Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) is a public community college located in the small town of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Iowa Central students can choose from an array of two-year degree programs with popular majors being Liberal Arts, Humanities, Business and a wide array of trade programs including Welding, HVAC, Fire Science, and Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, among others. With a 16 to 1 student to teacher ratio, students receive tailored, individualized instruction. The school is known for its many winning sports teams; there are a combined 40 national championships among all teams! Go Tritons!
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Men’s Rugby:
The men’s rugby team is in the National Collegiate Rugby - Division 1. Since its official varsity start in 2016, the team has already achieved the following: 15s National Small College Tier 2 Runners-Up in 2017, National Small College Tier 1 Champions in 2018, 3rd place in Fall DII 15s and National Champions Fall DIAA in 2019, 7s Small College Tier 1, 3rd place 2017, and DII 3rd place in 7s Spring 2019. Iowa Central rugby has found itself ranked 1st or near the top of various rankings as they have continued to move up divisions.
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The team has developed into a high performance program with an intense training regime. Athletes attend weekly film sessions (both team and individual), study table, four weekly practices, and two weekly team weight training sessions during the season. There are three coaches, multiple team volunteers, and a fully certified strength coach and training staff. Team travel is mostly localized to the Midwest, but the team has traveled to AZ, TX, GA, NC, PA and NY. The team travels by coach bus and uses the road time to bond. ICCC grants scholarship money and very low tuition for the level of rugby offered!
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To learn more about Iowa Central Community College’s Rugby program, check out the following links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icccrugby/?hl=en
Contact Info
Head Coach - Brent Nelson nelson_b@iowacentral.edu See Iowa Central in Action! Game Films:
Information edited from the Iowa Central Community College website, and Iowa Central Community College’s rugby website.