Buena Vista University Athletics

Freshman guard Zane Neubaum has been a great addition to the Buena Vista men's basketball team this season, and his career has gotten off to a blazing hot start.

Buena Vista University senior Garrett Sittner is enjoying his best season yet in a Beaver men's basketball jersey and is among the team and conference leaders through six games played in 2021.

Senior Michael Demers has been helping to lead the way for the Buena Vista men's basketball team as it continues to make its way through its adjusted season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buena Vista sophomore Vanessa Hamlett posted her first career double-double on February 6 during the team's thrilling 69-65 home victory over Luther College.

Buena Vista senior guard Cassy Miller has been a steady leader during the start of her senior season, including a career night during the team's most recent outing on February 6.

Sophomore Olivia Larsen is off to a solid start during her first season in a Buena Vista women's basketball uniform. Through the first three games this season, she is leading the team in scoring, assists and steals, along with made free-throws.

Buena Vista University is represented with 29 student-athletes being named to the Fall 2020 Academic All-Conference Team as announced by the American Rivers Conference.

The Buena Vista Vista women's basketball team sits atop all of Division III with the top Team GPA from the 2019-20 season as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Tuesday, August 11. BVU's team GPA for the 2019-20 season was 3.865. That average was not only the highest by any team on any level for this past season, but the highest among any level over at least the last 19 seasons. It marks the second time in program history that the Beavers have been tops in Division III. The first came back in 2003-04 when it led the way with a 3.603.

Buena Vista senior golfer, Anthony Gallagher, picked up his first career medalist honors when he fired a two-under par 70 on Thursday, September 24, to win the Morningside College Fall Invite played at Green Valley Golf Course in Sioux City, Iowa.

Buena Vista University landed 23 student-athletes on the 2020 spring Academic All-Conference Team as announced by the American Rivers Conference office on Monday, June 22.

The Buena Vista men's basketball team landed a trio of athletes on this year's All-American Rivers Conference Men's Basketball Team as announced by the league office on Thursday, March 5.

Buena Vista junior guard Erin Gerke has been named an All-American Rivers Conference Second Team selection as announced by the league office on March 4.

A total of 11 Buena Vista University student-athletes have been named to the 2019-20 American Rivers Conference Winter All-Academic Team. A total of 149 student-athletes from across the conference earned recognition on the team.

Buena Vista University senior baseball player Gage Smart has been named a 2020 Preseason All-American by D3baseball as announced earlier this month.

Buena Vista University infielder, Bryce Rheault, enters his final collegiate baseball season as a preseason All-American selection by D3baseball.com as announced earlier this month.

With the midway point of the American Rivers Conference schedule upon us, Buena Vista senior Destiny Einerwold is among the top scorers in the league. Through eight games, she's third at 16.8ppg and has been in double digits in seven of the eight contests. She turned in 24 points during the league opener at Nebraska Wesleyan on December 7 and also has a 20-point performance against Coe College on January 2.

Buena Vista University senior Timothy Jeffries becomes the 31st player in program history to reach the 1,000 career point mark on January 8, during the Beavers' 92-88 overtime victory at Loras College. He finished that night with a team-leading 20 points.

Buena Vista junior wide receiver and kick returner Eric Pacheco has been named a Division III Second Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as announced by the organization on December 4, 2019.

Buena Vista junior wide receiver Eric Pacheco tied the program's single-season record for receiving yards when he chalked up 84 yards at the University of Dubuque in the team's season finale on November 9. As the regular season came to a close this past Saturday, Pacheco finishes among the leaders throughout the American Rivers Conference.

Buena Vista University junior linebacker Tanner Frost has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.

Buena Vista University sophomore guard DJ McNeal scored a team and career-high 23 points on November 15, during the Beavers' 87-54 victory over Westminster College (Mo.) in what was the team's 2019-20 home opener.

Senior Destiny Einerwold scored a career-high 27 points against St. Olaf on November 15, as the Buena Vista University women's basketball team tipped-off its 2019-20 season versus the Oles at the Saint Benedict Tournament in St. Joseph, Minn.

Buena Vista senior libero, playing in what would wind up being her final career match on November 5, became the volleyball program's all-time career leader in digs just minutes into the five-set match at the University of Dubuque to begin the American Rivers Conference Tournament.

Buena Vista University had 23 student-athletes named to the American Rivers Conference's Fall Academic Team as announced by the league office late last week.

Buena Vista sophomore running back Bryland Menicucci set career-highs in both rushing yards and touchdowns during BVU football's 60-40 home victory over Luther College on November 2. In addition, he also had a big day on special teams with 154 additional yards in kick-off returns.

Buena Vista junior wide receiver Eric Pacheco continues to move up the football program's single-season and all-time career lists as the 2019 season nears its completion.

Buena Vista freshman Makaylee Tenhoeve finished in a tie for 10th place overall at the American Rivers Conference Women's Golf Championships, held October 5-7, in Ames, Iowa, giving her all-conference accolades in just her first collegiate season. She was one of three Beavers to earn such honors, one of only two teams in the conference to do so.

Buena Vista University junior Raelinn Arnold has become an all-conference finisher for the Beaver women's golf team for the second time in her career after a 10th-place tie earlier this month at the American Rivers Conference Championships. Arnold posted a 54-hole total of 252, capped by her low round of 82 over the final 18 holes on October 7. Arnold turned in a fifth-place performance as a freshman in 2017 and is the program's first two-time all-conference performer since 2010-11.

Buena Vista University junior Alison Schweers recently turned in an all-conference performance for the Beaver women's golf team as she wrapped up her first fall season on campus. Schweers tallied three birdies in her final round 77 on October 7 en route to an eighth-place finish. She had the second-lowest final round score and helped the Beavers capture a fifth-place finish overall - it's best finish in over a decade.

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