Graceland University Department of Athletics 1 University Place Lamoni, IA 50140
General Graceland University Information
President: Dr. John Sellars Enrollment: 1200 Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue and Gold Religious Affiliation: Community of Christ Founded: 1895 Athletic Director: Dan Hanton Sports Information Director: Matt Shelton SID Phone: 641-784-5318 Athletics Phone: 641-784-5311
Yellowjacket Athletics Facilities
Baseball & Softball: North Park (100) Basketball & Volleyball: Eugene E. & Julia Travis Closson Center (2000) Football: Huntsman Field @ The Bruce Jenner Sports Complex (3000, field turf) Golf: Lamoni Golf and Country Club Soccer: "The RAZZ" Rasmussen Field (300, grass) Tennis: Hal McKain Tennis Courts (eight courts, lighted) Track, Indoor: Eugene E. & Julia Travis Closson Center (rubber) Track, Outdoor: Bruce Jenner Sports Complex, Ackerley Track (all-weather)
About Graceland Athletics
Graceland University has been the home of Yellowjacket Athletics since 1895.
This small liberal arts college in Lamoni, Iowa was granted university status and now has 17 varsity sports, nine men's and eight women's.
The Yellowjackets from the southwestern part of the Hawkeye State are members of the Heart of America Athletic Conference which includes 11 schools in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Graceland is an NAIA institution with an enrollment of 1200 students, with about half of which are student athletes.