A monumental step in the future of Dutch athletics makes our top ten list for the previous academic year at Central.

This spring, Central College celebrated the grand opening of the expansion to Kuyper Gymnasium as part of the Forever Dutch Initiative.

Athletics Director Eric Van Kley says the improvements touch on almost every athletics team at Central and beyond.

“It’s truly been a game changer and we’re excited about telling the Pella community and broader Central community about it. If you haven’t seen it, you need to come check it out. It really was just an overall facelift of a building that has served us very well over the better part of four decades.”

The $12 million expansion of Central College’s P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium includes a new entrance with a spacious atrium, expanded lobby, Hall of Honor and All-America corridor.

The project also created space for a new varsity locker room for men’s and women’s squads, a new wrestling room, and an enlarged area for a hitting cage for softball, baseball and men’s and women’s golf.

Fundraising continues for almost $5 million in additional renovations.

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