 2019 season with a 22-14 overall record and a 7-9 mark in the American Rivers Conference to end the year tied for 6^th in the A-R-C standings.