ACGC Graduates
–Kate Crawford, Sophomore, Track and Field, UNI
-Placed 18th at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships in the 5000 with a time of 17:47.62.
-Ran 13th in 10:07.72 in the 3000.
ACGC athletes in offseason or recent signees: Chloe Largent (UNI Volleyball), Cael Hoing (Grand View Football), Miles Kading (Buena Vista Basketball), 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), Mady Kelsey (Midland Track and Field), Eli Kading (Central Basketball), Mackenzie Campbell (Morningside Swimming)
AHSTW Graduates
Kailey Jones, Sophomore, Basketball, Luther
-Jones was named 1st Team All-Conference in the American Rivers Conference.
-Her season numbers include 12.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. She’s shooting 50.7% from the field and 82.6% from the free-throw line.
Kinsley Scheffler, Junior, Track and Field, Omaha
-Placed 16th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 12.19 meters.
Joel Sampson, Junior, Baseball, Simpson
-Simpson 16-7 against St. Norbert last Sunday. Sampson went 1/4 with a run.
-Fell 7-3 against Augustana February 26th.
-The Storm went 1-2 in a weekend series March 4th and 5th against St. Olaf. Sampson went 0/2 in game three.
Sam Porter, Junior, Baseball, Simpson
-Simpson 16-7 against St. Norbert last Sunday.
-Fell 7-3 against Augustana February 26th. Porter started at DH.
-The Storm went 1-2 in a weekend series March 4th and 5th against St. Olaf. Porter had a sacrifice in game one and went 0/2 with a walk in game three.
Abbie Willett, Freshman, Softball, Doane
-Doane beat Kansas Wesleyan 6-3 and 5-0 in a doubleheader last Sunday.
-Split with Benedictine on Saturday, winning 6-3 and losing 23-9.
-Picked up wins of 6-3 and 5-0 against Kansas Wesleyan on Sunday.
AHSTW athletes in offseason or recent signees: Joey Goins (Simpson Football), Drake Partridge (Morningside Football), Aiden Martin (Morningside Football), Jaicob Madsen (Briar Cliff Football), Raydden Grobe (Bellevue Basketball)
Atlantic Graduates
****Atlantic senior Brooke Thompson signed with Iowa Western Dance
Gratt Reed, Junior, Track and Field, Iowa
-Outdoor season starts March 17th at Miami.
Anna Lowary, Junior, Swimming, Midland
-Came in 6th at the NAIA National Championships in the 1650 Freestyle in 17:36.24.
-Placed 9th in the 500 Freestyle in 5:07.12.
-Led off Midland’s 11th place 200 Freestyle Relay.
-Was a member of Midland’s 11th place 400 Freestyle Relay.
-Anchored Midland’s 13th place 800 Freestyle Relay.
-Competed on Midland’s 13th place 400 Medley Relay.
-Swam on Midland’s 14th place 200 Medley Relay.
-Placed 14th in the 200 Freestyle in 1:54.68
Tessa Grooms, Sophomore, Basketball, Iowa Central
-Iowa Central lost 72-41 to Kirkwood on Wednesday. Grooms collected 8 rebounds.
-The Tritons face Iowa Western in the Region XI Tournament on March 8th.
Haley Rasmussen, Sophomore, Basketball and Track, Simpson
-Named 2nd Team All-Conference in the American Rivers Conference.
-Rasmussen averaged 13.2 points per game. She has made 35.2% of her 3-point attempts and is 79.1% on free-throw’s.
Jalen Peterson, Track and Field, Missouri Western
-Outdoor season starts March 18th at Emporia State
Drew Engler, Freshman, Track and Field, Simpson
-Simpson’s next meet is April 1st at Wartburg
Taylor McCreedy, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Central
-Placed 4th in the mile (5:04.43) and 4th in the 3000 (10:16.94) at the NJCAA National Championships.
-Competed on the Tritons 12th place 4X400.
Caroline Pellett, Sophomore, Softball, Simpson
-Simpson’s next games are scheduled for March 11th.
Olivia Engler, Sophomore, Softball, Luther
-Engler pitched a scoreless inning in a win against Macalaster College last Sunday.
-Engler also threw a scoreless inning against Macalaster on Saturday with no hits, two walks, and one strikeout.
-Luther beat Gustavus Adolphus 8-0 on Saturday, St. Olaf 3-2 on Sunday, and Grinnell 12-1 on Sunday. Engler picked up the win against Grinnell. She started and went four innings with three hits, one earned run, one walk, and four strikeouts.
Alyssa Ginther, Senior, Golf, Northwest Missouri State
-First spring competition is March 6th and 7th.
Chase Mullenix, Sophomore, Track and Field, Hawkeye Community College
-Ran on Hawkeye’s 16th place 4X400 at the NJCAA Championships.
