Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury University finished 2021-22 ranked 32nd in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. The Learfield Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in NCAA Championships. Drury Athletics …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury women’s swimmers Bec Cross and Allison Weber were named Academic All-Americans in the At-Large sports category by CoSIDA in a national vote of sports information directors. Both were named to the Academic All-America Second Team in NCAA-II. The award recognizes performance in academics and athletics and the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  The Drury women’s tennis team ended the year ranked fifth in the Midwest Region, while the DU men’s squad was ranked eighth in the final regional rankings by the International Tennis Association.   Two members of Drury’s women’s team finished the season ranked in the top 20 in …

The family of Bill Harding invite you to share your memories of ‘Coach’ with us.   An informal, brief memorial service will be held at 5 pm on Saturday, June 11 in the O’Reilly Family Event Center located on the Drury University campus at 935 N. Summit Ave., Springfield, Mo., …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Nikko Calabro was named a Second Team NCAA-II All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association in a national vote of sports information directors.   Calabro earned Second Team honors at the utility position as the senior from St. John’s, Florida, and saw time at first base, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Brant Schafftizel and Aaron Mann were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association Rawlings All-Midwest Region Team in a vote of the ABCA NCAA-II All-American committee.   Schaffitzel, a fifth-year senior, was a First Team All-Midwest Region selection as an outfielder. The Springfield native and Hillcrest High …

FLORENCE, Ala.— Drury’s Brock Bila and Dylan Chambers finished third out of 185 boats at the Association of Collegiate Anglers BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Tournament last weekend at Pickwick Lake near Florence, Alabama.   In the final tournament for the 2021-22 season, Bila and Chambers caught their limit of …

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 …