SCOTT SIMMS INDUCTED TO ATHLETIC
HALL OF FAME
Former basketball and baseball
star added to
Dana College's list of outstanding athletes, Oct. 2
Scott Simms of Glenwood, Iowa, was honored with Dana College’s
highest alumni honor for athletics Oct. 2 in Blair, Neb., when the
college named him to its Athletic Hall of Fame at a special ceremony
held as part of Homecoming festivities.
Honorees are nominated for their excellence in athletics while
attending Dana. In Simms’ case, his performance as an offensive
threat on the court and pitching prowess for the Vikings stood out.
As a two-sport athlete at Dana College, Scott Simms (’81)
was versatile and durable. He has many fond memories of outstanding
team performances during his years as a Viking. He was honored with
the 1981 Coach Olson Award. At Dana, he majored in business and
economics.
He won three letters in basketball, playing off the bench as the
"sixth man" his sophomore and junior years. He became
a starter as a senior, scoring an average of 14 points per game.
His top individual game came against Northwest Missouri State that
year, when he scored 26 points. The squad during his junior year
was one of the school’s best, finishing with an 18-10 record.
Simms’ time on the pitching mound for Dana was outstanding.
In a single day he earned two pitching victories against conference-rival
Nebraska Wesleyan University. The second game of the double-header
was a no-hit shutout win. A single walk kept him from having throwing
a perfect game. In his final game in a Viking uniform, he threw
179 pitches in an 11-game thriller over Wayne States in the District
playoffs. It was a 5-4 win for the Vikings.
While he was on the Viking baseball squad he lettered four years..
His career record was 25-15 with an ERA of 3.96 in 225 innings pitched.
During his career, Dana won the NIAC three times and finished second
during his sophomore year. He collected NAIA all-district, all conference,
all area and Academic All-American honors.
He is the manager of Kaiman’s Grocery in Glenwood, Iowa.
His wife, Mary (Welp) Simms graduated from Dana in 1981 with a degree
in elementary education. The couple has two children, Rob and Cory.
Dana College is a place where all students actively participate.
They make things happen — in their own lives and in the lives
of others. Through a highly supportive faculty and campus community,
Dana students develop interpersonal skills, leadership abilities,
and other important values and knowledge as they make choices about
their future. Dana’s outstanding academic programs in business,
education, art and social work, among others, ensure that students
have the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to pursue challenging
careers or placement in graduate school.
Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution in Blair, Neb.
To learn more, visit www.dana.edu.
Dana College: Develop talents, Take charge,
Build a future — We’re with you all the way.
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For more information contact:
Sarah Cavanah
Communications Coordinator
Dana College
(402) 426-7216
scavanah@dana.edu
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