In the state meet his senior year, he ran the mile in 4:26.7 to beat Dyrol Burleson, an extremely tough competitor who later broke the four-minute mile. In outdoor track she set a new school record in the 1500m, qualifying her for Nationals. The long-tenured head coach retired in 2010, but not before reaching his most special pinnacle in 2000, a KSHSAA state championship with his own son quarterbacking the way. Floyd Ayers graduated from Graceland in 1958 with an AA degree. During his sophomore campaign, Tripp averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds and was second nationally in the NAIA in field goal percentage, averaging 66.0 percent. After getting used to the game, Thomas and some companions from the YMCA formed a club called the Chicago Rebels. return to top, Ralph L. Strait made the news as a star runner at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. Stan and Julie have two children: Shane, 27 and Rashawn, 21. return to top. Patrick Ross is an American football coach. Glenn Brush has left his mark on generations of Graceland fans and student-athletes since arriving in Lamoni in the fall of 1961 from Colorado. The Graceland era began in 1982 when Stew answered the call and followed his heart back to the Hill. return to top, Jerry Sherman graduated from Graceland College and Central Missouri State College with a B.S. His Graceland career began during his time as a student at Graceland in 1926-29 as a pre-med major. In their third year, the team won fifteen of their sixteen conference games as well as the conference title. Shane Skinner's wife, Deb Skinner, is the current Director of Residence Life at Graceland. He was an NAIA Hall of Fame inductee in 1986. He earned 13 varsity letters in basketball, football, baseball and track. She implemented many activity programs for women and for the college in general. Darrick married his wife Debbie in 2006, with whom he has two sons, Lachlan and Spencer. Davies finished his NBL career averaging 17.8 points. His passion for coaching is evident, having spearheaded the wrestling team at Creston High School from 1999-2010 where the overall record stands at 191-44. He has conducted professional golf workshops for various golf clubs and for non-profit organizations. In football, during the 1983 season, he was ranked second in the country in interceptions. She jumped at the opportunity to get back on the field again, enrolled in the fall of 1996, thus starting her Graceland adventure. Gary also received great success on the wrestling mat as well. She taught physical education in Grandview, Texas from 1987 to 1989, played on the U.S. Air Force traveling basketball team 1988-89; and since 1989 has been teaching at Holden Missouri, High School where she coaches volleyball and assists with basketball and track. To match all of Sydney's athletic accolades, he added class both off and on the field. He also visited local schools frequently to mentor kids and stayed involved in community programs for the elderly. Following his time at Hy-Vee, Harney settled in Kansas. Dan Hughes came to Graceland College in the fall of 1972 after graduating from Norwalk High School in Norwalk, Connecticut. NFL. Retrieved 2008-09-25. He is currently teaching in West Columbia, South Carolina, where he has been residing with his wife, Audrey, for the past 20 plus years, and they have an 18 year old daughter, Kristen. Visit ESPN to view the Graceland University Yellowjackets team schedule for the current and previous seasons In 1962, he finished third in the nation (NAIA) in the 177 pound class and he was second in the nation in the 191 pound class in 1963. A standout volleyball, basketball, and track athlete throughout high school, Warner was a classic "Spec Brat" over her teenage summers. After a solid 1990 season where she picked up two player of the week awards and contributed to a Heart of America Athletic Conference championship, Wessel exploded in 1991. He then set a school record at the University of Kansas by scoring 30 points in one half against Nebraska. return to top, Tom Nowlin coached five sports in more than 41 years while working at Graceland University. 1968-1972 were spent in the full time service of the Center Stake jurisdiction of the now Community of Christ as Director of Youth and Leisure Ministries. Following graduation he was a member of the Cincinnati Red's minor league baseball Class A team in Texas for one year. He has coached football, wrestling, track, tennis and golf and served as athletic director, chair of the division of health and education and coordinator of the department of physical education. Eskridge was later named equipment manager and purchasing agent for the Dallas Cowboys football team, a position he held for 13 years. His 26 years of network television broadcasting includes the World Series, Super Bowl, NCAA Basketball and Track and Field Championships, AIAW Swimming and Diving Championships, Winter Olympics, the Major League All-Star Game, and many bowl games. He formed "O-Line Limited", a charitable marketing firm and initiated the "Boomer's Body Guards" campaign to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Football - Graceland University Football Football Announces their 2023 Signing Class February 07, 2023 Kohoutek Named 2022 Daktronics NAIA Football Scholar-Athlete December 16, 2022 The 2022 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Teams; Monroe Earns Second Team Offense December 15, 2022