High School Camp 2010

On July 23rd and 24th, Grinnell College will be hosting our 2nd Annual High School Pioneer Football Camp.  This is a fully-padded camp where rising freshmen through seniors can come practice and play against student-athletes from around the country and be evaluated by the Pioneer coaching staff.

See our more information in our brochure here!  And you can read about last year's camp here!

Grinnell Hires New Defensive Coordinator

Jason Martinez was recently hired to be Grinnell College's new defensive coordinator. We are excited to have a coach of Coach Martinez's caliber as a part of the Pioneer Football program and are looking forward to him being a part of our success. Read more about Coach Martinez below!

A Michigan native, Jason Martinez played all four years and earned his bachelor’s degree at Albion College (Mich.) in 2005 and is currently working towards finishing his master’s degree.

Martinez coached for one year at his alma mater in 2005. As assistant defensive line and special teams coach, Martinez helped Albion win the MIAA Championship and a berth to the NCAA DIII Playoffs. He also helped coach two All-MIAA defensive linemen.

After Albion, Coach Martinez joined Bemidji State as the defensive line coach as well as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the program. During his time, Bemidji posted the nation’s top run defense at the NCAA Division II level in 2006 and earned top rankings in sacks and interceptions as well. In 2007, BSU posted a top-five finish in the nation versus the run. In his two years, he oversaw the development of a Preseason All-American, NSIC Defensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC Conference defensive tackle as well as a pair of All-NSIC Conference defensive ends.

After two seasons at Bemidji State, he went on to coach the defensive line and special teams at Illinois College. For two seasons, he coached an All-MWC defensive lineman and an All-Academic MWC defensive lineman before accepting the defensive coordinator and linebacker’s job at Grinnell College this past spring.

“This is an exciting opportunity for me to coach in the Midwest Conference as the defensive coordinator of a team that I believe has all the right opportunities for student-athletes. I look forward to the season and helping restore the excellence of Pioneer Football on and off the field.”

Phase 4.2 Lifting Demo Video

Demonstrations of all lifts from Phase 4.2. All warm-up exercises (jump rope and hurdles) and core series exercises are the same with respect to the days of the week again.

To see the full-sized video, click on the video player to view at YouTube.

Natatorium Dedication

On Saturday, June 5, Grinnell College will dedicate its new state-of-the-art recreation and athletic center designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli and Sasaki Associates. The $70 million natatorium and fieldhouse completes Phase II of a two-part project that is considered among the best in Division III athletics and recreation.  Phase II connects seamlessly underground to the $20 million Phase I completed in 2005 that features Darby Gym, home of the Pioneer basketball teams, and a fitness center. 

The dedication program will include remarks by Pelli about the vision for the facility, President Russell Osgood on naming the facility, and audience participation in transferring water from the old pool to the new 50 meter pool.

 

The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., June 5.