CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced their postseason awards for the 2024 Softball season. Chloe Hild was named All-Conference first team for the Spartans and Bella Allison was named to the second team.

In her sophomore season, Hild averaged .382 at the plate in conference games this season tallying 13 hits in 34 plate appearances. The West Chicago native recorded seven extra base hits with five doubles and two home runs. Her five doubles were tied for the second most in the conference and fourth most home runs in conference play. Hild also slugged the fifth best slugging percentage (.706) and OPS (1.153) in the conference. Hild was also named Position Player of the Week in the final week of the regular season.

Starting all 15 conference games she played in, Allison finished conference play with a .417 batting average that was good for eighth best in the A-R-C. In her 48 plate appearances she recorded 20 hits, all of them being singles. The sophomore ranked tied for fifth in the conference for total hits. The Rock Island native was a perfect 5-5 on steal attempts this season.

Both Hild and Allison are earning their first conference awards of their careers as they both look ahead to their junior seasons in the blue and white.