Drury Panthers News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury softball pitcher Kristina Bettis became the program’s first-ever All-American selection when she named to the First Team of the 2022 NCAA-II All-American squad by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday.   Bettis went 24-5 with a 1.05 earned run average for the Panthers and shattered the …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster has announced six more signees for the 2022-23 season. The latest batch of signees includes Adam Moore (F, 6-6, 200, Sr., Quincy Univ./Duchesne HS, St. Charles, Mo.), Preston Cook (G, 6-4, 205, Gr., Auburn Univ./Auburn HS, Auburn, Ala.), Brady O’Connell …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury women’s swimmers Bec Cross and Allison Weber were named to the Academic All-District performers in the At-Large sports category by CoSIDA in a vote of region sports information directors. The award recognizes performance in academics and athletics and the at-large program combines the sports of golf, lacrosse, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury’s Brant Schafftizel and Nikko Calabro were named to the D2CCA All-Midwest Region Team in a vote of the region’s sports information directors.   Schaffitzel, a fifth-year senior, was a First Team All-Midwest Region selection as an outfielder. The Springfield native and Hillcrest High School product led his …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— For the second time in school history, Drury University has won the Commissioner’s Cup from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.   The Panthers earned the award for 2021-22 by posting the strongest finish in the league’s seven core sports. Points are allocated for the Commissioner’s Cup based on …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster has announced six signees for the 2022-23 season. The first batch of signees includes Ashton Hermann (G, 6-3, 175, Huxley, Iowa), Elijah Whitley (G, 6-2, 192, Springfield-Parkview), Andrew Dalton (G, 6-2, 195, Ava, Mo.), Logan Applegate (G, 6-2, 175, Nevada, …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury infielder Aaron Mann was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District performer in a vote of collegiate sports information directors. The award is for academic and athletic performance in 2021-22.    Mann played in all 54 games for the Panthers and posted a .399 average with nine home runs …

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Drury started their Saturday in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 9-7 win over Indianapolis but were eliminated later that night in a 14-2 loss to seventh-ranked Illinois Springfield in St. Charles, Missouri.    Drury stayed alive, winning their first game of the day …

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Drury Panthers smacked four home runs and got a complete-game performance from starting pitcher Mason Meeks to stay alive in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 12-2 win over Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri on Friday afternoon.   Drury improved to 37-15 and …

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Drury’s postseason ride came to an end on Friday as they lost in the winner’s bracket game to Saginaw Valley State 2-0, then were eliminated by Southern Indiana, the top seed in the Midwest Regional, 9-3 in Evansville, Indiana.   The Panthers were playing in the NCAA-II …