LINCOLN, Neb. (June 12, 2024) - Nebraska Wesleyan University had 58 student-athletes named to the 2024 American Rivers Conference Spring All-Academic Teams, per the conference office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday morning.
To be eligible for the A-R-C All-Academic Team honors, a student-athlete must be on the eligibility list for the sport of nomination, at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least one year in residence and attain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
NWU men's and women's track & field combined for 30 of the 58 athletes, followed by softball and baseball with 11 each, and men's tennis and golf with three each.
The following Nebraska Wesleyan student-athletes have been named to the 2023-24 A-R-C Spring All-Academic Teams:
Theo Hughes Sr. BB Seward, Neb./Seward Business Administration 4.00
Austen King Sr. BB Las Vegas, N.M./Robertson/Luna CC Exercise Science 4.00
Jason English Sr. BB Columbia, S.C./Richland East Health and Physical Education 3.77
Nick Roghair Jr. BB Irvine, Cal./Hesson College Biochemistry and Molecular Bio 3.76
Dom Sis Sr. BB Benkelman, Neb./Concordia University (NE) Business Administration 3.76
Jake Gerardis Jr. BB Prosper, Tex. / McKinney Christian Economics 3.73
Bobby Simmons Sr. BB Katy, Tex./Milikin University (Ill.) Accounting 3.71
Owen Machal Sr. BB Omaha, Neb./Millard North Criminal Justice 3.66
Abe Pease Jr. BB Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre Exercise Science 3.62
Tyson Romero Jr. BB Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East Business Administration 3.58
Tyler Merkel Jr. BB Omaha, Neb. Physical Education 3.55
Jakob Cadwallader So. MG Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Stevens Biology 3.91
Jackson Lapour Jr. MG Omaha, Neb./Omaha Skutt Catholic Business Administration 3.85
John Lapour Sr. MG Omaha, Neb./Omaha Skutt Catholic Business Administration 3.85
Addi Duranski Jr. SB Columbus, Neb./Columbus Biology 4.00
Paige Davison Jr. SB Omaha, Neb./Omaha Burke Biology 3.93
Kenzie Heedum So. SB Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn North Biology 3.86
Hanna Roth Sr. SB Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln North Star Elementary Education 3.86
Elise Warneke Sr. SB Bennington, Neb./Omaha Skutt Catholic Accounting 3.80
Lyndsey Roth Jr. SB Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska-Kearney Health and Fitness Education 3.78
Shelby Gunther Sr. SB Lincoln, Neb./Buena Vista Exercise Science 3.74
Sami MacDonald Sr. SB Blair, Neb./Briar Cliff Nursing 3.67
Rylee Krzycki-Pangborn Jr. SB Beatrice, Neb. / Beatrice Biology 3.57
Kenna Ford Jr. SB Oakland, Iowa/Riverside Nursing 3.55
Jenna Kimberling So. SB North Platte, Neb./North Platte Exercise Science 3.53
Daniel Bernhardson Jr. MT Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Christian Biology 3.87
Jacob Balfany Jr. MT Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest Biology 3.78
Alvaro Pascual Jr. MT Madrid, Spain/IMG Academy Biology 3.66
Lucas Steuter So. MTF Lincoln, Neb. / Pius X Biology 4.00
Eric Lenz Sr. MTF Central City, Neb./Central City Business Administration 3.95
Mathew Siegel So. MTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln North Star Sport Management 3.82
Finian Herbert Sr. MTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East Business Administration 3.81
Grahm Petersen So. MTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast Sociology-Anthropology 3.80
Gabe Anderson Sr. MTF Omaha, Neb./Millard West Business Administration 3.76
Javier Kenney Sr. MTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East Athletic Training 3.72
Dylan Kurtz So. MTF Riverside, Calif./John W. North Business Administration 3.67
Morgan Conner Jr. MTF York, Neb./York Exercise Science 3.62
Cole Duba So. MTF Chambers, Neb./Chambers Business Administration 3.61
Tanner Johnson Jr. MTF Mesa, Ariz/Mountain View Exercise Science 3.58
Noah Smith So. MTF Gretna, Neb. / Gretna Political Science 3.56
McClain Meyer So. MTF Roca, Neb./Norris Biology 3.52
Bella Hogue Sr. WTF Murray, Neb./Conestoga Communication Studies 4.00
Avary Byers So. WTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest Social Work 3.99
Amelia Herbert Sr. WTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East Exercise Science 3.99
Ella Hilger Sr. WTF David City, Neb./Aquinas Criminal Justice and Society 3.99
Delaney Vacek So. WTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest Criminology 3.99
Reagan Koza Sr. WTF Omaha, Neb./Millard West Nursing 3.98
Alexa Koza Sr. WTF Omaha, Neb./Millard West Exercise Science 3.98
Thea Seibel Sr. WTF Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest Art 3.96
Natalie Cummins Jr. WTF Omaha, Neb./Omaha Concordia Nursing 3.94
Addie Thomas Jr. WTF Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn Health and Physical Education 3.92
Lanae Aerts So. WTF Brainard, Neb./East Butler Exercise Science 3.90
Claire Kallhoff Sr. WTF Springfield, Neb./Platteview Elementary Education 3.89
Gabby Thomas Sr. WTF Erie, Colo./Holy Family Psychology 3.84
Bre Geary Sr. WTF Olathe, Kan./Olathe Northwest Sport Management 3.82
Keeley Hourigan Jr. WTF Omaha, Neb./Millard West Biology 3.79
Avery Decker Sr. WTF Fremont, Neb/Fremont Business Administration 3.74
Raegan Levi So. WTF Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk Physical Education 3.54