Recent News
Central's Smith selected for CSC Academic All-America squad
Central College cornerback Gavin Smith (junior, Audubon) was tabbed for the Division III Academic All-America football team as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). Smith was a first-team selection. It's the eighth time in the p...
Jan 30, 2025, 4:03pm EST
Central College to Host Intercollegiate Honor Band Festival
Central College welcomes the public to the Intercollegiate Honor Band Festival at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in Douwstra Auditorium on Central's campus. A public concert will conclude the two-day Intercollegiate Honor Band Festival, which takes place Fr...
Jan 30, 2025, 11:59am EST
Simpson downs Central women's basketball team
A cold shooting Central women's basketball team fell to Simpson College 76-49 Wednesday. The Storm (11-8, 7-3 American Rivers) jumped out to a 21-15 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 36-26 at half. In the third quarter Simpso...
Jan 30, 2025, 10:22am EST
The Dutch overwhelm Simpson with strong all-around basketball game
Five Central men's basketball players scored in double figures in its 85-60 win against Simpson College Wednesday. Karson Wehde (sophomore, Ankeny) tied his career high scoring 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from t...
Jan 30, 2025, 10:20am EST
Central College's History Professor Publishes Book
Timothy Olin, associate professor of history at Central College, will release a new book in early February, "The Banat of Temesvar, Borderland Colonization in the Habsburg Monarchy." The public and Central campus community are invited to hear Olin read...
Jan 29, 2025, 2:59pm EST
Wehde, strong second half lead Central men's basketball team to road win
A career high 21 points from Karson Wehde (sophomore, Ankeny) leads to a 77-63 road conference win from the Central College men's basketball team over Wartburg College. Wehde shot 8-of-11 from the field including 5-of-6 from three-point ra...
Jan 27, 2025, 10:51am EST
Central women's basketball team falls on the road to ranked Wartburg
A slow start caused the Central College women's basketball team to fall to No. 12-ranked Wartburg College 70-58. The Dutch (11-7, 4-4 American Rivers) got behind 14-6 at the end of the first quarter but responded well by only trailing 55-5...
Jan 27, 2025, 10:49am EST
Central climbs in league men's wrestling standings
The Central College men's wrestling team picked up a pair of victories at the American Rivers Conference duals Saturday afternoon. The No. 18 rated team in NCAA Division III, Central opened by breezing to a 56-0 win over Buena Vista University and fo...
Jan 27, 2025, 10:46am EST
Dutch track and field team puts together strong meet in Nebraska
Taking advantage of the Division I facility Friday at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational, the Central College men's and women's track and field teams made moves up the American Rivers Conference and national performance lists. Friday's meet was hos...
Jan 27, 2025, 10:36am EST
Dutch track and field team puts together strong meet in Nebraska
Taking advantage of the Division I facility Friday at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational, the Central College men's and women's track and field teams made moves up the American Rivers Conference and national performance lists. Friday's meet was hos...
Jan 27, 2025, 10:33am EST