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2021 WINTER CENTRAL COLLEGE MEDIA GUIDE IFC Founded —1853 Enrollment — 1,100 Affiliation — Reformed Church in America President — Dr. Mark Putnam Membership — American Rivers Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division III Founded in 1853, Central College is private, residential four-year liberal arts college known for its academic rigor and strength in global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and match), sustainability education, ath- letics success and tradition, and leadership and service. Central continues to value its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America that began in 1916. Central is an active part of the greater Des Moines region and is just two minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake. Central is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division III, and the American Rivers Conference. Men compete in baseball, football, basketball, tennis, golf, wrestling, soccer, track and cross country, while women compete in tennis, golf, track, softball, volleyball, cross country, soccer, triathlon and basketball. Rugby and women’s bowling are offered at the club level. The A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex The A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex is located at the corner of Independence Street and West Fifth Street in southwest Pella. The complex includes P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium (1970), H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse (1987), Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (1977), the baseball and softball fields (1978), Ryerson Golf Practice Range (2005), tennis courts (1992), soccer field (2005), cross country course (2004) and the Ron Schipper Fitness Center (1999). The complex also includes practice and intramural softball diamonds and football fields. Golf meets are held at the Bos Landen Golf Club, two miles southwest of the campus on Highway T-15. Directory Sports Information Director Larry Happel Office (641) 628-5278 Cell (641) 780-6118 Assistant Joe Flaherty Office (641) 628-5435 Cell (319) 850-7097 Office email [email protected] Central athletics Web page www.central.edu/athletics I ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF Assistant fotoball Logan Emendorfer-wide receivers Athletics director Eric Van Kley Assistant football Collin Erickson-outside linebackers Senior ssociate athletics director and Alicia O’Brien Assistant football Cody Huisman-slot receivers senior woman administrator Assistant football Eric Jones–offensive line Associate athletics director for Mona Roozeboom Assistant football Ryan Maiuri–offensive business affairs coordinator/quarterbacks Equipment manager Daniel Page Assistant football Seth Marburger--defensive line Grounds/utilities/fleet Duane Houser Assistant football Austin Mercer - cornerbacks coordinator Assistant football Nick Mulder–defensive coordinator Building and grounds manager Wes Veenstra Assistant football Matt Paulsen–safeties Athletics office manager Jeffy Schuring Assistant football Kyle Pepper--tight ends Head athletic trainer Frank Neu Assistant football Danny Samson-defensive line Assistant athletic trainer Sadie Baugher Assistant football Drew Sikkink–offensive line Assistant athetic trainer Allysa Criss Golf - Men’s Mel Blasi Assistant athletic trainer Jake Schubert Assistant men's golf Tom Linton Athletic training education John Roslien Golf - Women’s Tabitha Schumacher program director Soccer - Men’s Garry Laidlaw Strength and conditioning Kyle Johnson Assistant soccer Will Foskett coordinator Assistant soccer Greg Walter Assistant strength and conditioning Charles Friday Assistant soccer Zach Jensen Intramurals director Soccer - Women’s Mike Kobylinski Graphic Edge/Under Armour apparel Tim Wilkinson Assistant soccer Kayla Sunvold coordinator Assistant soccer Russ Goodman Athletics communications director Larry Happel Softball George Wares Assistant director Joe Flaherty Associate softball Alicia O’Brien Assistant softball Keith Jones FACULTY ATHLETIC COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES Assistant softball John Edwards Dr. Andrew Green, professor of political science Tennis - Men’s/women’s Ryun Ferrell Dr. Lori Witt, associate professor of history Assistant tennis Trevor Budewitz John Roslien, associate professor of exercise science Assistant women's tennis Laura Bade Track and field - Men’s/women’s Brandon Sturman COACHING STAFF Associate track and field Joe Dunham Baseball Matt Schirm Associate track and field Jim Fuller Assistant baseball Tyler Willis Assistant track and field Brenda Fuller Assistant baseball Logan Emendorfer Assistant track and field Tyler Schiferl Assistant baseball Jamie Dunsbergen Assistant track and field Allan Walz Assistant baseball Eric Van Wyngarden Triathlon Jennie Hedrick-Rozenberg Assistant baseball Michael Reuter Assistant triathlon Susan Lyons Assistant baseball Todd Oberthein Volleyball Jeanne Czipri Basketball - Men’s Craig Douma Assistant volleyball Hali Hillegas Assistant basketball Obinna Agomo Assistant volleyball Molly Steffens Assistant basketball Jack Johnson Assistant volleyball Andrea Vignovich Basketball - Women’s Joe Steinkamp Assistant volleyball Cyndi Boertje Assistant basketball