Drury Panthers

Drury Panthers
University Drury University
Conference Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Mark Fisher
Location Springfield, Missouri
Varsity teams 18
Basketball arena O'Reilly Family Event Center
Nickname Panthers
Colors Scarlet and Gray[1]
         
Website www.drurypanthers.com

The Drury Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Drury University, located in Springfield, Missouri, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Panthers compete as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for all 18 varsity sports. Drury has been a member of the GLVC since 2005.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports (9)

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Wrestling

Women's sports (9)

  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball

National championships

Team (22)

Association Division Sport Year Opponent Score
NCAA Division II Men's Swimming and Diving[2] 1999 Cal State Bakersfield 829–557
2003 612–535
2005 726–480
2006 649–543½
2007 North Dakota 521½–500
2008 Missouri S&T 523½–336
2009 Wayne State 543–504½
2010 Incarnate Word 538–403
2011 UC San Diego 600½–345
2012 473–400
2013 Florida Southern 546–397
2014 569½–361
Women's Swimming and Diving[3] 1997 Oakland 690½–460
1998 Cal State Bakersfield 578½–386
1999 North Dakota 613–603½
2000 Truman State 663–556
2007 646½–518
2009 Wayne State 618½–453½
2010 657–531
2011 483½–388
2013 432½–388
2014 486–419

Individual teams

Baseball

Baseball, in hiatus since the 1970s, was reorganized for the 2007 season by new Head Coach Mark Stratton.

Basketball

On April 7, 2013, Drury won the Division II Men's National Championship in Basketball, defeating Metro State of Denver 74-73 after rallying from a 17-point deficit. The Panthers won their final 23 games of the season - a school record - to finish 31-4 on the season. They also captured their second Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and first NCAA Division II Midwest Regional along the way.[4] In keeping with recent custom, the Division II champions were invited to play an exhibition game against Duke University.[5]

Swimming and diving

Also in 2007, Drury men's swimming head coach Brian Reynolds was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

Wrestling

In 2016, Drury will field a wrestling program, the first in the Ozarks region in over 20 years. The addition means that the GLVC will have the required minimum of six teams to hold a conference championship tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Drury University Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division II Women's Swimming and Diving Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hall's FTs lift Drury past Metro State, 74-73". CBSSports.com. 7 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Div. II champion Drury gets invitation from Duke". NCAA Men's Basketball.
  6. ↑ "Drury Athletics - 2012-13 Men's Swim & Dive Coaching Staff". drurypanthers.com.

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