Press Releases

Iowa Lakes freshman Ben Nath has earned a trip to the 2012 NJCAA Division II National Tournament on May 22-25 at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Ind. Nath, a native of Luverne, Minn., is no stranger to championship play – making back-to-back appearances at the state tournament his last two...

The Women’s NJCAA National Golf Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla., began today, Monday, May 14, and Laker Sam Mueller teed off at 9:10 a.m. for the first round.   Mueller is one of 115 golfers from 36 colleges to participate in the four-round event, and Laker Golf Coach Andy Soper...

The Wrestling Coach at Iowa Lakes has taken a new head coaching position at the university level. Corey VanGroll notified the college that he accepted a head coach position in Wisconsin and would be moving on. VanGroll was appreciative of his time with Iowa Lakes. “I would like to thank...

A high school senior from Guthrie Center has signed to play two sports at Iowa Lakes Community College starting in the fall of 2012. Head Women’s Basketball Coach Nicole Bullock and Head Cross Country Coach Molly Struve jointly announced the signing of Leah Courtney to a National Junior College Letter...

Scott Benson, a former Iowa Lakes Community College men’s golf standout, placed third overall and helped lead his Alabama State team to the 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship. Benson, a senior Accounting major at Alabama State, posted a third place finish overall with a score of 223 at the...

Iowa Lakes Community College Golf Coach, Andy Soper, has announced the signing of a local women’s golfer.  Cassie Galm, a Spencer High School Senior, officially signed a letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to play golf at Iowa Lakes. Galm is in her fourth year on the varsity squad at Spencer...

Troy Larson, Director of Athletics, announced that Danie Juhl will become the new Head Dance Coach for Iowa Lakes Community College. Juhl is a native of Estherville. She currently is a dance instructor at L’ecole la Danse in Estherville.  She obtained a Performing Arts Entrepreneurship degree with an emphasis in...

Eight Iowa Lakes Community College Swimmers and Divers Competed in the 2011- 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships  March 7-10 at the Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex, on the campus of Indian River State College, in Ft. Pierce, Fla. In the first national action for the Iowa...

Iowa Lakes Community College Softball team is heading down to Houston, TX for their spring trip and season opener.  The Laker’s will have 8 games while down there; Monday March 12 a double header against Galveston College, Tuesday March 13 a double header against Lamar State College, Thursday March 15...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball program will hold Softball Clinics on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, in Estherville.  The clinic will be divided into three units. The first will be a Youth Clinic serving those ages 5-12 where participants will go over the ‘mechanics’ of throwing & catching,...

The pairings have been set for the 2012 Region XI Women’s Basketball Tournament which will be held at the higher seed’s home court Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday this week.  The eight teams in Region XI will begin their quest for the Region XI Championship and a berth in the 2012...

The Iowa Lakes men’s basketball team is the #5 seed for the regional tournament which opens Tuesday, March 6. They will play #5 seed Des Moines Area Community College in Boone at 7:30 p.m. Head Coach Troy Larson is optimistic going into the game. “We are very excited about the...

The men’s and women’s Laker Soccer programs named 17 of its members to the NJCAA Region XI Academic All-Region Team for the fall of 2011 Soccer season.  In order to be named First Team Academic All-Region the student-athlete must possess a G.P.A of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale. ...

Nine Iowa Lakes Community College Swimmers and Divers will be joining 25 community colleges across the country to compete in the 2011- 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships on March 7, 8, 9 and 10 at the Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex, on the campus of Indian...

Iowa Lakes Community College is hosting Quakerdale Prep in Men’s Basketball Wednesday, February 29, at the Iowa Lakes gymnasium in Estherville. Tip off for the last home Men’s game is at 7:30pm.  Quakerdale is Iowa’s first college preparatory basketball program; students enroll as seniors in high school or freshmen in...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams will hold a “pack the gym” and sophomore celebration as they host Southwestern Community College on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.  The first 200 fans will receive a free pop and popcorn. Several prize drawings will...

Eight Iowa Lakes Community College wrestlers will join a total of 250 wrestlers representing 36 community colleges across the country to compete in the 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Tournament on February 24 and 25 at the Regional Sports Center at Rochester Community and Technical College. Student-Athletes competing...

Former Iowa Lakes Basketball player Travis Brewster has been named to take over as head coach of the University of North Dakota Women’s Basketball Program next season.  Brewster played two seasons at Iowa Lakes Community College in 1990-91, before moving on to Division I Charleston Southern. At Iowa Lakes, Brewster...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Laker Swimming & Diving Team is competing this weekend at the Midwest Regional Competition at the Scully Natatorium in Lincoln, Ill. Individual national rankings currently for the Lakers are:  Samantha Wesel (Hales Corners, Wisc.) ranked 11th in the 200 fly (2:22.64) and 14th in the...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Laker Wrestling Team is preparing to compete at the North Central District tournament on February 11, at NIACC in Mason City. The Lakers are currently ranked 17th in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling poll. Iowa Lakes is ranked third for the tournament....

Iowa Lakes Community College is hosting Des Moines Area Community College in a Women’s and Men’s Basketball doubleheader Wednesday, February 8, at the Iowa Lakes gymnasium in Estherville. The Women’s game begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Men at 7:30 p.m. The Laker women are currently 5 – 15...

Iowa Lakes Community College has designated Friday, February 3, as Fan Appreciation and “Pack the Gym” night as the Laker Wrestling team hosts Ellsworth Community College at 6 pm.  The Lakers are currently ranked 16th in the nation in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling poll. Before the...

Time is running out to attend the last two sessions of the Annual Iowa Lakes Winter Training Baseball Camps. The two sessions left are scheduled for Feb. 4 and Feb. 11, in Estherville. The camp, coached by Jason Nell, head coach of the Laker baseball team, is a specialized program...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Swimming and Diving teams will host their first-ever home meet on Friday, January 20, at 5 p.m. in the Smith Wellness Center on the Emmetsburg campus. This is the first competitive season for the Swimming and Diving teams, which recently returned from a training trip...

Classes resumed for the spring semester at Iowa Lakes on Wednesday, January 11, and the Laker athletic teams are in the midst of a busy week. Tipping off for the Lakers were the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams as they played host to the Iowa Central Tritons on Wednesday. The...