Welcome to Danville Area Community College and our Athletic Department. Danville competes in eleven sports and is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) as well as Region 24 in the state of Illinois. DACC competes at the NJCAA Division II level and our coaching staff is committed to moving young people on to four-year institutions. We strive to win in the classroom and on the field of competition while also building character of our student-athletes. We believe that competing at the collegiate level is a privilege and that our student-athletes must take care of the classroom before they can compete. The ticket to the future is in the classroom. Thank you for visiting Danville Area Community College Athletics.

Tim Bunton
Athletic Director

Jaguar Current News (Week of 4/28/08)

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Men's Basketball

4/28/2008 - The Jaguars announced the signings of two recruits who will play for the DACC next season.  Derwin Gage, a 6'3 guard from Proviso East High School in Maywood Illinois and Tim Toler, a 6'7 Power Forward from Avon, Indiana.  Gage led Proviso East this season with 14 points and 7 rebounds per game.  Toler averaged more than 20 points and 8 rebounds.

"These two young men will provide us more athleticism and scoring punch next season.  Both put up big numbers in high school and will be expected to come in a provide instant help for next years team" Said DACC Head Coach Mike Carpenter.

Women's Basketball

4/28/2008 - Coach Lyle Hicks announced that 6 players have been signed to play for the Lady Jaguars next season.  The signees are Ashley Ross, a 5’6 pt guard from Bloomington No, IN., Shelby Ross, a 5’9 guard from Columbus East, IN., Kassie Yates, a 5’5 guard from Western Boone, IN., Keri Roach, a 5’9 forward from Bismarck Henning, IL., Jessica Richards, a 6’0 forward from Warren Central, IN., and Aelleon Woodard, a 6’1 center from Kokomo, IN.  Joining this group will be Brittani Brandon, a 5’ 10 forward, Schlarman, IL, who signed to play volleyball as well at DACC.

“I am very excited to bring in such a well-balanced and talented group of young ladies who like to play the up-tempo style we use,” said Hicks.  “These young ladies are perhaps the best recruits I have had in my 8 years. They have the potential and the necessary work ethic to excel and take us to new heights.”

This group will join returning All Region guard Abby Kinder, Chelsey Miller, and Colombe Martin.  The Jaguars are looking to sign 3 additional players

Indoor Track & Field

1/14/2008 - The Jaguars opened the season at the Illinois Wesleyan University Relays on Saturday, January 12th.  Tony Duerson set a new school record in the 600 with a winning time of 1:23.27.  Kacey Carl won the triple jump and finished 3rd int he 55 hurdles.  Next up for Danville is a meet at Eastern Illinois University on Saturday, January 19th.

8/27/07 - Congratulations to former DACC Track and Cross Country runner Kyle O'brien!  On Saturday Kyle represented the United States at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.  Dangerous temperatures and humidly saw nearly 1/3 of the runners drop out of the race at the halfway point.  Kyle ran a strong race and finished in an impressive 32nd place.

Volleyball

8/27/07 -  The Lady Jaguars started their season Saturday afternoon with a pair of victories.  In Game one DACC defeated Rend Lake College 27-30, 30-27, and 15-8.  Danville was led by Freshman Lindsey Drummond who tallied 5 Kills.  In game two the Lady Jaguars defeated Morton College in straight sets 30-20 and 30-14.  Amy Osborn recorded 6 kills for Danville.  Next up for DACC is a road game at Kankakee on Wednesday, August 29th.

Baseball

6/5/2007 - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Easton Baseball, in conjunction with the NJCAA, has selected Danville Area Community College (Ill.) second basemen Ben Wolgamot as the 2007 NJCAA Division II Baseball Defensive Player of the Year. Wolgamot, a sophomore from Danville, Ill., earned NJCAA Central District Defensive Player of the Year honors by posting a .983 fielding percentage for the Jaguars. He recorded 83 putouts, 88 assists and 12 double plays at second base and was credited with just three errors.

Easton is the official bat supplier of NJCAA baseball and has also been awarding the top defensive player in each of the NJCAA baseball divisions since 1992.

Softball

5/18/2007 - Kylee Anderson and Chelsea Scott were both named Honorable Mention All-MWAC team members.  Congratulations ladies!

5/18/2007 - Head Coach Jimmie Evans is off to good start this recruiting season.  The Lady Jaguars have several new team members who have recently signed National Letters of Intent. These signings can me found on the Softball page.

5/11/07 - The Lady Jaguars were defeated 8-0 by Parkland in the opening round of the Region Tournament.  They then faced Shawnee later in the day and dropped a close game 1-0 to the Saints, ending the season for DACC.  First year Head Coach Jimmie Evans and the Lady Jaguars showed steady improvement and determination all season long to finished the season 14-25.

Women's Basketball

2/28/07 -  The Lady Jaguars season came to an end after losing to Lincoln Land 89-74 in the Region XXIV Tournament.  DACC was led in scoring by Witney Todd and Kendra Donley with 12 points each.  The Lady Jaguars finished the season 17-12.

Men's Basketball

2/27/07 - The Jaguars broke 3 school records this season while earning a 14-17 record.  Freshman Anthony Lee Ingram broke a school record hitting 8-8 from three point range.  Another freshman, Marcus Thomas, broke two school records - most 3's made in a season - 79, and highest 3 point Field Goal Percentage, 47.8.  The Jaguars as a team finished 3rd in the Nation in 3 point Field Goal shooting at 41.1%.