ACGC Graduates
Eli Kading, Sophomore, Basketball, Central
-On Wednesday Central lost 76-57 to Nebraska Wesleyan.
-Central topped Loras 66-56 on Saturday.
Mackenzie Campbell, Junior, Swimming, Morningside
-Campbell swam on the 6th place 200 Freestyle Relay at the Conference Championships.
-Finished 18th in the 50 Freestyle.
-Placed 7th in the 400 Medley Relay.
-Came in 11th in the 100 Butterfly.
-Swam 15th in the 100 Freestyle.
-Was on the 5th place 400 Freestyle Relay.
-The NAIA Championships are March 1st-4th in Columbus, GA.
Miles Kading, Freshman, Basketball, Buena Vista
-Buena Vista lost 65-57 against Dubuque on Wednesday.
-On Saturday the Beavers defeated Coe 79-77.
Mady Kelsey, Sophomore, Track and Field, Midland
-Placed 10th at the DWU Invite in the shot put at 10.28 meters.
-10th in the weight throw with a mark of 12.57 meters.
Kate Crawford, Sophomore, Track and Field, UNI
-Placed 10th at the Iowa State Classic in the mile in 5:04.68
ACGC athletes in offseason or recent signees: Chloe Largent (UNI Volleyball), Cael Hoing (Grand View Football), Quynton Younker (Grand View Football), Ben Kingery (Northwestern College Football), Cayden Jensen (Northwestern College Football), Charlie Crawford (Northwestern College Football), Noah Nelsen (Simpson Distance Running)
AHSTW Graduates
Raydden Grobe, Freshman, Basketball, Bellevue
-Bellevue lost in overtime on Friday to Mayville State, 75-72. Grobe submitted 2 points in 17 minutes with 2 rebounds.
-The Bruins defeated Presentation 54-46 on Saturday. Grobe had 3 points and 1 rebound.
Kailey Jones, Sophomore, Basketball, Luther
-Jones had 7 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday’s 66-59 loss at Wartburg.
-Luther lost 75-73 on Saturday to Simpson. Jones contributed 15 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Kinsley Scheffler, Junior, Track and Field, Omaha
-Scheffler placed 12th in the shot put at South Dakota’s Alumni meet with a throw of 12.22 meters.
Holly Hoepner, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Western
-Ran 34th at Northwest Missouri State in the 400 Meter Hurdles in 1:02.40
-Clocked a 28.03 in the 200 to place 46th.
Joel Sampson, Junior, Baseball, Simpson
-Season begins February 25th
Sam Porter, Junior, Baseball, Simpson
-Season begins February 25th
Abbie Willett, Freshman, Softball, Doane
-Season opener is February 10th at Presentation College.
AHSTW athletes in offseason or recent signees: Joey Goins (Simpson Football), Drake Partridge (Morningside Football), Aiden Martin (Morningside Football), Abbie Willett (Doane Softball), Jaicob Madsen (Briar Cliff Football)
Atlantic Graduates
Joe Sonntag, Sophomore, Track and Field, Southwestern Community College
-Region XI Champions will be February 17th and 18th.
Gratt Reed, Junior, Track and Field, Iowa
-Placed 10th in the 200 at New Mexico in 20.87
-Ran 8.03 in the 60M Hurdles to place 23rd.
Joe Weaver, Sophomore, Wrestling, Simpson
-Weaver won by forfeit in Simpson’s 39-9 win against Buena Vista.
Anna Lowary, Junior, Swimming, Midland
-Competed at the KCAC Championships.
-2nd in the 200 Freestyle Relay
-1st in the 500 Freestyle in a new conference record 5:03.80
-2nd in the 400 Medley Relay
-4th in the 200 Medley Relay
-2nd in the 200 Freestyle
-4th in the 800 Freestyle Relay
-The NAIA Championships are March 1st-4th in Columbus, GA.
Kadin Stutzman, Freshman, Wrestling, Cumberland
-Cumberland beat Thomas More 45-3 and lost 20-18 against Lindsey Wilson College on Friday. Stutzman won by fall at 197 against Thomas More.
-Stutzman went 3-2 at the Cumberland Open on Saturday.
