Graceland Yellowjackets

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Graceland Yellowjackets
Graceland University shield.svg
University Graceland University
Association NAIA
Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference
Athletic directorJoe Worlund
Location Lamoni, Iowa
Varsity teams22 (10 men’s, 9 women’s, 3 co-ed)
Football stadiumHuntsman Field
Basketball arenaClosson Center
Baseball stadiumChase Stadium
Softball stadiumHMP Stadium
Soccer stadiumJohn Rasmussen Soccer Complex
MascotSting
NicknameYellowjackets
Fight songGraceland Forever
ColorsBlue and black [1]
   
Website www.gujackets.com

The Graceland Yellowjackets are the athletic teams that represent Graceland University, located in Lamoni, Iowa, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) since the 1971–72 academic year. [2]

Contents

Over 50% of the students on Graceland's Lamoni campus are student athletes. [3]

Sports

Graceland competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance and rodeo.

Men's sportsWomen's sportsCo-ed sports
BaseballBasketballCheerleading
BasketballCross countryDance
Cross countryFlag footballRodeo
FootballGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
Track and field†Track and field†
VolleyballVolleyball
Wrestling
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

A member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference, Graceland University sponsors teams in ten men's and eight women's varsity sports.

National championships

Team

SportAssociationDivisionYearOpponent/Runner-upScore
Men's soccer (1) [4] NAIA Single 2006 Azusa Pacific 0−0, (7–6 pen.)

Individual programs

Football

In 2005, just four years after completing a season of 0–10, the Yellowjackets won their first HAAC championship title since 1975 and qualified for the NAIA national championships for the first time in the school's history. [5] Herbert Goodman (1998–1999), and Jeff Criswell (1983–1986) went on to play in the NFL. Jerome Messam (2007–2009) as of 2018 plays in the CFL. The coach as of 2017 for the Yellowjackets was Marc Kolb. [6]

Basketball

In 2018 the men's basketball team won the NAIA Division I National Championship. This was the Yellowjackets first appearance in the tournament.

School songs

The school's fight song, Graceland Forever, was written by Warren McElwain in 1925. [7] The school's alma mater was written by Roy A. Cheville in 1926. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Graceland Identity Manual". August 18, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Quick Facts - Graceland University". Gujackets.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ Athletics
  4. ↑ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ HAAC Championships by School (Football)
  6. ↑ Staff directory
  7. 1 2 "Graceland Traditions & Trivia". Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Herbert Goodman MMA Bio" . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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