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  • Posted April 04, 2014

    General Graceland University Information

    President: Dr. John Sellars
    Enrollment: ~ 1030 (Lamoni Campus)
    Nickname: Yellowjackets
    Colors: Blue and Gold
    Religious Affiliation: Community of Christ
    Founded: 1895
    Athletic Director: Jeff Falkner
    Sports Information Director: Matt Shelton
    SID Phone: 641-784-5318641-784-5318
    Athletics Phone: 641-784-5311641-784-5311

    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 and now boasts 22 varsity and 13 junior varsity sports.

    The Yellowjackets are members of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) which includes 11 schools in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri while also under the national governing body of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). GU has an enrollment of approximately 950 students at the Lamoni campus, two-thirds of which are student-athletes.

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