2018-2019 Athletics Update

The 2018-2019 season was exciting across all sports at Crandall this year. Our ACAA teams produced All- Conference athletes, and our coaches worked hard to see great improvements in all of our athletic programs.

Chargers Boxing became a varsity sport this year and competed in local boxing events, as well as in the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) in the United States. Members of the team competed at an event held at US Military Academy in West Point, New York, representing Crandall well in the competition.

In Basketball, Crandall held the inaugural Seth Crowell Invitational tournament, inviting other ACAA teams to this preseason event. We are looking forward to continuing this new tradition next season. Crandall also hosted the 2019 ACAA Basketball Championships in March.

Coming this fall, Crandall will also enter a Women’s Volleyball team in the ACAA under Head Coach Colin Cook. The first home game will be held on November 3, 2019.

Introducing Crandall’s New Director of Athletics & Recreation

Jim Druart, Director of Athletics & Recreation

Crandall University Chargers Athletics is also pleased to announce Jim Druart as Crandall’s new Director of Athletics & Recreation.

Jim comes to Crandall as a former high-performance athlete as well as a coach and sports club director. He has experience both as a coach and as an administrator, having previously volunteered with the Moncton Roofers and Fuzion Volleyball clubs, working to bring them from 48 athletes and 4 teams, who operated independently, to over 175 athletes and 18 teams working together under one banner towards a common goal.

“My goal is to bring long-term stability to Chargers Athletics as we continue to strive for excellence in our program,” says Jim. “As a former high performance athlete, coach and administrator, I understand the challenges and expectations our athletes and coaches face. My job is to put the foundation in place so that they can reach, and exceed, their goals. I am excited about the possibilities that are in front of us and believe we have a great coaching staff in place to continue our growth and take us to the next level.”

Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jim graduated from Eastern Nazarene College in 1993, is married to Crandall (ABC) alum Loralee Landers (class of ’88), and they have three children: Annie, Eliza, and Ethan. For the last 18 years he has worked in the IT field as a web developer and technical writer, and has coached volleyball for the last 10 years.