Nebraska Wesleyan University placed 46 student-athletes on the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Winter All-Academic Team, the conference office announced Friday. The Prairie Wolves' total marks the highest among all A-R-C institutions for the winter season.

To qualify for the A-R-C All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher and be at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least one year in residence.

NWU's 46 honorees were spread across seven winter sports, with men's swimming leading the conference with nine selections. Women's swimming had the most selections of any sport at NWU with 10, while men's basketball, women's basketball, men's wrestling, competitive cheer, and competitive dance also contributed to the total.

NWU Breakdown:

• Men's Basketball: 7: Tavian Wilsea, Hayden Christen, Duke Thomas, Caden Stone, Carter Glenn, Seth Newton

• Women's Basketball: 5: Tessa Hurlburt, Alison Davis, Miranda Oesterreich, Tessa Skelton, Alexa Back

• Men's Wrestling: 6 : Jared Gallub, Braike Jones, Christian Keller, Seth Littrell, Nathan Rowden, Travis Guzman

• Men's Swimming: 9 : Burke Lauseng, Ian Scheele, Tommy Vasquez, Gabe Patton, Maddux Janecek, Colin O'Rourke, Kai Trotman, Matthew Crossman, Alec Zurn

• Women's Swimming: 10 : Sara Aguilar, Hannah Lerch, Emily Carlson, Erin McLain, Sam Fox, Emily Schmid, Lydi O'Neil, Emily Maw, Elena Lazzaretto, Anna Schmid

• Competitive Cheer: 4 : Bella Longoria, Emily Schmid, MacKaylee Madsen, Anna Schmid

• Competitive Dance: 5 : Ella Kearney, Addie Priefert, Ella Bonness, Madi Witcig, Daisy Ward, Carli Shandera

The Prairie Wolves' 46 selections outpaced second-place Wartburg College, which had 45 honorees. In total, 300 student-athletes from the A-R-C's nine member institutions were recognized.