How they’re doing: Catching up with former Eastern Iowa preps

A periodic look at what former Gazette are athletes are doing now:

Iowa colleges — Loras junior Haley Bergan of Edgewood (Edgewood-Colesburg) earned all-Iowa Conference honors in volleyball, along with Wartburg junior Aryn Jones of Marion (Linn-Mar) and senior Claire Wilenbring of Dyersville (Beckman) ... Kayla Armstrong of Cedar Rapids (Xavier) earned first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a member of the Drake women's soccer team ... Central football players Mitchell Boerm of Traer (North Tama) and Corbin Blythe of Williamsburg earned District 8 all-academic honors ... Coe's Hanna Reece of Cedar Rapids (Washington) and Wartburg's Aryn Jones of Marion (Linn-Mar) earned NCAA III All-American honorable mention honors in volleyball ... Emily O'Brien of Cedar Rapids (Jefferson), Jessica Butters of Kalona (Mid-Prairie), Jackie Kriegel of Marengo (Iowa Valley), Alison Malaby of Mechanicsville (North Cedar), Maddie Hennessey of Robins (C.R. Kennedy) and Tina Lane of Williamsburg are members of the Central women's basketball team ... Jackie Hughes of Cedar Rapids (Washington) is a member of the Luther women's swimming team ... Drew Kithcart of Atkins (Benton Community) was a member of the Central football team, along with Kyle Gritsch of Brooklyn (BGM) Brett Boddicker of Center Point (Center Point-Urbana), Ed Henning of Chelsea (HLV), Jessie Peterson of Coralville (I.C. West), Nathan Fitzgerald of Elkader (Central), Kohle Helle of Guttenberg (Clayton Ridge), Nate Boland of Iowa City (West), Hunter Robinson of Lisbon, Cody Fields of Lowden (North Cedar), Austin Carney of Marengo (Iowa Valley), Tylor Newhouse of Marion (Linn-Mar), Derrick Gray of Mechanicsville (North Cedar), Jake Hasley of Montezuma, Adam Hermsen of Tipton, Mitchell Boerm of Traer (North Tama), Louis Kriegel of Victor (HLV), Tanner Bird of Vinton (Vinton-Shellsburg) and Corbin Blythe of Williamsburg ... Jordan Holmes (Kennedy) and Aleena Hobbs of Cedar Rapids (Washington) are members of the Coe's women's basketball team, along with Mickey Hansche (City High) and Jenna Lehman (Regina) of Iowa City, Taylor Hunber of Alburnett and Cassie Norton of Mount Vernon (Lisbon) ... Tanner Rathje of Marion (Linn-Mar) and Eli Miller of Newhall (Benton Community) were members of the Central men's cross country team ... Kandis O'Donnell and Anne Visser of Cedar Rapids (Washington) are members of the Cornell women's basketball team ... Alex Oldman of Anamosa and Missy Charlton of Cedar Rapids (Linn-Mar) were members of the Central women's cross country team ... Stacy Mohr of Sigourney, Becca Annis of Williamsburg and Olivia Walker of Vinton (Vinton-Shellsburg) were members of the Central women's golf team.

Minnesota colleges — Shanay Gonder of Cedar Rapids (Washington) earned NCAA III honorable mention All-American honors as a member of the Northwestern (St. Paul) volleyball team. Northwestern advanced to the Final Four of the national tournament, losing to eventual national champion Calvin.