ACGC Graduates
Eli Kading, Sophomore, Basketball, Central
-On Wednesday Central beat Simpson 73-64.
-Central fell to Dubuque 67-61 on Saturday.
Mackenzie Campbell, Junior, Swimming, Morningside
-Placed 3rd against Midland in the 200 Medley Relay, 2nd in the 100 Butterfly, and swam on the winning 200 Freestyle Relay.
Miles Kading, Freshman, Basketball, Buena Vista
-BV Lost 81-66 against Loras College on Saturday.
Mady Kelsey, Sophomore, Track and Field, Midland
-Next meet is the Mount Marty Invite on January 28th
Kate Crawford, Sophomore, Track and Field, UNI
-Crawford ran on UNI’s winning 4X400 Meter Relay at the Jack Jennett Invitational in Cedar Falls.
Noah Nelsen, Junior, Track and Field, Simpson
-Next meet is January 28th at Grinnell.
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)
AHSTW Graduates
***Jaicob Madsen has announced his commitment to Briar Cliff Football***
Raydden Grobe, Freshman, Basketball, Bellevue
-Bellevue beat Waldorf 65-61 on Friday. Grobe had 6 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists.
-Grobe submitted 2 points and 1 steal in Saturday’s 65-60 loss to Viterbo.
Kailey Jones, Sophomore, Basketball, Luther
-Jones had another double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in Wednesday’s 71-59 loss at Dubuque.
Luther beat Nebraska Wesleyan 81-42 on Saturday. Jones had 8 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals.
-Jones was named the American Rivers Conference Female Athlete of the Week after posting a 32 points, 21 rebound game.
Kinsley Scheffler, Junior, Track and Field, Omaha
-Threw a lifetime best 40-10.25 in the shot pout to place 6th at the Cyclone Open.
Holly Hoepner, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Western
-Ran 41st in the 200 at the Northwest Open in 28.33.
-Hoepner competed on IWCC’s 4th place 4X400.
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
-Next meet is January 28th at Grinnell
Gratt Reed, Junior, Track and Field, Iowa
-Placed 11th in the 60 Meter Dash at Iowa’s Larry Wieczorek Invitational in 6.82.
-Ran 14th in the 60 Meter Hurdles with a time of 7.95.
Joe Weaver, Sophomore, Wrestling, Simpson
-Simpson went 1-3 American Rivers Conference Dual Tournament.
Anna Lowary, Junior, Swimming, Midland
-In a Saturday dual with Morningside Lowary placed 3rd in the 200 Medley Relay, 1st in the 200 IM, and 1st in the 500 Freestyle.
Kadin Stutzman, Freshman, Wrestling, Cumberland
-Cumberland placed 23rd out of 30 teams at the Missouri Valley Invitational.
Tessa Grooms, Sophomore, Basketball, Iowa Central
-Iowa Central defeated Sisseton Junior College 70-39 on Saturday. Grooms had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.
Chase McLaren, Junior, Wrestling, Grand View
-Grand View won the Missouri Valley College Invitational.
Haley Rasmussen, Sophomore, Basketball and Track, Simpson
-Simpson got an 83-79 overtime win against Central on Wednesday. Rasmussen submitted 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.
-Rasmussen finished with 19 points in Saturday’s 69-56 win over Coe. She was 5/6 from 3-point range and had 2 assists and 1 steal.
Jalen Peterson, Track and Field, Missouri Western
-Placed 38th at the Northwest Open in the mile with a time of 4:36.95
Drew Engler, Freshman, Track and Field, Simpson
-Took eleven seconds off his mile time from last week with a 5:43.18 to place 27th at the Prairie Wolfe Invitational.
Gannon O’Hara, Freshman, Track and Field, Hawkeye
-Ran 10th at the Cyclone Open in the 60 in 7.11.
-5th in the Long Jump at 21-10.75
Zane Vance, Sophomore, Track and Field, Hawkeye
-Came in 19th at the Cyclone Open in the 400 with a time of 53.42.
Chase Mullenix, Sophomore, Track and Field, Hawkeye
-Ran 1:14.49 in the 600 at the Cyclone Open to place 2nd.
-Competed on Hawkeye’s 5th place 4X400.