Tessa Grooms, Sophomore, Basketball, Iowa Central
-Iowa Central beat Ellsworth 67-46 on Monday, erasing a five point halftime deficit with a 47-21 2nd half. Grooms submitted 10 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block.
-The Tritons downed Marshalltown CC 98-34 on Wednesday. Grooms posted another double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
-They fell 60-55 against DMACC on Saturday. Grooms had 8 points and 3 rebounds.
Chase McLaren, Junior, Wrestling, Grand View
-Grand View beat Missouri Valley College 31-12 on Tuesday.
-The Vikings got a 49-0 dual win on Thursday over William Penn.
Haley Rasmussen, Sophomore, Basketball and Track, Simpson
-On Saturday Rasmussen had 22 points in a 75-73 win against Luther.
Jalen Peterson, Track and Field, Missouri Western
-Ran 25th at the Bearcat Invite in the 3000 with a time of 9:03.44
Drew Engler, Freshman, Track and Field, Simpson
-Simpson will run next Saturday at Grinnell’s Darren Young Invitational.
Gannon O’Hara, Freshman, Track and Field, Hawkeye
-Placed 19th in the 200 at Mankato’s Ted Nelson Classic in 23.79.
-Came in 12th in the long jump at 20-07.
Zane Vance, Sophomore, Track and Field, Hawkeye
-Placed 14th in the 60M Hurdles in 9.15 at the Ted Nelson Classic at Mankato.
Chase Mullenix, Sophomore, Track and Field, Hawkeye
-Ran 1:13.91 in the 600 at the Bearcat Invite to place 3rd.
-Came in 27th in the 800 in 1:59.19
-Ran on Hawkeye’s 8th place 4X400.
Craig Alan Becker, Sophomore, Track and Field, Tennessee
-Next meet is February 10th and 11th.
Taylor McCreedy, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Central
-Placed 4th in the 3,000 at Nebraska in a time of 10:20.94
Caroline Pellett, Sophomore, Softball, Simpson
-Season starts February 18th.
Nile Petersen, Junior, Tennis, Wartburg
-Wartburg lost their season opener to Bethel 5-4 on Saturday.
Olivia Engler, Sophomore, Softball, Luther
-Season begins February 25th
Brooke Newell, Senior, Golf, Missouri State
-First competition of the spring season is February 12th-14th at Tulane
Atlantic athletes in offseason or recent signees: Alyssa Ginther (Northwest Missouri State Golf), Brooke Newell (Missouri State Golf), Bodie Johnson (Northwestern College Football), Zade Niklasen (Dordt Football), Joe Sonntag (SWCC Sports Shooting), Logan Eilts (SWCC Sports Shooting), Koby Namanny (SWCC Sports Shooting), Grant Sturm (Simpson Football) Hunter Weppler (Simpson Football), Lane Nelson (Morningside Football), Ava Rush (Iowa Track and Field), Abbi Richter (SWCC Track and Field)
Audubon Graduates
Jaci Christensen, Freshman, Basketball, Iowa Central
-Iowa Central beat Ellsworth 67-46 on Monday, erasing a five point halftime deficit with a 47-21 2nd half.
-Iowa Central beat Ellsworth 67-46 on Monday, erasing a five point halftime deficit with a 47-21 2nd half.
-They fell 60-55 against DMACC on Saturday.
Hannah Thygesen, Freshman, Track and Field, Buena Vista
-Next meet is February 11th at Grinnell.
Matthew Beisswenger, Sophomore, Track and Field, Buena Vista
-Next meet is February 11th at Grinnell.
Gavin Smith, Freshman, Track and Field, Central
-Smith placed 5th in the Heptathlon at Wartburg. He was 7th in the 60 in 7.75, 5th in the long jump at 18-08, 5th in the shot put at 33-04.75, 3rd in the high jump at 5-06.5, 6th in the 60M Hurdles in 9.11, 4th in the pole vault at 10-8, and 4th in the 1000 in 2:56.7
Abigail Zaiger, Freshman, Track and Field, York
-Ran 27th at Concordia in the 200 in 28.51
-Competed on York’s 7th place 4X400.
Elizabeth Zaiger, Sophomore, Track and Field, York
-Threw the shot 9.84 meters at Concordia to place 33rd.
-Placed 24th in the weight throw at 14.44 meters.
