As the regular season comes to a close, the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) basketball tournaments are right around the corner. Both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams have qualified for the A-R-C tournament.

The Wartburg men’s basketball team finished off regular season action with a 92-81 point victory over the University of Dubuque Spartans Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Knights completed the series sweep, as Wartburg won the previous matchup, 95-79.

Emma Gerdes ’20 reached a career milestone in her basketball career after the guard scored her 1,000th career point on Wednesday, Feb. 12, against Buena Vista University. In a 95-59 win over the Beavers, Gerdes added another achievement to her illustrious career as a Wartburg Knight.

The No. 8 Wartburg Women’s Basketball team secured the program’s fourth-straight regular season conference title with a commanding 88-47 win over the University of Dubuque Saturday, Feb. 22. This is the first four-peat in school history.

After the No. 1 Wartburg Wrestling team lost the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) crown in a down-to-the-wire 19-17 loss to No. 3 Loras, the Knights are preparing for the NCAA Lower Midwest Regional meet in Dubuque. Wartburg had won 27-straight conference championships and 220 consecutive dual victories prior to the loss.

The Wartburg Cheer and Dance teams took part in the third annual American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Competitive Dance and Cheer Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 16, and the cheer team arrived back in Waverly with two first-place trophies.

The Wartburg men’s and women’s track teams each took first place out of six teams competing at the Liz Wuertz Indoor Invite inside Hoover Field House on Saturday, Feb. 22.

While much of this comes down to team culture and coaching, Wartburg has seen its recruitment of local talent pay off, especially in the reigning American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) MVP Emma Gerdes ’20.

The No. 9 Wartburg Women’s Basketball team secured the series sweep over Luther College Wednesday evening.