Drury Panthers News

The Drury Champions Challenge fundraising event started on Wednesday and got off to a successful start. The first 24 hours of the event brought in $113,305 and six days remain in the campaign.   “Wednesday was an incredible day for our athletics department!” said Drury Vice President and Director of …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  The Drury Panthers will open their sixth season of intercollegiate wrestling on Oct. 29 when they host an intra-squad dual, then will start the regular season on Nov. 7 with the Dan Harris Open hosted by Baker University in Kansas.   James Reynolds, who has been Drury’s only …

OLNEY, Ill.—  Trenton Webster and Brycen Soliday from the Drury bass fishing team posted a fourth-place finish at the Wabash Valley College Invitational on East Fork Lake in Olney, Illinois, this week.   Webster, a freshman from Springfield, and Soliday, a native of Noble, Oklahoma, also in his freshman season, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury junior Jayme Sue Vermaas was named to the NCAA-II All-Region Team by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaching Association. Three Division II student-athletes out of the Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Region received the honor from the CTCA.   Vermaas was the top Division II finisher and came in 10th overall …

The second annual Drury Panthers Fund Champions Challenge matching gift fundraising campaign will start this Wednesday, Sep. 8, at noon (Central).    Supporters can go to the Drury Panthers Fund Champions Challenge webpage starting on Sep. 8 and donate any amount online to the program(s) of their choice. Multiple athletics donors …

Fairview Heights, Ill.— Both Drury men’s golf teams opened the 2021-22 season with top-five finishes, and Cooper Hess tied for second place at the Arch Cup hosted by Missouri-St. Louis at Stonewolf Golf Course in Fairview Heights, Illinois.   UMSL won the single-day, 36-hole tournament by 19 shots shooting 580 …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  The Drury women’s soccer team is receiving votes in this week’s United Soccer Coaches top 25 poll.   The Panthers are off to a 2-0 start after a pair of wins last week. Drury got a 2-0 win on the road at Newman, then returned home to defeat …

This Week in Drury Athletics   Week of Sept. 6-12   On Tuesday, the Drury men’s golf team opens the 2021-22 season in the Arch Cup, hosted by Missouri-St. Louis. The single-day event will be held at the Stonewolf Golf Course in Fairview Heights, Ill.   The Drury volleyball squad …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—  Drury goalkeeper Kaitlin Knetzke was named the Great Lakes Valley Defensive Player of the Week in women’s soccer for her performance in two matches during the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 5.   Knetzke was in goal for two shutouts last week as the Panthers opened the season 2-0. …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The Drury Panthers picked up their second straight win to start the year 2-0 as they defeated 19th ranked Delta State 2-0 at Harrison Stadium in Springfield on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Statesmen dropped to 0-2 with the loss.   After a scoreless first half, the Panthers got …