Kayla Engelhard Wrestling Eric Van Kley Assistant basketball Austin Hellbusch Assistant wrestling Daniel Page Cross country - Men’s/women’s Joe Dunham Assistant wrestling Matt Diehl Assistant cross country Brandon Sturman Assistant wrestling Cody Steele Assistant cross country Kayla Van Wyk Assistant wrestling Duncan Lee Football Jeff McMartin Assistant wrestling Daniel Radcliffe Assistant football Jeff Bollard--running backs II HEAD COACH DIRECTORY (All phone numbers are 641 area code) Name Sport Email Office phone Blasi, Mel Men’s golf [email protected] 628-7694 Czipri, Jeanne Volleyball [email protected] 628-5139 Douma, Craig Men’s basketball [email protected] 628-5225 Dunham, Joe Men’s and women’s cross country [email protected] 628-7603 Ferrell, Ryun Men’s and women’s tennis [email protected] 628-5194 Hedrick-Rozenberg, Jennie Triathlon hedrickrozenbergj@ 628-5153 central.edu Kobylinski, Mike Women’s soccer [email protected] 628-5224 Laidlaw, Garry Men’s soccer [email protected] 628-5789 McMartin, Jeff Football [email protected] 628-7609 Schirm, Matt Baseball [email protected] 628-5396 Schumacher, Tabitha Women’s golf [email protected] 628-5301 Steinkamp, Joe Women’s basketball [email protected] 628-7652 Sturman, Brandon Men’s and women’s track and field [email protected] 628-5591 Van Kley, Eric Athletics director, wrestling [email protected] 628-5422 Wares, George Softball [email protected] 628-5195 III Men’s basketball 2021 varsity schedule Date Opponent Location Time Jan. 23 *Dubuque Pella 2 p.m. Jan. 27 *Buena Vista Pella 5:30 p.m. Jan. 30 *Loras Dubuque 4 p.m. Feb. 3 *Simpson Indianola 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 *Coe Pella 2 p.m. Feb. 10 *Luther Decorah 6 p.m. Feb. 17 *Nebraska Wesleyan Lincoln, Neb. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20 *Wartburg Pella 6:30 p.m. March 1-6 American Rivers tourn. TBD *American Rivers Conference MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2019-20 overall record: 5-20 Top returning scorer: Adam Flinn, 21.0 ppg 2019-20 American Rivers finish: ninth (2-14) Top returning rebounder: Caden Mauck, 9.0 rpg 2019-20 American Rivers tournament finish: DNC Captains: N/A Starters returning: 4 (G-Adam Flinn, F-Caden Mauck, Conference championships (most recent): 17 (2014) G-Drake Johnson, G-Sean Kostyk) NCAA Division III Championships appearances (most Starters lost: 1 (G-Jaden Moody) recent): 11 (2016) Letterwinners lost/returning: 6/10 All-Americans: 2 Returning all-conference players: 1 (Adam Flinn, second All-time record: 1,117-1,123 team) Men’s basketball 1 Craig Douma Head coach Named the Central men’s basketball coach in 2012, Craig Douma (DOW-muh) has piloted the Dutch to two NCAA Division III tournament appearances. His teams have captured two league tournament titles and one conference championship. Douma’s 2015-16 squad became the first in conference history to win three straight road games in taking the league tournament championship as a No. 5 seed. It gave Central a conference record 11th NCAA tourney appearance overall. The Dutch were picked for last place in the league for the 2013-14 campaign, but he piloted the squad to a surprising championship, the program’s 17th, and rolled to a 21-8 season. Leading his team to an 8-3 mark in the conference tournament, the Dutch have played in four title games in his eight seasons. The team has posted a 106-108 (.495) record since his arrival. His players have been selected to the all-conference team 15 times, including Adam Flinn to the second team in 2019-20. As a high school coach, Douma won eight conference titles and compiled a lofty 268-78 (.774) record over 15 seasons. At Carroll, he piloted state tournaments squads in 2007, 2009 and 2010 and reached the substate round five times in six seasons. His teams claimed conference titles in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 and he was the Class 3A Southwest District coach of the year in 2006-07. He reached the substate round five times in six years. In nine years at South O’Brien, Douma’s squads were league champs in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was the Class 2A Northwest District coach of the year in 2000-01. Before becoming a high school coach, Douma spent the 1996-97 season as assistant coach at Northwestern. Douma is also known for working with thousands of young players through the Central Shooting Academy. He’s helped lead the program each summer since 1998. As a player, Douma is the third-leading scorer in Northwestern history with 2,276 points and is a member of the Red Raider Hall of Fame. He also received the Red Raider Coach of the Year Award following Central’s 2013-14 championship season. Douma played in three NAIA Division II national tournaments, helping the Red Raiders finish second in 1992 and reach the final eight in 1994. The Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference player of the year in 1994, Douma was a second-team all-America pick in 1993 before earning first-team recognition in 1994, when he also served as Northwestern’s team captain. A Maurice-Orange City High School graduate, Douma was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association play- ers’ hall of fame in 2009. Obinna Agomo Assistant coach Obinna Agomo was named assistant men’s basketball coach at Central in 2017.