Audubon athletes in offseason or recent signees: Victoria Asmus (Morningside Softball), Alex Foran (Central Football), Kali Irlmeier (Buena Vista Softball and Trap Shooting)
CAM Graduates
Mallory Behnken, Freshman, Basketball, DMACC
-DMACC defeated Northeast 78-56 on Wednesday.
-The Bears topped Iowa Central 60-55 on Saturday.
Connor McKee, Sophomore, Track and Field, Central Missouri
-At the Bearcat Invite McKee ran 11th in the 60M Hurdles in 8.62.
-He was on the 12th place 4X400.
-McKee finished 50th in the 200 in 23.40.
Molly Venteicher, Sophomore, Track and Field, Southwestern Community College
-Placed 8th at the Washburn open with a throw of 12.83 meters in the shot put.
-15.69 meters in the weight throw to place 6th.
-Region XI Champions will be February 17th and 18th.
Jade Jackson, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Central
-Jackson placed 17th at Mankato’s Ted Nelson Classic in the 60 in 8.13.
-Ran 10th in the 100 in 27.19.
Lane Spieker, Freshman, Baseball, Iowa Western
-Season starts February 17th
CAM athletes in offseason or recent signees:
Exira-EHK Graduates
Sophia Peppers, Senior, Basketball, Morningside
-Morningside fell 77-67 to Dordt on Wednesday. Peppers came up with 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal.
-She finished with 8 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in Saturday’s 67-57 win against Briar Cliff.
Tatum Grubbs, Sophomore, Basketball, Wartburg
-On Wednesday Wartburg beat Luther 66-59.
-Wartburg beat Nebraska Wesleyan 83-33 on Saturday. Grubbs registered 2 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 11 minutes.
Macy Emgarten, Freshman, Basketball and Softball, Simpson
-On Saturday Simpson beat Luther 75-73. Emgarten played two minutes.
Alex Amaral, Senior, Baseball, McPherson College (KS)
-McPherson will begin the season against Benedictine, Mid-America Christian, Louisiana State Shreveport, and Louisiana Christian in the Cajun Collision February 11th and 12th in Sterlington, LA.
Exira-EHK athletes in the offseason or recent signees:
Griswold Graduates
Griswold athletes in offseason or recent signees: Brenna Rossell (Buena Vista Volleyball), Evan Kelly (Central Football), Lane Mueller (Central Football), Derek Mueller (Central Football)
Nodaway Valley
Elliot Cooney, Freshman, Wrestling, Cornell College
-Cornell placed 2nd at the Dubuque Small College Invite.
Maddax DeVault, Freshman, Basketball, Simpson
-On Saturday Simpson beat Luther 75-73.
Jena Yonker, Sophomore, Track and Field, Southwestern Community College
-Yonker ran 81st in the 60 at the Washburn Open in 8.50.
Tyler Vandewater, Junior, Baseball, Benedictine Mesa
-Benedictine Mesa lost 9-8 in 11 innings on Thursday to #1 Southeastern University.
-They dropped a 9-4 contest with #4 Louisiana State Shreveport on Friday.
-On Saturday the RedHawks lost 13- against #25 Keiser.
Nodaway Valley athletes in offseason or recent signees: Austin Wilson (Dordt Football), Caelen DeVault (Central Missouri Football), Adam Ayase (IWCC Football), Tony Ayase (IWCC Football), Nathan Russell (Cornell Football), Ethan Blomme (SWCC Sports Shooting), Boston DeVault (Central College Baseball), Doug Berg (Simpson Track and Field)
Riverside
Nolan Moore, Freshman, Wrestling, Briar Cliff
-Briar Cliff will compete February 17th in the GPAC Championships.
Jace Rose, Freshman, Wrestling, Iowa Western
-Iowa Western beat Iowa Lakes 40-8 on Wednesday.
Iliana Yanes-Perez, Sophomore, Wrestling, Iowa Western
-Next meet is the Midland Open next weekend.
Kenna Ford, Sophomore, Softball, Nebraska Wesleyan
-Season starts February 18th.
Riverside athletes in offseason or recent signees: Mack Olmstead-Mitchell (Midland Volleyball), Austin Kremkoski (Morningside Football)
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