Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Drury wrestler Will Kuster was named a First Team Academic All-American on the NCAA-II 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 …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Basketball will host Summer Slam – a meet and greet event with the Panthers and Lady Panthers on Wed., June 21, at 6:30 pm at the Plaster Gallary in the O’Reilly Family Event Center.   Fans can get introduced to the 2023-24 rosters from both teams, as …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster added to his 2023-24 recruiting class with the signing of forward Riek Riek (pronounced reek, reek), a junior college transfer out of Sauk Valley Community College in Illinois.   Riek averaged 10.6 points and 6.7 rebounds in 2022-23 at Sauk Valley. The 6-9, 210-pound …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Drury shortstop Brooks Sunny was named to the Academic All-American Second 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 runs, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Sylvain Garin-Michaud was named an NCAA-II All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.   The senior from Saint Etienne, France, was the Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year and was named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team this season. Garin-Michaud was ranked sixth nationally in men’s …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury Lady Panthers have added Sara Mendel, a 6-2 center out of Ava, Missouri, to their 2023-24 signing class.   Mendel was the state’s Co-Player of the Year in Class 4 as she averaged 18.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1.8 steals for Ava High School …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo – Linden Knup, Garrett Limpert and Ethan Rogers all received post-season honors for their play during the 2023 season. Knup was named to the Lone Star Alliance All-Conference 2nd Team for his play at close defense, while both Rogers and Limpert were named Honorable Mention All-Conference. The full …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Drury women’s cross country runner and track & field athlete Bradley Weimer was named an Academic All-District performer for her accomplishments in athletics and academics in 2022-23 by the College Sports Communicators (formerly known as CoSIDA).    Weimer, a junior from Springfield (Central HS), won the Great Lakes …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Nastasia Jedrychowski was named the women’s tennis Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year and Clara Kuehnle earned the Midwest Region Most Improved Senior award from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.   Jedrychowski played in Drury’s number one singles position and went 13-9 with two wins against nationally …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Sylvain Garin-Michaud was named the Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year in men’s tennis by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.   Garin-Michaud ended the year ranked sixth nationally in singles and was on the 15th ranked doubles team in NCAA-II with partner Marlon Wilken. The senior from …