GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: records

Monday, November 28, 2011

Grinnell Hoopster Scores Record 89 Points in One Game!

Grinnell College junior, Griffin Lentsch '13, scored an NCAA Division III record 89 points in the Pioneers 145-97 win over Principia College. The point total tops former Grinnell College star, Jeff Clement, who held the previous D3 record with 77. Lentsch's 89 puts him 3rd all-time in all divisions of college basketball!

The Pioneer men are off to a 4-0 start on the season and host the conference opener this Friday against defending MWC champs St. Norbert.

Check out some of the news coverage from around the country:
ESPN.com
The New York Times
Fox Sports
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Los Angeles Times/Bleacher Report

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.