Central College Athletics

Tony Brownlee
Men's track and field, football

Brownlee, a Villisca, Iowa native, was a two-time NCAA Division III champion in the 4x400-meter relay, winning in 2001 and anchoring the 2002 titlists. He received all-America distinction six times, also finishing third in the relay at the 2001 indoor meet and fifth in the 2002 indoor meet, while placing fifth in the 2002 indoor long jump and fourth in the 2001 outdoor 4x100-meter relay. 

In the Iowa Conference, Brownlee was a 20-time placewinner, taking first place in the 2001 indoor long jump and the 2001 outdoor 4x100 and 4x400 relays. He also placed in the indoor 55, outdoor 100 and indoor and outdoor 200 meters.

The 2002 team MVP, Brownlee was a squad co-captain. He received the team's Most Valuable Freshman Award in 1999, the Most Improved Performer Award in 2000 and the Effort Award in 2001.

The Dutch captured the 2000 and 2001 league outdoor titles and placed in the top 20 at the national outdoor meet during each of Brownlee's four seasons, finishing third in 2000, sixth in 2001 and seventh in 2002.

Brownlee was also a two-time football letterwinner. In 1999 he rushed 24 times for 221 yards and five touchdowns.

On campus, Brownlee served as student senate president and as a student representative to the college's board of trustees. He was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship in recognition of his academic and athletic achievements.

Brownlee later earned an M.B.A. degree in marketing at Iowa State University, where he served as president of the Iowa State M.B.A. Association.

After working with Wells Fargo Financial and John Deere Credit while serving as a consultant to the Iowa Small Business Development Center, Brownlee took his present position as executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Kingland Systems in Clear Lake in 2003. He also serves on the company's board. He's a member of the Securities Financial Markets Association, the LEI Financial Stability Board, the International Standards Organization and the Enterprise Data Management Council.

Brownlee serves on the Clear Lake School Board, the Central College National Advisory Council, the Iowa State MBA Executive Advisory Council and the Iowa State CyBIZLab Advisory Council. He's served in a variety of roles at Zion Lutheran Church at Clear Lake and is a youth sports coach as well as a former member of the Clear Lake Youth Athletic League board.