Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury men’s soccer head coach Ben Taylor announced the promotion of Juan Espinal to associate head coach.   Espinal served as the assistant coach for the Panthers during the last two seasons and has helped the program to a 15-10-11 record overall with a 12-4-10 mark in the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster added to his 2023-24 recruiting class with the signing of guard PJ Ngambi, a junior college transfer from Casper College in Wyoming.   Ngambi averaged 12.9 points and 4.3 assists in his final season at Casper. The 6-2, 170-pound point guard …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Drury wrestler Will Kuster was named to the Academic All-District At-Large Team by College Sports Communicators, formally known as CoSIDA. Student-Athletes were recognized among the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. Each must carry a minimum of a 3.5 …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Lady Panthers head coach Kaci Bailey announced two more signings for the 2023-24 season. Drury will add NCAA-I transfer Quincy Erickson, a Washington, Missouri, native coming from Houston Christian, and forward Syndey Hobbs, who will transfer to Drury from Texas-Permian Basin.   Quincy Erickson (G, Sr., 6-0, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Drury baseball’s Cody Bahl was named an honorable mention All-Midwest Region selection by the National College Baseball Writer’s Association as a starting pitcher.   Bahl went 6-2 with a 2.71 earned run average this season. His ERA ranked second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The left-hander from …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drury’s Bria Armstrong was named to the Outdoor Track & Field All-Region team by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.   Top-five individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region honors, in addition to each of the members of a top-3 ranked …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Drury shortstop Brooks Sunny was named to the Academic All-District team by the College Sports Communicators (formally CoSIDA) for his achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2023 season.   Sunny led the Panthers in hitting as he posted a .358 average, hit 10 home …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Drury outfielder Rylee Kolb was named to the Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (formally CoSIDA) for her achievements on the softball field and in the classroom during the 2023 season.   Kolb was a Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection in 2023, marking her second …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Lady Panthers head coach Kaci Bailey has announced her first set of signings for the 2023-24 season. Makaiya Brooks, the former Central High School star who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Springfield Public Schools, will return home and play for Drury after …

MARION, Ill.— Drury’s Cinderella run in the Great Lakes Valley Conference was halted in Sunday’s championship game as fifth-ranked and top-seeded Quincy handed the Panthers a 13-6 loss at Mountain Dew Park in Marion, Illinois.   Drury, the sixth seed in the tournament, ends the year with a 30-24 record. …