Hesston College announces the hiring of Chris Nachtigall as the Larks’ new athletic director. A 2001 graduate of Hesston College, Nachtigall holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, Iowa) and a master’s in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University (Irvine, Calif.). While at Hesston, Nachtigall played baseball and […]
The Hesston College athletic department announces that 42 student-athletes have been named National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-Americans. To be an All-American a student needs to complete a minimum of 24 credits over the two semester school year. The 42 student-athletes represents 24% of Hesston’s total athletes on campus. Congratulations to the following students: […]
Coming from southern California (Highland), Sierrah Long thought twice about attending college in the middle of Kansas. Turns out Hesston College had a lot more to offer her than she originally thought. As a nursing major, most schools, such as California State University-San Marcos and California State University-Monterey Bay, didn’t give her the option to […]
Starting with the 2018-19 academic year, Hesston College will be a member of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC), one of the respected conferences in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). “We are excited to engage more closely with the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference,” said Dr. Rob Ramseyer, athletic director and vice […]
The Hesston College men’s basketball season came to an end on a buzzer-beater just a few weeks ago. But, this is not the end, especially for two of the Larks outstanding sophomores. Zac Neely and Coye Campbell were both named to the NJCAA All-Region teams this past week. Neely was selected to the Region VI-Division […]
Hesston College prides itself in making sure students are not just a number. But what about 117, or 8.97 or 25? What do those number mean to the Hesston College softball team? They stand for strikeouts this season, strikeouts per game and total Lark wins. All numbers that Ashley Yasin has made her own on […]
The Hesston College Athletic Department will host its annual golf benefit, The Lark Open, on Saturday, June 2, at the Hesston Golf Course. Proceeds from the benefit go to the Athletic Department for facility improvements, professional development opportunities and other needs. Guided by four core covenants of accountability, joy, engagement and community, Hesston College Athletics […]
A common refrain among the Hesston College cross country team is, “make good memories.” The women’s cross country team sure had that opportunity this past weekend in Fort Dodge, Iowa, as they competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship race on Saturday. They finished the season with great individual performances and a […]
Saturday night Hesston College women’s soccer took a tough loss, falling to Dodge City Community College 4-2. Down 1-0 at halftime, the Larks saw Dodge City score three more goals to take a 4-0 lead midway through the second half. The Larks did not give up. They clawed back into the game with Miya Gonda […]
Friday night was a culmination of hard work and mental toughness in Hesston College’s straight set victory at home against Cloud County Community College. “We played really tough against Cloud and we were mentally ready to put together a good game,” said Head Coach DeeDee Landes. The Larks did just that winning three close set […]
Hesston College women’s soccer traveled to Pratt Community College for a rematch of the home contest that saw that saw the Larks score twice in the last three minutes two win 2-0. This game was no different, with the Larks winning 2-1 in dramatic fashion. After a back and forth first half, the Beavers of […]
by Mackenzie Miller ’18, Matthew Gerlach contributing writer Runner’s World magazines dating back to the 1970s are piled high around his office. Team photos hang on the wall. And there, in the middle of all the memories, sits Gerry Sieber, reminiscing on his lifelong love for athletics and his 30 years at Hesston College, now coming […]
The Larks enjoyed their homecoming Saturday with two wins at home, defeating Pratt Community College and Kansas Wesleyan University in straight sets. The opening match was close in the first two sets but Hesston never trailed, winning 25-21. The critical moment in the match was in game two with the score tied at 22. Pratt […]
It was a hot homecoming afternoon as the Larks women’s soccer team took the field against Oklahoma Wesleyan reserves. The Larks got off to a fast start and did not look back, winning 3-0. It took Hesston College just four minutes to get onto the score sheet. Alicia Ramirez jumped on a mistake from the […]
Hesston College played host to Special Olympics coaching clinics for basketball and soccer led by Andrew Stauffer, volunteer certified Special Olympics basketball and soccer coach, Saturday, Sept. 9. Stauffer made classroom presentations on philosophy, theory and practice drills for basketball and soccer, then worked with Larks men’s basketball players and women’s soccer players to demonstrate […]
