Central College has won three awards in the College Sports Communicators’ Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest, including two national honors. This year, the college had three entries recognized in the contest.
The first award was for Coach/Administrator Profile category, with a feature in Civitas magazine titled “Teachers of the game” highlighting faculty members Keith Jones and Russ Goodman, who are also assistant coaches in softball and women’s soccer, respectively. The second award was for Event Coverage in District 7 and second place nationally for the story “Believe it! Terrell shot seals Central men’s basketball crown,” which covered Central’s title-clinching win at Simpson College in the American Rivers conference. Another award was given for a profile of former Central defensive back Adam Gregg ’06, now Iowa’s lieutenant governor, in the General Feature/Blog category for District 7.
The contest judged entries from colleges and universities across North America that compete at NCAA Division II and III levels, NAIA schools, and two-year colleges. District 7 covers institutions located in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota
