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Central College quick facts

Location: Pella, Iowa
Founded: 1853
Enrollment: 1,100
Athletics affiliation: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III
Conference: American Rivers Conference
Religious affiliation: Reformed Church in America (RCA)
President: Dr. Mark Putnam
Athletics director: Eric Van Kley
Intercollegiate sports: 21 (Men: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor/outdoor track and field, wrestling; Women: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor/outdoor track and field, triathlon, volleyball, wrestling)

A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex:

  • P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium (basketball, volleyball, wrestling)
  • H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse (indoor track and field, tennis, wrestling)
  • Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (football, track and field)
  • Ron Schipper Fitness Center (strength and conditioning)
  • Ryerson Golf Practice Facility (practice greens, sand bunker, practice range)
  • Central College Cross Country Course
  • Baseball field
  • Soccer field
  • Softball field
  • Tennis courts
  • Home golf course is the Bos Landen Golf Club, two miles southwest of campus
  • Triathlon squad utilizes Volksweg bike trail (near campus) and Lake Red Rock (four miles southwest of campus)

Admission office: 877-462-3687 or admission@central.edu
Athletics department: (641) 628-5226
Athletics communications office: (641) 628-5278 or sportsinfo@central.edu