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Central falls in opening game of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
It was a tale of two halves as the Central College men's basketball team lost to the University of Washington-St. Louis 82-75. "It was a well-played game, and our guys did a great job throughout the game," said coach Joe Steinkamp. "We wer...
Mar 10, 2025, 11:25am EDT
Van Gorp leads men's basketball all-conference selections for Central
Joshua Van Gorp (5th-year, Pella, Pella Christian HS) was selected for the American Rivers first team all-conference for the third time in his career. Forward Owen Schipper (freshman, Waukee) was picked to the second team, and guard Kaleb ...
Mar 5, 2025, 4:21pm EST
Central's Johnson earns women's basketball all-conference nod
Abby Johnson (senior, Ankeny) was the lone Central College women's basketball player named to the American Rivers all-conference team. Johnson, a guard, was a second-team selection. Emily Naughton (sophomore, Indianola) and CeCe Moore (sop...
Mar 5, 2025, 4:19pm EST
Offense abounds for Dutch baseball team in doubleheader split
The bats stayed hot for the Central College baseball team with 19 runs while taking one of two games from Cornell College Sunday afternoon. Central (3-1) let an early lead slip away for a 9-8 defeat in 12 innings to start the day. The Dutch earned th...
Mar 4, 2025, 11:06am EST
Dutch win twice on baseball opening day
Pounding out 23 hits, including 10 extra-base knocks, the Central College baseball team swept past St. Norbert College (Wis.) in the season-opening doubleheader Saturday. The Dutch (2-0) won the opening game 11-1 in seven innings before closing out t...
Mar 4, 2025, 10:54am EST
Central women relay win puts exclamation point on conference track championships
The Central College women's track and field team won its third straight 4x400-meter relay at the American Rivers Conference Championships Indoor Championships Saturday. Central was third with 126 team points. Loras College won the team crown with 195...
Mar 4, 2025, 10:50am EST
Brown, Purcell titles highlight day at conference track meet for Dutch men
Individual event tiles for Jack Brown (sophomore, Norwalk) in the mile and Kale Purcell (senior, Holton, Kan.) in the triple jump were the key moments for the Central College men's track and field team on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...
Mar 4, 2025, 10:47am EST
Two individual crowns for Central to start league track and field championships
Amber Vroman (senior, Seneca, Ill.) and Addison Parrott (senior, Danville) each won their events Friday to spark the Central College track and field squads at the 2025 American Rivers Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Central is fourth...
Mar 4, 2025, 10:32am EST
Stephanie Wise Publishes Article in Social Science Quarterly
Stephanie Wise, assistant professor of political science at Central College, has published an article in "Social Science Quarterly" examining the effects of presidential legitimacy rhetoric. Titled "The Public Consequences of Presidential Legitimacy R...
Mar 4, 2025, 9:50am EST
Central men's basketball team punches its ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament
For the 12th time in program history the Central College men's basketball team is moving to the NCAA Division III National Championships Tournament. The Dutch qualified after winning the American Rivers Conference tournament championship 6...
Mar 3, 2025, 5:33pm EST