Atlantic athletes in offseason or recent signees: Bodie Johnson (Northwestern College Football), Zade Niklasen (Dordt Football), Joe Sonntag (SWCC Track & Field and 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), Joe Weaver (Simpson Wrestling), Kadin Stutzman (Cumberland Wrestling), Gannon O’Hara (Hawkeye Track), Chase Mullenix (Hawkeye Track), Zane Vance (Hawkeye Track), Craig Alan Becker (Tennessee Track)
Audubon Graduates
Jaci Christensen, Freshman, Basketball, Iowa Central
-Iowa Central lost 72-41 to Kirkwood on Wednesday.
-The Tritons face Iowa Western in the Region XI Tournament on March 8th.
Gavin Smith, Freshman, Track and Field, Central
-Outdoor season starts March 31st.
Victoria Asmus, Freshman, Softball, Morningside
-Morningside beat Xavier (LA) 6-5 on Friday, topped Freed-Hardeman 5-4 on Saturday, lost 3-0 vs Baker on Saturday, and defeated Southeastern Baptist 17-0 on Sunday.
Audubon athletes in offseason or recent signees: Alex Foran (Central Football), Kali Irlmeier (Buena Vista Softball and Trap Shooting), Abigail Zaiger (York Track and Field), Elizabeth Zaiger (York Track and Field), Hannah Thygesen (Buena Vista Track and Field), Matt Beisswenger (Buena Vista Football and Track & Field)
CAM Graduates
Mallory Behnken, Freshman, Basketball, DMACC
-DMACC will face NIACC in the Region XI Tournament on Wednesday.
Connor McKee, Sophomore, Track and Field, Central Missouri
-First outdoor meet is March 23rd at Emporia State.
Molly Venteicher, Sophomore, Track and Field, Southwestern Community College
-Earned All-American honors at the NJCAA Championships in the Weight Throw with a 6th place finish in a mark of 15.80 meters.
-Placed 10th in the shot put at 12.17 meters.
Jade Jackson, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Central
-Placed 17th at the NJCAA National Championships in the 60M Hurdles in 9.57.
-Competed in the Pentathlon, placing 5th in the 60M hurdles, 9th in the 800, 6th in the high jump, 8th in the long jump, and 10th in the shot put.
Lane Spieker, Freshman, Baseball, Iowa Western
-Spieker is redshirting this season.
CAM athletes in offseason or recent signees: Jade Jackson (Iowa Central Track)
Exira-EHK Graduates
Sophia Peppers, Senior, Basketball, Morningside
-For a third year in a row Peppers is a 1st Team selection on the GPAC All Conference Women’s Basketball list.
-The senior is averaging 12.9 points per game along with 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists. She leads the team in all three categories.
-She has 1,963 career points, 891 rebounds, 417 assists, and 262 steals in 160 career games over five seasons.
Tatum Grubbs, Sophomore, Basketball, Wartburg
-Wartburg made the NCAA Tournament and won each of their first two games.
-The Knights topped #13 Baldwin 57-43 on Friday.
-They defeated #6 Hope College 81-67 on Saturday.
-Next up is #1 Christopher Newport University on March 10th.
Macy Emgarten, Freshman, Softball, Simpson
-Next game is March 11th.
Alex Amaral, Senior, Baseball, McPherson College (KS)
-McPherson lost 7-5 on Tuesday against Tabor.
-They went 3-0 in a weekend series over Southwestern (KS).
Exira-EHK athletes in the offseason or recent signees: Macy Emgarten (Simpson Basketball)
Griswold Graduates
**Makenna Wiechman has signed to play basketball at Southwestern Community College
Griswold athletes in offseason or recent signees: Brenna Rossell (Buena Vista Volleyball), Evan Kelly (Central Football), Lane Mueller (Central Football), Derek Mueller (Central Football), Makenna Askeland (Simpson Softball)
Nodaway Valley
**Avery Phillippi has committed to play basketball at Clarke
Maddax DeVault, Freshman, Track and Field, Simpson
-Outdoor season starts April 1st.
Tyler Vandewater, Junior, Baseball, Benedictine Mesa
-Benedictine beat New Mexico State 9-3 on Tuesday.
-They took a pair from Jamestown on Saturday 15-12 and 13-2.
-Benedictine defeated Dakota Wesleyan 13-2 and Morningside 11-4 on Sunday.
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), Jena Yonker (SWCC Track and Field), Elliot Cooney (Cornell Wrestling)
Riverside
Kenna Ford, Sophomore, Softball, Nebraska Wesleyan
-Nebraska Wesleyan topped Marietta College 9-1 on Sunday. Ford allowed three hits, one walk, and one earned run in two innings.
-Also on Sunday they beat Heidelberg 10-0.
Liam Fagan, Concordia Track
Riverside athletes in offseason or recent signees: Mack Olmstead-Mitchell (Midland Volleyball), Austin Kremkoski (Morningside Football), Nolan Moore (Briar Cliff Wrestling)
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