Drury Panthers News

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, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury bass fishing team finished seventh nationally in the final Association of Collegiate Anglers Bass Pro Shops School of the Year national rankings, their highest finish in program history.   The University of Montevallo (Ala.) won the ACA national championship accumulating 18,415 points through various events during …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury University second baseman Jackson Dierendfeldt was selected to American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA-II All-Midwest Region Team. The sophomore from Kansas City, Missouri, was named a Second Team all-region pick.   Dierenfeldt led the Panthers in hitting with a .410 average from the lead-off position in Drury’s order. …

COLUMBIA, SC— Drury University’s Hunter Baird and Beau Browning finished 13th among 175 boats at the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship this week at Lake Murray near Columbia, South Carolina.   A team from Texas Christian, Noah Skolnick, and Garrett Torres, won the tournament catching their limit of 10 fish …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Lady Panthers guard Paige Robinson has been named an Academic All-American by CoSIDA, the national organization of collegiate sports information directors. The junior from Bethany, Illinois, was a Second Team Academic All-American selection.   The award recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury senior guard Conley Garrison was named an NCAA-II Academic All-American by CoSIDA, the national organization of collegiate sports information directors. The Bolivar, Missouri native was Third Team Academic All-American selection.   The award recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury University second baseman Jackson Dierendfeldt was selected to the All-Midwest Region Team by the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association in a vote of sports information directors and members of the media. The sophomore from Kansas City, Missouri, was named a Second Team all-region pick.   Dierenfeldt led …