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Summer Camps and Conferences at Central College

Central College offers a variety of athletics, music and other camps and conferences during the summer for K-12 students and adults. The most current list of camps is available at central.edu/camps. Leadership Youth Summit, June 3-4 Central College M...
Apr 30, 2025, 10:49am EDT

Central SAAC hosts 10th-annual Dutchies

PELLA--Commemorating the last year of Central College athletics, the Central Student-Athlete Advisory Council hosted the Dutchies Sunday, April 27 inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. For the 10th year in a row, SAAC hosted the Dutchies to honor the best in...
Apr 28, 2025, 2:31pm EDT
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Dutch men win distance medley relay at Drake Relays

DES MOINES - Capping off a solid appearance at the Drake Relays, the Central College men's track & field team won the Iowa College Division of the distance medley relay Saturday morning. Clocking in at 10 minutes, 6.15 seconds, Derek Webster (senior,...
Apr 28, 2025, 12:04pm EDT
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Meyer runs season best 110 hurdles

Gunner Meyer (junior, Fairbank, Wapsie Valley HS) ran a season-best time of 14.21 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles prelims, taking 15th place. He was second amongst four Division III athletes in a field of 29 total athletes. "It's a great opportunity...
Apr 28, 2025, 12:01pm EDT
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Dutch women qualify relay squad for Drake Relays finals

DES MOINES - Running just off their season-best pace, the Central College women's track & field team placed eighth in the 4x400-meter relay preliminaries, earning a spot in Saturday's finals. The quartet of Lizzy Van Utrecht (sophomore, Ottumwa, Eddyv...
Apr 28, 2025, 11:42am EDT
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Distance crew kicks off Central's week at the Drake Relays

DES MOINES - A quartet of distance runners from the Central College men's and women's track & field team started the program's appearance at the 115th Drake Relays Thursday night. Peyton Steffen (junior, Marion) was the top finisher for Central, taki...
Apr 28, 2025, 11:33am EDT
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Central men's tennis team ends regular season strong

DUBUQUE- The Central College men's finished its conference slate with two matches Friday. A late location change moved the first match against the University of Dubuque to Cedar Rapids, The Dutch defeated the Spartans (9-20, 2-6 American R...
Apr 28, 2025, 11:30am EDT
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Central College Launches "A World Of Good" Comprehensive Campaign

Central College President Mark Putnam announced the public launch of "A World of Good." The $50 million initiative aims to generate unprecedented support for scholarships and endowments for student experiences, academic innovation, community partnershi...
Apr 28, 2025, 10:34am EDT

Participation in Hoo-Rah Day Exceeds Record

Central College set a new participation record during its ninth annual Hoo-Rah Day. In total, a record-breaking 437 donors gave $347,568 to support Central students. Central's Hoo-Rah Day is an annual celebration of spirit and an opportunity to share ...
Apr 23, 2025, 11:34am EDT

Central claims Knox men's golf crown

Central College placed three players in the top 10 and secured its second men's golf championship in five days at the Knox College (Ill.) Invitational Sunday. While encountering less accommodating scoring conditions as winds picked up, the Dutch expa...
Apr 14, 2025, 11:50am EDT
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About Central College

Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private college known for its active student body, academic rigor and athletics success. Our students learn collaboratively with supportive educators who share a commitment to intellectual engagement, personal growth, career readiness and civic involvement. Founded in 1853 and shaped by its Christian heritage, the college of 1,100 students participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the American Rivers Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake.

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