GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: D3 Stud of the Year

Saturday, November 22, 2014

D3 Stud of the Year

Ternes celebrates one of his 4.5 sacks

David Ternes was recently recognized by BennettRank.com as an Honorable Mention D3 Football Stud of the Year. Ternes was named for his performance in the first game against Lawrence, a 29-7 victory for the Pioneers. Ternes recorded 15 tackles, 13 of them solo, as well as 4.5 sacks, one of which was for a safety. His 4.5 sacks was the most of any division 3 player in a single game this year, and the new school record for the Pioneers. Congratulations David!

BennettRank.com is a relatively new website, with the mission "to advance interest and appreciation for small-school athletics through aggregating and publicizing stories about teams, players, fans, and coaches." Many thanks to the website for honoring David and for promoting Division 3 football, and small college athletics in general.

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.