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Central athletes win major campus awards
PELLA Three Central College senior student-athletes received major honors for their impact on campus.
The awards were announced as part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council’s (SAAC) Dutchies event Sunday evening, held at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium.
Laurynn Mize (senior, Sycamore, Ill.), who competes in women’s tennis and triathlon, received the Prins Sportsmanship Award, women’s track and field athlete Kiki Pingel (senior, Pella) received the Marjorie Giles Student Life Leadership Award and baseball player Chris Hensley (senior, Ottumwa) was presented the Ron Schipper Leadership Award.
The Prins Sportsmanship Award, named after Tunis W. and Harriet B. Prins, is given to a student, athlete or non-athlete, who has demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship in dealing with fellow students on campus or in meeting life’s challenges.
Three Central College senior student-athletes received major honors for their impact on campus. The awards were announced as part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council’s (SAAC) Dutchies event Sunday evening, held at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium.
Laurynn Mize, who competes in women’s tennis and triathlon, received the Prins Sportsmanship Award, women’s track and field athlete Kiki Pingel received the Marjorie Giles Student Life Leadership Award and baseball player Chris Hensley was presented the Ron Schipper Leadership Award.
The Prins Sportsmanship Award, named after Tunis W. and Harriet B. Prins, is given to a student, athlete or non-athlete, who has demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship in dealing with fellow students on campus or in meeting life’s challenges.
Dutch triathlon squad captures win in first dual meet CEDAR RAPIDS The Central College women’s triathlon team outdueled Coe College to win the program’s first dual Saturday in Cedar Rapids. The results were official Tuesday night after the final competitors from Coe recorded their times. Results are tabulated like cross country and Central had 15 points compared to 21 for Coe. The top four individuals from each school make up the team scores. The two teams started the day with a 500-meter swim inside the pool at Coe College before moving to a trail north of town. At the trail, they completed a 14-mile bike and a two-mile run.