GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Track Alum Honored as Co-Coach of the Year

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Track Alum Honored as Co-Coach of the Year

Jacqui during her running days

One of the best parts of my job is seeing the great things our alums wind up doing. Many are powerful doctors, lawyers, and businessmen and women. However, I always hold a special place for those who wind up in education, and coaching in particular.

One of those is Jacqui (Vautin) Krueger, class of 2013. Jacqui ran cross country and track for us, and was a fixture in our athletic department. There wasn't a person in the department that didn't have a positive relationship with Jacqui, from coaches to administrators, from support staff to our student-athletes, everybody knew Jacqui.

It was no surprise when she pursued a career as a teacher, and even less of a surprise that she got into coaching as well. After moving to Randolph High School, she was given the opportunity to serve as the head coach. Jacqui led both her boys and girls teams to great finishes, and was named Co-Coach of the Year for the Huntsville Metro Area. I'm sure it's just the beginning for her, I hope she'll continue to coach, mentor, and guide our youth for many years.

Congratulations Jacqui! Well-deserved!

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.