Central Through the Years

Central Through the Years

Central College
Founded: 1853
Location: Pella, Iowa
President: Dr. Mark Putnam
Director of Athletics: Eric Van Kley
Joined American Rivers Conference: 1922 (Charter Member)
Nickname: Dutch
Colors: Red & White
Athletics Website: www.athletics.central.edu
Institutional Website: www.central.edu  
Conference Championships (186):
  • Baseball (5): 1946-47; 1947-48; 1974-75; 2005-06; 2011-12
  • Men’s Basketball (17): 1929-30; 1930-31; 1931-32; 1935-36; 1957-58; 1970-71; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1978-79; 1979-80; 1984-85; 1990-91; 1991-92; 1993-94; 1994-95; 2009-10; 2013-14
  • Men’s Cross Country (2): 2012-13; 2013-14
  • Football (32): 1939-40; 1945-46; 1946-47; 1956-57; 1964-65; 1965-66; 1966-67; 1967-68; 1974-75; 1977-78; 1978-79; 1981-82; 1983-84; 1984-85; 1985-86; 1986-87; 1987-88; 1989-90; 1990-91; 1992-93; 1994-95; 1995-96; 1998-99; 2000-01; 2001-02; 2002-03; 2005-06; 2006-07; 2007-08; 2009-10; 2019-20; 2021-22
  • Men’s Golf (32): 1968-69; 1975-76; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1980-81; 1981-82; 1982-83; 1983-84; 1984-85; 1985-86; 1986-87; 1987-88; 1988-89; 1989-90; 1990-91; 1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94; 1994-95; 1995-96; 1997-98; 1998-99; 2000-01; 2001-02; 2002-03; 2006-07; 2008-09; 2009-10; 2010-11; 2011-12; 2012-13; 2014-15
  • Men’s Soccer (1): 2019-20
  • Men’s Tennis (16): 1964-65; 1969-70; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1978-79; 1979-80; 1980-81; 1981-82; 1982-83; 1983-84; 1984-85; 1985-86; 1986-87; 1995-96; 1998-99; 1999-00
  • Men’s Indoor Track & Field (5): 2009-10; 2010-11; 2012-13; 2014-15; 2015-16
  • Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (18): 1978-79; 1990-91; 1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94; 1994-95; 1996-97; 1997-98; 1999-00; 2000-01; 2003-04; 2008-09; 2009-10; 2010-11; 2011-12; 2014-15; 2015-16; 2017-18
  • Wrestling (4): 1983-84; 1984-85; 1988-89; 1991-92
  • Women’s Basketball (6): 1982-83; 1984-85; 1992-93; 1993-94; 1994-95; 1997-98
  • Women’s Cross Country (2): 1982-83; 1985-86
  • Women’s Golf (11): 1982-83; 1983-84; 1984-85; 1985-86; 1986-87; 1987-88; 1989-90; 1990-91; 2016-17; 2018-19; 2022-23
  • Softball (13): 1985-86; 1989-90; 1990-91; 1992-93; 1995-96; 1999-00; 2001-02; 2002-03; 2003-04; 2008-09; 2010-11; 2012-13; 2018-19
  • Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (5): 1982-83; 1983-84; 1984-85; 1985-86; 1986-87
  • Volleyball (17): 1983-84; 1984-85; 1986-87; 1988-89; 1993-94; 1996-97; 1997-98; 1998-99; 1999-00; 2000-01; 2001-02; 2002-03; 2003-04; 2004-05; 2005-06; 2006-07; 2007-08
National Championships (11):
  • Women’s Basketball (1): 1993
  • Women’s Cross Country (1): 1981
  • Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1): 1982
  • Volleyball (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Football (1): 1974
  • Softball (4): 1988, 1991, 1993, 2003
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