Athletics

Monday's game against Fontbonne University was not only a victory for the Grinnell College men's basketball team, but also a double record-setting night. John Grotberg '09 became the Pioneers' all-time leading scorer and Grinnell established a new single-game scoring record in a 163-145 victory over the St. Louis-based school in non-conference action.More

The Grinnell College women's basketball team started off the new year in impressive fashion Saturday afternoon, as the Pioneers scored the game's final 12 points to secure a 57-52 non-conference victory over Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. More

Grinnell College's men's basketball team hung close with the second-ranked team in the nation before Wheaton College pulled away for a 130-109 non-conference victory Saturday afternoon at Darby Gymnasium. Grinnell led by as many as seven in the first half. More

Will and Evelyn Freeman, who have enjoyed an abundance of success as Grinnell College's cross country and track and field coaches, are featured in an article that appears in the January/February issue of Running Times magazine. More

Grinnell College's David Arseneault '09 and Jessica Shotts '10 have swept the Midwest Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Performer of the Week honors.Women's Basketball Release
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Becky Bessinger '09 and Henry Reich '09 were named the Most Valuable Runners for the 2008 Grinnell College women's and men's cross country teams at the Pioneers' annual postseason banquet held recently. More

Despite a school-record performance by Jessica Shotts '10, the Grinnell College Pioneer women's basketball team fell by a 68-64 score to the Cornell College Rams in a non-conference contest Saturday afternoon at Darby Gymnasium.More

Waldorf College broke away from a halftime tie with a 67-56 second-half run en route to a 117-106 win over the Grinnell College men's basketball team Saturday night in Forest City.More

A trio of Grinnell College men - Andrew Walsh '09, JP Prouty '10 and Alex Exarhos '10 - have earned spots on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III All-North Central Region Team. More

Grinnell College's Henry Reich '09 has won the prestigious Roy W. LeClere Award winner for academic excellence. The award goes to the Midwest Conference male student-athlete who had the highest grade point average during his junior year while lettering in at least two league sports. More

Brett Maloney '09 and Jonathan Antrim '09 earned the highest awards for the Grinnell College football team. Maloney won the Ullrich '33 Award for the top offensive or defensive backfield performer, while Antrim earned the Rosenbloom '34 Award for top lineman.More

The Midwest Conference is pleased to announced that men's and women's conference basketball games will be available for free on MWCTV for the entire 2008-2009 season.More