Drury Panthers News

ALLENDALE, Mich.— Drury’s first representation at the NCAA-II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in nine years resulted in the program’s best placement ever at the national meet by a Panther as Katie McCune earned a place on the podium with a fifth-place finish in the finals of the 800 …

ALLENDALE, Mich.— Drury women’s distance runner Katie McCune will compete for a national championship in the 800 meter run on Saturday after advancing through the preliminary heats on Friday at the NCAA-II Track & Field Championships in Allendale, Michigan.   Competing in the third of three heats, McCune posted a …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury women’s tennis team finished the year ranked 25th in NCAA-II in the final national poll from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.   Barry won the NCAA-II National Championship earlier this month and is ranked first. Nova Southeastern is ranked second the final poll and Central Oklahoma is …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury women’s distance runner Claire McCune finished 18th overall after the preliminary heats of the 1500 meter run at the NCAA-II National Track & Field Championships on Thursday afternoon in Allendale, Michigan.   McCune had a time of 4:31.44 and finished 11th in her head and 18th overall. …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— For the first time in nine years, Drury will be represented at the NCAA-II National Track & Field Championships and is sending multiple participants for the first time in program history. Jolie McClellan qualified for the national meet in the javelin; Claire McCune will compete in the 1500 …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury softball pitcher Kristina Bettis became the program’s first-ever All-American selection when she named to the First Team of the 2022 NCAA-II All-American squad by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday.   Bettis went 24-5 with a 1.05 earned run average for the Panthers and shattered the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster has announced six more signees for the 2022-23 season. The latest batch of signees includes Adam Moore (F, 6-6, 200, Sr., Quincy Univ./Duchesne HS, St. Charles, Mo.), Preston Cook (G, 6-4, 205, Gr., Auburn Univ./Auburn HS, Auburn, Ala.), Brady O’Connell …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury women’s swimmers Bec Cross and Allison Weber were named to the Academic All-District performers in the At-Large sports category by CoSIDA in a vote of region sports information directors. The award recognizes performance in academics and athletics and the at-large program combines the sports of golf, lacrosse, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Brant Schafftizel and Nikko Calabro were named to the D2CCA All-Midwest Region Team in a vote of the region’s sports information directors.   Schaffitzel, a fifth-year senior, was a First Team All-Midwest Region selection as an outfielder. The Springfield native and Hillcrest High School product led his …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— For the second time in school history, Drury University has won the Commissioner’s Cup from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.   The Panthers earned the award for 2021-22 by posting the strongest finish in the league’s seven core sports. Points are allocated for the Commissioner’s Cup based on …