Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University head baseball coach Scott Nasby has named Eric Briggs as his new assistant coach. Briggs has worked as a high school head coach for 25 years and a scout for the Kansas City Royals since 2009.   He joins the Panthers coaching staff after serving as …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University men’s swimmer Karol Ostrowski competed Sunday in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games representing Poland in the 4 x 100-meter Freestyle Relay.   Ostrowski, who was a freshman for the Panthers last season, swam the opening leg for Poland as the team finished sixth in their heat …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury bass fishing team is ranked eighth in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year preseason ranking released this week by the Association of Collegiate Anglers.   The Panthers finished seventh in the nation last year, their best finish in the program’s six-year history.   The …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury men’s basketball fundraising golf tournament, the Marty Ross Invitational presented by Thompson Cadillac, is set for Monday, Aug. 16, and openings remain to sign up and participate in this year’s event.   Once again, the event will take place at the Millwood Golf & Racquet Club, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Opportunities to participate in the 14th Annual Tom Kellogg Lady Panthers Fundraising Golf Tournament are still available. The event is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 29, at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club in Bolivar. Registration begins at 12:30 pm with a shotgun start at 1:30 pm.   Spots …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster announced the addition of Creighton University transfer Jett Canfield to his 2021-22 roster.   Originally from Topeka, Kansas, Canfield saw action in 15 games for Creighton last year and was part of a Bluejays team that went 22-9 and advanced to the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster announced the addition of Creighton University transfer Jett Canfield to his 2021-22 roster.   Originally from Topeka, Kansas, Canfield saw action in 15 games for Creighton last year and was part of a Bluejays team that went 22-9 and advanced …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury University softball head coach Jerry Breaux announced 10 signees for his 2022 team. The recruiting class includes two junior college All-Americans, two high school signees that were named First Team All-State, and the niece of former major league pitcher and Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame member …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Drury University Vice President and Director of Athletics, announced Katie Scott as the first-ever head coach for the women’s rugby program.   Scott currently plays and is the founder of the Queen City Chaos, a Springfield Women’s Rugby club, and serves as an assistant coach and team captain. …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Both the Drury men’s and women’s tennis teams earned academic awards, and several team members received individual academic accolades from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association this week.  Both Drury squads were named ITA All-Academic Teams for having a team grade point average better than 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. …