Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Forty-four Drury student-athletes earned a Great Lakes Valley Conference Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence award for their work in the classroom throughout their careers.   The GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award recipients exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the conference. Each honoree has exhausted their eligibility in …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University men’s basketball head coach announced that Chris Carr will join the Panthers coaching staff as an assistant.   Carr played six seasons in the National Basketball Association and played professionally for two years overseas. He was a second round draft pick of the Phoenix Suns in …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University athletics had 32 student-athletes earn a Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award from the Great Lakes Valley Conference for their work in the classroom in 2020-21.   Named after Brother James Gaffney FSC, the former President of Lewis University for more than 27 years and two-term …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury Lady Panthers head coach Amy Eagan unveiled their 2021-22 roster. The team that reached the NCAA-II championship game and the five-time defending champs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference will feature 17 players with seven returners and 10 newcomers that includes five arriving as transfers.   “We …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— For the second straight year, Drury University Athletics set a department record with 273 student-athletes honored by the Great Lakes Valley Conference as Academic All-GLVC recipients.   Drury’s total of 273 is nine more than in 2019-20 and is 53 more than two years. This year’s total significantly …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Fifteen of Drury University’s nineteen sports that compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference earned a GEICO Team Academic award for their work in the classroom in 2020-21. This marks the third straight year Drury has had 15 teams earn the award, which matches a department record.   …

SAGINAW, Mich.— The Drury bass fishing opened in the 2021-22 season this week at the Bassmasters College Series at Saginaw Bay, Michigan. Drury’s Jacob Welch and Grant Harris were the top finishers for the Panthers as the duo finished 70th among 167 boats in the season-opening event.   A team …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury Lady Panthers head coach Amy Eagan announced that Taylor Birch will join her coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach. Birch recently graduated from Bethany (Kan.) with a degree in Health & Physical Education/Fitness with a minor in Coaching.   She was also a member of the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University men’s basketball coach Chris Foster announced three signings for the 2021-22 season. Hartville’s Ryce Piper will join the Panthers along with junior college transfers Blake McKay and Dillon Carlson.   Ryce Piper helped Hartville to an undefeated season and their second straight state championship in 2020-21. …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Drury University Vice President & Director of Athletics Corey Bray is proud to announce licensing agreements for sportswear and a variety of other products.   Drury Athletics has signed partnerships with Antigua for men’s and women’s sportswear, Gametime Sidekicks for stainless steel drinkware, WinCraft that offers novelty hard goods, …