CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) released the 2026 Winter All-Academic teams on Friday afternoon. The University of Dubuque Spartans had 30 student-athletes earn conference all-academic honors with women's basketball and competitive cheer leading the way with eight honorees each. 

To be eligible for the Conference's All-Academic Team honors a student-athlete must be on the eligibility list for the sport of nomination, at least a sophomore in academic standing with at least one year in residence and attain an accumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale). Individuals may be eligible for nomination in more than one sport. All nominees meeting the criteria will be designated as members of the All-Academic Team. Student-athletes on the Conference All-Academic Team will be selected during the season that their sports are played. The All-Academic Team will include any nominated student-athlete who meets the criteria.


Competitive Cheer (8)

• Jayden Pierce
• Bella Bush
• Ava Friedrichsen
• Gabbie Kluever
• Monica Nickels
• Madisyn Roffers
• Kenadi Sovey
• Kiah Wendt

Men's Basketball (4)

• Joey Coppola IV
• Dylan Hibicke
• Ian Mindrup
• Grady Thompson

Women's Basketball (8)

• Grace Brumley
• Boden Budrecki
• Lilly Craig
• Avery Green
• Taylor Martin
• Kaitlyn Powell
• Lexi Seabaugh
• Christina Simonetti

Men's Wrestling (4)

• Joseph Budde
• Kevin Machado-Chavez
• Justin Matson
• Alexander Needham

Women's Wrestling (6)

• Alex Hofrichter
• Tatum Levendahl
• Mattie Papenthien
• Argelis Hernandez Perez
• Brianna Seixas
• Bree Swenson