Craig Alan Becker, Sophomore, Track and Field, Tennessee
-21st in the 800 at Vanderbilt with a time of 1:55.82.
Taylor McCreedy, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Central
-Placed 11th at the Jim Emmerich Invite (Brookings, SD) in the mile with a time of 5:13.24.
Caroline Pellett, Sophomore, Softball, Simpson
-Season starts February 18th.
Nile Petersen, Junior, Tennis, Wartburg
-First matches are Saturday, February 4th
Olivia Engler, Sophomore, Softball, Luther
-Season begins February 25th
Atlantic athletes in offseason or recent signees: Nile Petersen (Wartburg Tennis), 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
***Kali Irlmeier has committed to Buena Vista for softball and trap shooting****
Jaci Christensen, Freshman, Basketball, Iowa Central
-Iowa Central defeated Sisseton Junior College 70-39 on Saturday. Christensen started and played 20 minutes. She had 6 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals.
Hannah Thygesen, Freshman, Track and Field, Buena Vista
-Next meet is the Dennis Young Classic in Storm Lake on January 27th.
Matthew Beisswenger, Sophomore, Track and Field, Buena Vista
-Next meet is the Dennis Young Classic in Storm Lake on January 27th.
Gavin Smith, Freshman, Track and Field, Central
-At the Prairie Wolf Invitational Smith jumped 18-06 in the long jump to place 15th.
-He was 15th in the 60M Hurdles in 9.15.
-Smith ran the 800 in 2:15.80 to take 19th.
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 lost 66-51 at Iowa Western on Tuesday.
-On Saturday the Bears beat Boone 82-58. Behnken had 2 points and 1 rebound.
Connor McKee, Sophomore, Track and Field, Central Missouri
-Placed 5th in the 60M Hurdles in 8.67 at the Central Missouri Invite.
Molly Venteicher, Sophomore, Track and Field, Southwestern Community College
-Placed 3rd in the shot put at the Northwest Open.
-Came in 8th in the weight throw with a toss of 15.02 meters.
-Her PR of 13.20 meters in the shot put qualifies her for outdoor nationals.
Jade Jackson, Sophomore, Track and Field, Iowa Central
-Placed 34th at the Jim Emmerich Invite (Brookings, SD) in the 800 with a time of 2:45.72.
-Came in 10th in the 60M Hurdles in 9.04.
-Cleared 4-7 in the high jump to place 21st.
CAM athletes in offseason or recent signees: Lane Spieker (Iowa Western Baseball)
Exira-EHK Graduates
Sophia Peppers, Senior, Basketball, Morningside
-Morningside topped Concordia on Thursday by a score of 74-60. Peppers submitted 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.
-Peppers had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in Saturday’s 84-59 win over Mount Marty. She was 7/11 from the field and 4/6 beyond the arc.
Tatum Grubbs, Sophomore, Basketball, Wartburg
-Wartburg beat Loras 63-51 on Wednesday.
Macy Emgarten, Freshman, Basketball and Softball, Simpson
-Simpson got an 83-79 overtime win against Central on Wednesday. Emgarten grabbed 3 rebounds
-Emgarten had 5 points and 2 rebounds in Saturday’s 69-56 win over Coe.
Alex Amaral, Senior, Baseball, McPherson College (KS)
-First game is February 4th
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
***Senior Doug Berg has recently committed to run at Simpson***
Elliot Cooney, Freshman, Wrestling, Cornell College
-Cornell beat Iowa Wesleyan 44-3 on Thursday.
Maddax DeVault, Freshman, Basketball, Simpson
-Simpson got an 83-79 overtime win against Central on Wednesday. DeVault played 3 minutes and had 1 steal.
-DeVault played 5 minutes and had 1 steal in Saturday’s 69-56 win over Coe.
Jena Younker, Sophomore, Track and Field, Southwestern Community College
-Placed 29th in the 60 at the Northwest Open in 8.56
Tyler Vandewater, Junior, Baseball, Benedictine Mesa
-Season starts January 26th vs Taylor University.
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 was 26th at the Missouri Valley College Invite.
Jace Rose, Freshman, Wrestling, Iowa Western
-Iowa Western will dual against NIACC on Wednesday.
Iliana Yanes-Perez, Sophomore, Wrestling, Iowa Western
-Iowa Western will dual against NIACC on Wednesday.
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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